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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- With a 48-0 shutout against New Mexico State connected Saturday, Fresno State is coming disconnected program's largest borderline of triumph implicit an FBS squad since beating Colorado 69-14 backmost successful 2012.
In Monday morning's play property conference, Interim Head Coach Tim Skipper says the shutout started to get connected the team's caput during the 4th quarter.
"I emotion shutouts, you know. There's not a antiaircraft feline that doesn't," Skipper said.
Saturday's antiaircraft effort marked the archetypal shutout for the Bulldogs since past year's dominance successful Tempe implicit Arizona State.
The 'donut' people implicit New Mexico State elicited the meal snack being served by Fresno State Defensive Coordinator Kevin Coyle successful the Bulldogs' antiaircraft meetings.
"I can't not bring the donuts oregon I'm going to get immoderate existent flack from the guys," Coyle said.
Coyle added that 31 antithetic antiaircraft players contributed successful the effort against the Aggies.
"We had a batch of guys summation crippled experience," Coyle said. "That's going to bode good for america successful the future."
It was besides a lawsuit of deja vu from past week, with Senior WR Mac Dalena uncovering the endzone connected the Bulldogs' 2nd violative play of the crippled with a 69-yard TD onslaught to unfastened the scoring.
Action News asked Coach Skipper astir Dalena's caller violative detonation implicit the past 2 games.
"It's not a daze to me," Skipper said. "It's not a daze to anybody that knows the kid."
The San Joaquin Memorial merchandise is present 5th successful the FBS with 384 yards connected the year. His mean of astir 26-yards per drawback is archetypal successful the country.
On the ground, Senior RB Malik Sherrod deed the period people for the archetypal clip since November of past season. Sherrod finished the nighttime with 113 yards, and a touchdown connected 15 carries.
Fresno State Offensive Coordinator Pat McCann praised Sherrod's other enactment successful signifier starring up to the game.
"The passionateness helium plays the crippled with is palpable. You tin consciousness it," McCann said.
Senior CB Cam Lockridge erstwhile again became the ballhawk for the defense, adding 2 much interceptions to his resume to bring his play full to three.
Lockridge ranks No. 2 successful the federation and is present the FBS progressive vocation person successful picks with a full of 12.
Fresno State present gets acceptable for a roadworthy travel to Albuquerque to unfastened Mountain West league play against an (0-3) New Mexico team.
"Playing connected the roadworthy is ever a challenge," Skipper said. "You person to clasp that everyone hates you."
The Bulldogs volition look to avenge past year's nonaccomplishment to the Lobos astatine home, aft surrendering 345 yards connected the crushed alone.
Kickoff is acceptable for 5:30 p.m. from University Stadium.
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