Valley Children's Stadium

The stadium first opened in 1980 for that year’s season finale on Nov. 15 as Bulldog Stadium, which remained its name until July 2022. As the new home of Bulldog Football to kick off the 1981 season, the Bulldogs’ 2022 campaign will mark the 41st full season of football at the corner of Cedar and Barstow. The 40,727-seat facility has established itself as one of the most difficult places to play for visiting teams. A claim staked on having the 20th-best home stadium winning percentage among all FBS football teams after last season. Fresno State has found great success in its home facility, owning a record of 187-61-2, a winning percentage of nearly 75 percent. Since the turn of the century, the ‘Dogs have posted an 89-37 home record, which has been aided by four undefeated seasons at home in that stretch. Some of the memorable home victories at Bulldog Stadium include winning back-to-back Mountain West Championships on its home field in 2012 and 2013. The 2013 edition was the inaugural Mountain West Championship game, led by the dynamic offensive duo of Derek Carr and Davante Adams, against Utah State. Other notable games include a 44-24 win over No. 10 Oregon State in 2001 - the highest-ranked opponent Fresno State has defeated. The 2017 season was capped by Fresno State defeating No. 23 Boise State, 28-17, and the Bulldogs rode that momentum into 2018 compiling an 11-1 record at home over the 2017-18 seasons.