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Milk Can on the line as 'Dogs travel to Boise State

Fresno State (5-3, 2-2 MW) at Boise State (6-2, 4-0 MW)

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 | 12:30 p.m. PT | FS1 | Albertsons Stadium | Boise, Idaho

MEDIA COVERAGE

TV - FS1

Play-by-Play - Noah Reed

Analyst - Robert Smith

Radio - Bulldog Sports Network

Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler

Analyst - Pat Hill

Sideline - Cam Worrell

Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics

Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com/LiveStats

A LOOK INSIDE

Series: Boise State leads 17-9

Head Coaches:

Matt Entz

Fresno State Record (Years): 5-3 (1st season)

Career DI Record (Years): 65-14 (5 seasons)

Spencer Danielson

Record at Boise State (Years): 21-5 (3rd season)

Career Record (Years): Same

QUICK LOOK

Fresno State and Boise State will meet for the first time since 2023 on Saturday

Fresno State and Boise State will play in the first regular season game in Boise since Oct. 8, 2022

Fresno State and Boise State will face off for the Milk Can, the traveling trophy between the schools that Fresno State has had possession of since the win in 2023

Fresno State looks for its third straight win in the series with Boise State, its longest win streak since the first three games of the series in 1977, 1984 and 1996

Fresno State suffered its first home shutout loss since 1980, becoming the first time in the history of the current stadium the Bulldogs did not score a single point. It was the fewest points scored by the home team since only scoring three in a loss to San Diego State in 2016

It was Fresno State's first shutout loss at any location since 2016 (37-0, at Colorado State)

Fresno State has lost its last two games, the first time it has lost back-to-back games since November 2024. It hasn't lost three games in a row since the final three regular season games of the 2023 season

Following the shutout against the Mountain West's top defense, Fresno State is now averaging 16 points per game in conference play. The only team with less in its conference games this season is Nevada with 13 per game

Fresno State did not have a single play over 20 yards in the loss to San Diego State

With a win on Saturday, Fresno State will become bowl eligible for the fifth year in a row. It is the longest bowl eligibility streak for the Bulldogs since the early 2000s

Entz would become the fifth first-year head coach to lead the Bulldogs to a bowl game

Entz was named to the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award watch list, the award given to the top coach in college football

Fresno State's offense has not scored a point on a second half opening drive yet this season

Fresno State is 0-3 this season when winning the coin toss

Fresno State made a change at quarterback last week, starting Carson Conklin in place of E.J. Warner. It was the first time Fresno State made a mid-season QB change for a reason other than injury since 2017

TE Richie Anderson III has an active streak of 14 consecutive games with a pass reception, the longest on the Bulldog roster

Defensively, the Bulldogs produced two turnovers against San Diego State. It was the fourth time this season that the Bulldogs had multiple turnovers gained in a game

DE Jahzon Jacks picked up his third fumble recovery of the season last Saturday. He now leads the FBS in the category, and has the most by a Bulldog in a single season since at least 2014

CB Al'zillion Hamilton snagged his second interception of the season against SDSU. With 34 career passes defended, Hamilton is ranked second among all active FBS players

The 2025 season is the last season as a member of the Mountain West for the Bulldogs. Fresno State is set to join the Pac-12 in 2026, an announcement that was made last year

ABOUT THE MATCHUP

Fresno State and Boise State will meet for the first time since 2023 on Saturday

Fresno State and Boise State will play in the first regular season game in Boise since Oct. 8, 2022

Fresno State and Boise State will face off for the Milk Can, the traveling trophy between the schools that Fresno State has had possession of since the win in 2023

Fresno State looks for its third straight win in the series with Boise State, its longest win streak since the first three games of the series in 1977, 1984 and 1996.

It is the fourth-straight meeting of the last nine that neither team finds itself in the AP Poll or the Coaches Poll.

Boise State's running backs coach James Montgomery was in the same position at Fresno State under Coach Tedford in 2022. Montgomery has coached the Boise State running backs since the 2023 season. Adding to his room this season was former Bulldog starter Malik Sherrod, who made the intra-conference transfer in January.