Rivalry leaderboard
Fresno State-San Diego State Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 48/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 32
- Series record
- Fresno State 13-19 San Diego State
- Tracked years
- 1923-2025
- Trophy
- Oil Can
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
3 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1997Week 13
San Diego State at Fresno State
San Diego State 20, Fresno State 19
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked San Diego State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 2002Week 2
San Diego State at Fresno State
San Diego State 14, Fresno State 16
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San Diego State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1974Week 6
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 21, San Diego State 24
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1992Week 13
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 45, San Diego State 41
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1976Week 3
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 3, San Diego State 7
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1994Week 14
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 49, San Diego State 42
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1972Week 8
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 14, San Diego State 21
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1971Week 8
San Diego State at Fresno State
San Diego State 10, Fresno State 17
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San Diego State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1979Week 4
San Diego State at Fresno State
San Diego State 32, Fresno State 23
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked San Diego State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
- 1998Week 11
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 0, San Diego State 10
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
- 1996Week 14
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 21, San Diego State 31
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
- 1978Week 6
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 14, San Diego State 31
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San Diego State · 17-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
18
Game score
- 1977Week 6
San Diego State at Fresno State
San Diego State 14, Fresno State 34
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San Diego State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
- 1970Week 10
Fresno State at San Diego State
Fresno State 14, San Diego State 56
Winner: San Diego State
Unranked Fresno State vs. No. 14 San Diego State · 42-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
12
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.