2009 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2009 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno and in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by 13th-year head coach Pat Hill. 2009 was the Bulldogs' 29th in their current home of Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. The Bulldogs finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in WAC play and lost to Wyoming 35–28 in two overtimes in the New Mexico Bowl.
Personnel
Coaching Staff
Roster
Schedule
Game summaries
UC Davis
wins the starter role at Quarterback after a long offseason battle with Ebahn Feathers and Derek Carr.1st Quarter
- 09:18 FRES- Ryan Colburn 1 Yd Run 0–7
- 06:09 FRES- Ryan Mathews 60 Yd Run 0–14
- 07:38 FRES- Nico Herron 94 Yd Interception Return 0–21
- 04:05 FRES- Marlon Moore 92 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 0–28
- 00:36 FRES- Ebahn Feathers 20 Yd Run 0–35
- 10:18 FRES- Lonyae Miller 3 Yd Run 0–42
- 04:41 FRES- Robbie Rouse 5 Yd Run 0–49
- 11:27 FRES- Joe Trombetta Tackled By David Gory In End Zone Safety 0–51
at Wisconsin
- 06:14 FRES — Chastin West 13 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 7–0
- 14:46 FRES — Devon Wylie 70 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 14–0
- 11:35 WISC — Zach Brown 11 Yd Run 14–7
- 07:01 FRES — Seyi Ajirotutu 14 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 21–7
- 04:27 WISC — David Gilreath 8 Yd Run 21–14
- 00:00 WISC — Philip Welch 57 Yd FG 21–17
- 05:45 WISC — John Clay 72 Yd Run 21–24
- 00:16 FRES — Kevin Goessling 41 Yd FG 24–24
- WISC — Nick Toon 6 Yd Pass From Scott Tolzien 24–31
- FRES — Seyi Ajirotutu 7 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 31–31
- WISC — Philip Welch 22 Yd FG 31-34
No. 10 Boise State
- 13:05 BSU — Winston Venable 30 Yd Interception Return 7–0
- 08:49 BSU — Kyle Brotzman 32 Yd FG 10–0
- 12:28 BSU — D.J. Harper 60 Yd Run 17–0
- 09:44 FRES — Kevin Goessling 37 Yd FG 17–3
- 07:49 BSU — Titus Young 7 Yd Pass From Kellen Moore 24–3
- 07:33 FRES — Ryan Mathews 69 Yd Run 24–10
- 04:58 FRES — Ryan Mathews 60 Yd Run 24–17
- 12:28 BSU — Kyle Brotzman 30 Yd FG 27–17
- 11:39 FRES — Devon Wylie 21 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 27–24
- 10:44 BSU — Titus Young Recovered Fumble In End Zone 34–24
- 03:12 FRES — Kevin Goessling 27 Yd FG 34–27
- 14:14 BSU — Austin Pettis 8 Yd Pass From Kellen Moore 41–27
- 13:26 FRES — Ryan Mathews 68 Yd Run 41–34
- 13:00 BSU — Jeremy Avery 67 Yd Pass From Kellen Moore 48–34
- 04:00 BSU — Jimmy Pavel 24 Yd FG 51–34
at No. 15 Cincinnati
- 12:48 CIN — Ben Guidugli 33 Yd Pass From Tony Pike 0–7
- 07:47 FRES — Kevin Goessling 36 Yd FG 3–7
- 05:58 CIN — Marshwan Gilyard 11 Yd Pass From Tony Pike 3–14
- 11:48 FRES — Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run 10–14
- 08:55 CIN — Isaiah Pead 1 Yd Run 10–21
- 00:07 FRES — Jamel Hamler 21 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 17–21
- 13:09 CIN — Marshwan Gilyard 23 Yd Pass From Tony Pike 17–28
- 08:09 FRES — Kevin Goessling 49 Yd FG 20–28
at Hawaii
- 11:59 FRES — Lonyae Miller 3 Yd Run 7–0
- 06:58 FRES — Ryan Mathews 19 Yd Run 14–0
- 07:55 FRES — Devon Wylie 17 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 21–0
- 03:20 HAW — Scott Enos 33 Yd FG 21–3
- 00:11 FRES — Chastin West 17 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 28–3
- 11:05 FRES — Robbie Rouse 34 Yd Run 35–3
- 03:58 FRES — Robbie Rouse 16 Yd Run 42–3
- 07:25 HAW — Jon Medeiros 1 Yd Pass From Bryant Moniz 42–10
- 04:42 HAW — Rodney Bradley 4 Yd Pass From Bryant Moniz 42–17
San José State
- 13:44 SJSU — Jalal Beauchman 20 Yd Pass From Jordan La Secla 7–0
- 07:11 FRES — Devon Wylie 27 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 7–7
- 02:06 SJSU — Brandon Rutley 7 Yd Run 14–7
- 13:11 FRES — Robbie Rouse 3 Yd Run 14–14
- 05:21 FRES — Marlon Moore 23 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 14–21
- 01:48 FRES — Ryan Mathews 59 Yd Run 14–28
- 00:00 FRES — Kevin Goessling 40 Yd FG 14–31
- 14:53 FRES — Marlon Moore 4 Yd Pass From Ebahn Feathers 14–38
- 06:56 FRES — Kevin Goessling 46 Yd FG 14–41
- 00:09 SJSU — Josh Harrison 59 Yd Pass From Kyle Reed 21–41
at New Mexico State
- 08:36 NMSU- Kyle Hughes 32 Yd FG 0–3
- 09:54 FRES — Lorne Bell 17 Yd Interception Return 7–3
- 06:11 FRES — Kevin Goessling 23 Yd FG 10–3
- 00:00 FRES — Kevin Goessling 43 Yd FG 13–3
- 06:44 FRES — Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run 20–3
- 03:09 FRES — Chastin West 88 Yd Punt Return 27–3
- 14:16 FRES — Ryan Mathews 68 Yd Run 34–3
Utah State
- 11:14 USU — Chris Ulinski 26 Yd FG 3–0
- 09:47 FRES — Ryan Mathews 9 Yd Run 3–7
- 08:20 USU — Xavier Bowman 5 Yd Pass From Diondre Borel 10–7
- 04:21 FRES — Seyi Ajirotutu 18 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 10–14
- 09:48 FRES — Kevin Goessling 50 Yd FG 10–17
- 05:02 USU — Robert Turbin 1 Yd Run 17–17
- 01:57 USU — Diondre Borel 1 Yd Run 24–17
- 00:00 USU — Chris Ulinski 23 Yd FG 27–17
- 08:10 FRES — Lonyae Miller 2 Yd Run 27–24
- 04:53 FRES — Ryan Mathews 10 Yd Run 27–31
at Idaho
- 14:41 FRES — Ryan Mathews 77 Yd Run 7–0
- 08:32 FRES — Seyi Ajirotutu 18 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 14–0
- 01:26 FRES — Kevin Goessling 52 Yd FG 17–0
- 01:07 FRES — Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run 24–0
- 05:51 IDHO — Max Komar 14 Yd Pass From Brian Reader 24–7
- 00:47 FRES — Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run 31–7
- 12:21 IDHO — Brian Reader 4 Yd Run 31–15
- 00:25 IDHO — Maurice Shaw 69 Yd Pass From Brian Reader 31–21
at Nevada
- 11:47 FRES — Jamel Hamler 57 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 7–0
- 08:52 NEV — Vai Taua 50 Yd Run 7–7
- 06:24 FRES — Seyi Ajirotutu 3 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 14–7
- 00:38 NEV — Richard Drake 40 Yd FG 14–10
- 06:51 NEV — Luke Lippincott 1 Yd Run 14–17
- 02:31 NEV — Vai Taua 65 Yd Run 14–24
- 12:07 NEV — Colin Kaepernick 6 Yd Run 14–31
- 10:40 NEV — Luke Lippincott 27 Yd Run 14–38
- 08:54 NEV — Luke Lippincott 4 Yd Run 14–45
- 07:36 NEV — Colin Kaepernick 21 Yd Run 14–52
Louisiana Tech
- 14:37 LT — Dennis Morris 50 Yd Pass From Ross Jenkins 7–0
- 07:04 FRES — Seyi Ajirotutu 23 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 7–7
- 06:47 FRES — Ben Jacobs 21 Yd Fumble Return 7–14
- 03:07 LT — Dennis Morris 12 Yd Pass From Ross Jenkins 14–14
- 13:56 FRES — Lonyae Miller 5 Yd Run 14–21
- 10:44 LT — Dennis Morris 39 Yd Pass From Ross Jenkins 21–21
- 08:27 FRES — Kevin Goessling 24 Yd FG 21–24
- 04:51 LT — Cruz Williams 36 Yd Pass From Ross Jenkins 28–24
- 12:50 FRES — Kevin Goessling 23 Yd FG 28–27
- 00:00 FRES — Kevin Goessling 35 Yd FG 28–30
at Illinois
- 09:28 ILL — Daniel Dufrene 15 Yd Run 0–7
- 01:17 FRES — Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run 7–7
- 14:54 FRES — Phillip Thomas 21 Yd Interception Return 14–7
- 09:00 ILL — Jeff Cumberland 18 Yd Pass From Juice Williams 14–14
- 03:30 ILL — Jason Ford 8 Yd Run 14–21
- 00:22 FRES — Seyi Ajirotutu 4 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 21–21
- 00:08 ILL — Arrelious Benn 58 Yd Pass From Juice Williams 21–28
- 08:04 ILL — Derek Dimke 44 Yd FG 21–31
- 03:51 FRES — Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run 28–31
- 01:44 FRES — Kevin Goessling 34 Yd FG 31–31
- 00:00 ILL — Mikel LeShoure 61 Yd Run 31–38
- 12:56 FRES — Ryan Mathews 27 Yd Run 38–38
- 09:29 ILL — Mikel LeShoure 19 Yd Run 38–45
- 08:53 FRES — Ryan Colburn 25 Yd Run 45–45
- 06:14 ILL — Mikel LeShoure 22 Yd Pass From Juice Williams 52–45
- 00:02 FRES — Jamel Hamler 19 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn 53–52
vs. Wyoming (New Mexico Bowl)
- 07:37 WYO — Alvester Alexander 68 Yd Run. 0–7
- 12:22 FRES — Ryan Mathews 4 Yd Run. 7–7
- 05:01 WYO — Greg Bolling 21 Yd Pass From Austyn Carta-Samuels. 7–14
- 00:33 FRES — Jamel Hamler 10 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn. 14–14
- 13:06 FRES — Jamel Hamler 43 Yd Pass From Chastin West. 21–14
- 08:19 WYO — Ian Watts 40 Yd FG 21–17
- 13:59 FRES — Ryan Mathews 5 Yd Run. 28–17
- 10:15 WYO — David Leonard 11 Yd Pass From Austyn Carta-Samuels. 28–25
- 00:20 WYO — Ian Watts 37 Yd FG 28–28
- WYO — David Leonard 13 Yd Pass From Austyn Carta-Samuels. 35–28
Awards
All-WAC
First Team Offense- RB Ryan Mathews
- OL Andrew Jackson
- DL Chris Carter
- LB Ben Jacobs
- PK Kevin Goessling
- P Robert Malone
- WR Seyi Ajirotutu
- OL Kenny Wiggins
- DB Lorne Bell
- DB Moses Harris
Academic All-America Team
- OL Andrew Jackson
- P Robert Malone
NFL Draft
- Running Back Ryan Mathews was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round of the 2010 NFL Draft
- Corner Back A. J. Jefferson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals