Jeffrey Raye Tedford is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Fresno State Bulldogs, a position he also held from 2017 to 2019. From 2002 to 2012, Tedford was the head football coach for the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds the California program records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories.
Tedford at 2017 Mountain West media day
Tedford accepts the 2006 Holiday Bowl trophy
Tedford (center) at the 2008 Big Game
Ron Gould, the sole assistant coach to stay from previous head coach Tom Holmoe, in October 2008
Fresno State Bulldogs football
The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The green "V" on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, and playing field symbolizes California's Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they draw their support.
Spring 2007 Scrimmage in Visalia
The Bulldogs block a field goal against the Texas A&M Aggies in a 2007 trip to College Station, Texas
Fresno State defenders tackle an Air Force ballcarrier during a 2019 game