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Fresno State Bulldogs

1–1 · 0–0 PAC-12
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WEEK 3 · 2026
Week 3 pregame guide

Fresno State needs the whole offense in San José

Mandal's supporting cast can give Fresno State another way to keep the Valley Trophy against a broader Spartan attack.

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Fresno State players prepare to face New Mexico in 2024.
Fresno State faces New Mexico in 2024.
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Your game

Fresno State at San José State
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FS1
Final
Fresno State
Final · Fresno State 26–10 San José StateWish granted ✓
San José State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Fresno State wanted
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Peacock
Impact 1
Western Kentucky
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Rooted for
Indiana
Final · Western Kentucky 0–38 IndianaWish granted ✓
Projected 3.1-point playoff boost

Indiana won, thinning out the at-large competition for Fresno State's playoff spot.

Entering-week projection4% if Indiana won<1% with the other result3.1-point differenceFresno State playoff chance
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USA Network
Impact 2
Rooted for
North Texas
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Texas State
Final · North Texas 35–49 Texas StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 1.9-point title-game boost

Texas State won instead, so Fresno State did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection50% if North Texas won48% with the other result1.9-point differenceFresno State Pac-12 title-game chance
54 other games had little impact
James Madison at San Diego State · The CW Network
Syracuse at Pittsburgh · ESPN
Miami at Wake Forest · ESPN
Houston at Texas Tech · FOX
Coastal Carolina at Delaware · CBSSN
Georgia at Arkansas · ABC
Tulane at Kansas State · ESPN2
Bowling Green at Iowa State · ESPNU
Arizona State at Kansas · FS1
North Carolina at Clemson · ESPN
Akron at Minnesota · BTN
Kent State at Ohio State · FOX
Buffalo at Penn State · BTN
Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin · Peacock
NC State at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Wyoming at Central Michigan · ESPN+
Temple at Toledo · CBSSN
Florida State at Alabama · ABC
Kentucky at Texas A&M · ESPN
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati · ESPN+
Utah State at Utah · FOX
SMU at Louisville · ESPN2
UTEP at Michigan · BTN
USC at Rutgers · CBS
Stanford at Duke · The CW Network
Ball State at Liberty · ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at Baylor · ESPNU
Mississippi State at South Carolina · SEC Network
East Carolina at Old Dominion · ESPN+
Florida International at Florida Atlantic · ESPN+
Charlotte at App State · ESPN+
Marshall at Missouri State · CBSSN
Florida at Auburn · ESPN
Troy at Missouri · SECN+
Georgia State at UCF · ESPN+
UConn at Southern Miss · ESPN+
Western Michigan at Rice · ESPN+
Nevada at Middle Tennessee · ESPN+
Ohio at South Alabama · ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State · ESPN+
LSU at Ole Miss · ABC
New Mexico at Oklahoma · ESPN2
BYU at Colorado State · CBS
Colorado at Northwestern · FOX
West Virginia at Virginia · ACC Network
Virginia Tech at Maryland · FS1
Michigan State at Notre Dame · NBC
Kennesaw State at Tennessee · SEC Network
UTSA at Texas · SECN+
Arkansas State at TCU · ESPNU
UAB at Louisiana · ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Arizona · TNT
North Dakota State at Sacramento State · ESPN
Purdue at UCLA · BTN
The rooting list was:Fresno State, then Indiana, North Texas.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 3, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 3). How the model works.