The Fresno State Bulldogs and Sacramento State Hornets will meet on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Valley Children’s Stadium.<\/p>\n
Looking for college football tickets? Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n When: Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET Stop missing games and start streaming college football right now on ESPN+.<\/a><\/p>\n Fresno State Offensive Insights<\/p>\n Fresno State racked up just 0.5 fewer points per game (25.8) than Sacramento State allowed (26.3) last year. In 13 games last year, Rayshon Luke scampered for 699 rushing yards and six touchdowns while averaging 6.4 YPC. Rep your favorite players with officially licensed gear. Head to Fanatics<\/a> to find jerseys, shirts, hats, and much more.<\/p>\n Sacramento State Schedule<\/p>\n Catch college football action all year long on Fubo.<\/a><\/p>\n Sacramento State Offensive Insights<\/p>\n Sacramento State averaged 15.0 more points scored last season (33.8) than Fresno State allowed (18.8). In 12 games last year, Rodney Hammond ran for 1,213 yards and 13 touchdowns while averaging 6.5 yards per carry. College football tickets are available now on Vivid Seats<\/a>, Ticketmaster<\/a> and StubHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fresno State Bulldogs and Sacramento State Hornets will meet on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Valley Children’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1815,2834,949,112,114,113,3257,895,8177,42855,17685],"class_list":["post-441137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-college","tag-ds-sports","tag-football","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-fresno-state-bulldogs","tag-men","tag-ncaaf","tag-ncaafb-preview","tag-sacramento-state-hornets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nLocation: Valley Children’s Stadium in Fresno, California
\nTV: CBS Sports Network
\nTickets: Get tickets from StubHub<\/a>, Vivid Seats<\/a> or Ticketmaster<\/a>
\nFresno State Schedule<\/p>\n
\nThe Bulldogs were 6-0 overall last season when the team put up more than 26.3 points.
\nThe Bulldogs averaged just 14.0 fewer yards per game (352.9) than the Hornets allowed per matchup (366.9) last year.
\nWhen Fresno State totaled more than 366.9 yards last year, the team was 3-2.
\nTop Fresno State Players (2025)<\/p>\n
\nIn 13 games played, E.J. Warner passed for 2,025 yards (202.5 yards per game) to go along with 13 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, and a completion percentage of 69.4%.
\nAcross 13 games last season, Josiah Freeman turned 91 targets into 52 receptions, 642 yards and six touchdowns.
\nBryson Donelson produced 583 yards in the ground game (44.8 per game) with five touchdowns over the course of 13 games.
\nWith 4.0 TFL and 88 tackles in 13 games, Jadon Pearson was a significant contributor on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n
\nThe Hornets were 5-0 overall when scoring over 18.8 points last season.
\nThe Hornets had a 139.6-yard advantage in yards gained versus yards allowed last year compared to the Bulldogs (425.3 to 285.7).
\nSacramento State’s record last year when it accumulated more than Fresno State’s season average in total yards conceded (285.7): 5-2.
\nTop Sacramento State Players (2025)<\/p>\n
\nIn 12 games, Cardell Williams passed for 1,622 yards (147.5 per game) to go along with 10 TDs, seven INTs, and a completion percentage of 62.9%.
\nLast year Ernest Campbell caught 37 balls via 40 targets for 755 yards and found the end zone eight times.
\nDamian Henderson II rushed for 565 yards (6.2 per carry) and five TDs in the ground attack.
\nLast season Koa Akui collected six interceptions in 12 games played.<\/p>\n