| 1989Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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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) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1989 Fresno State Bulldogs football team representedCalifornia State University, Fresno as a member of theBig West Conference during the1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coachJim 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 atBulldog Stadium inFresno, California.
Fresno State earned their fourthNCAA Division I-A postseasonbowl game berth in 1989. They played theMid-American Conference (MAC) championBall State Cardinals in theninth annual California Bowl at Bulldog Stadium on December 9. The Bulldogs won their third consecutive bowl game by beating Ball State, 27–6.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Utah* | W 52–22 | 34,926 | [1] | ||
| September 9 | Montana* |
| W 52–37 | 33,710 | [2] | |
| September 16 | atPacific (CA) | W 27–14 | 4,735 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | Long Beach State |
| W 52–0 | 35,102 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Oregon State* |
| W 35–18 | 35,164 | [5] | |
| October 14 | atUtah State | W 34–7 | 13,147 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 33–19 | 32,135 | [7] | |
| October 28 | UNLV |
| W 31–17 | 32,302 | [8] | |
| November 4 | San Jose State | No. 25 |
| W 31–30 | 35,353 | [9] |
| November 11 | atNew Mexico State | No. 24 | W 45–5 | 4,826 | [10] | |
| November 18 | atNew Mexico* | No. 23 | L 22–45 | 12,668 | [11] | |
| December 9 | Ball State* |
| W 27–6 | 31,610 | [12] | |
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The following were selected in the1990 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 |