1989 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1989 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Big West title for the second consecutive season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

1989 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Big West champion California Bowl champion
California Bowl, W 27–6 vs. Ball State
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	11–1 (7–0 Big West)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (12th season)
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
San Jose State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Fresno State earned their fourth NCAA Division I-A postseason bowl game berth in 1989. They played the Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Ball State Cardinals in the ninth annual California Bowl at Bulldog Stadium on December 9. The Bulldogs won their third consecutive bowl game by beating Ball State, 27–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Utah*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 52–22	34,926	[1]
September 9	Montana*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 52–37	33,710	[2]
September 16	at Pacific (CA)		Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 27–14	4,735	[3]
September 23	Long Beach State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 52–0	35,102	[4]
October 7	Oregon State*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 35–18	35,164	[5]
October 14	at Utah State		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 34–7	13,147	[6]
October 21	Cal State Fullerton		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 33–19	32,135	[7]
October 28	UNLV		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 31–17	32,302	[8]
November 4	San Jose State	No. 25	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 31–30	35,353	[9]
November 11	at New Mexico State	No. 24	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 45–5	4,826	[10]
November 18	at New Mexico*	No. 23	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 22–45	12,668	[11]
December 9	Ball State*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (California Bowl)	W 27–6	31,610	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.^[16][17]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
James Williams	Defensive back	1	16	Buffalo Bills
Ron Cox	Linebacker	2	33	Chicago Bears
Dwight Pickens	Wide receiver	8	220	San Francisco 49ers
Terry Cook	Defensive end	9	224	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Myron Jones	Defensive back	11	304	Los Angeles Raiders

The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Rich Bartlewski	Tight end	1990 Los Angeles Raiders