Fresno State Football Schedule 2016: 5 Keys For The Bulldogs

The 2016 Fresno State football schedule has several big landmines and no easy stretches along the way. Can they survive it?

2016 Fresno State Football Schedule

Sept. 3 at Nebraska
Sept. 10 Sacramento State
Sept. 17 at Toledo
Sept. 24 Tulsa
Oct. 1 at UNLV
Oct. 8 at Nevada
Oct. 15 San Diego State
Oct. 22 at Utah State
Oct. 29 Air Force
Nov. 5 at Colorado State
Nov. 12 OPEN DATE
Nov. 19 Hawaii
Nov. 26 San Jose State

Non-Conference Games: at Nebraska, Sacramento State, at Toledo, Tulsa

Games vs. the Mountain: at Utah State, Air Force, at Colorado State

5 Keys To The Schedule

– The last thing a team needs when it’s trying to rebuild and rebound is to start out at Nebraska. Going to Toledo won’t be easy, either, and neither will a good showdown at home against Tulsa. The Bulldogs need to blast away on Sacramento State.

– Boise State is off the interdivisional part of the fun, but going to Utah State and Colorado State is a problem. Thrown in the home date against Air Force, and the Mountain games will be a challenge.

– There’s a stretch of three road games in four weeks right in the middle of the season, and it doesn’t help that the home game in the mix is against San Diego State.

– The big break comes late with three of the last four games at home with a week off on November 5th. That means the Bulldogs leave Fresno once from October 29th on.

– WATCH OUT FOR … the Mountain West opener at UNLV. That run of three road games in four weeks also coincides with the start of the conference season. Lose to the Rebels, and with at Nevada, San Diego State, at Utah State, Air Force and at Colorado State to follow, it could be a long season.

2017 Non-Conference Games: Incarnate Word, at Alabama, at Washington, BYU