Bobby Fresques (born October 2, 1970) is an American

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coach and former

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. He is the lead analyst and director of alumni relations for the Sacramento State Hornets. He played college football for the

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and Sacramento State Hornets, and professionally for the

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of the

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(AFL).

Playing career

Bobby Fresques was born on October 2, 1970. He played

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Damien High School Damien High School is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in La Verne, in the U.S. state of California, named for Saint Damien of Molokai. It is located in and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, part of the tri-school ...

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. Fresques first played

for the

of the

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from 1988 to 1989. He completed 25 of 42 passes (59.5%) for 301 yards and two touchdowns in 1988 while also catching one pass for seven yards. In 1989, he recorded 22 completions on 48 attempts (45.8%) for 303 yards and one interception. Fresques then transferred to

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, where he was a member of the Sacramento State Hornets from 1990 to 1992. He threw for 462 yards and four touchdowns in 1990, 1,280 yards and eight touchdowns in 1991, and 2,015 yards and 15 touchdowns in 1992. His 27 career touchdown passes were the second most in school history and his 3,757 career passing yards were the fourth most in school history. Fresques graduated from Sacramento State with a bachelor's degree in communication studies in 1992. Fresques played for the

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in 1994. He played in eight games for the

of the

in 1996, completing 49 of 92 passes (53.3%) for 468 yards, four touchdowns, and six interceptions.

Coaching career

Fresques began his coaching career in 1996 as an assistant at

Sacramento City College Sacramento City College (SCC) is a public community college in Sacramento, California. SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had an enrollment of 25,307 in 2009. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community ...

. In 1997, Fresques was hired as the

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coach for Sacramento State. In 1998, Fresques was hired as an offensive assistant for

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. In 1999, Fresques became the head football coach for Christian Brothers High School. He held the position until 2004. In 2010, Fresques was hired as the

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coach for

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. In 2019, Fresques was hired as the quarterbacks coach for Sacramento State. In 2023, he was promoted to

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while retaining his position as quarterbacks coach. In 2024, he was promoted to associate head coach while retaining his positions as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In 2025, he was demoted to lead analyst and director of alumni relations.

Personal life

In 2006, Fresques graduated from

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with a single subject teaching credential.

References

External links

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