Nothing is looked at with greater anticipation on the Fresno City College campus than the football season. The Rams are hoping to achieve a conference title and a state championship when their season begins.

The football team finished the 2015 season with a 6-5 record, capped off with its twenty-fifth straight bowl appearance at the State Center Bowl, where they lost in a close 31-28 contest to Sierra College.

Now, the Rams are looking to avenge their bowl loss by facing their bowl opponents in their season opener on Sept 3.

The Rams are stampeding their way their into the season led by head coach, Tony Caviglia, who has been the Rams play caller for 15 years.

Caviglia said he has a great group of athletes who will do well this season.

Both sides of the ball show the perfect blend of youth, leadership, experience and natural talent to watch out for as the season progresses.

“Our offense is solid right now; we have a great group of guys that work really hard and performed well this offseason,” Caviglia said.

“We have great depth on defense with experienced starters.”

Caviglia is optimistic about the season.  “We are just sorting out our two’s and three positions on our depth chart, but I expect big things out of our defence this season.”

At the start of the season, each player tries to find the grooves of their positions while establishing a brotherhood with others on the team.

First year wide receiver Eric Pugh said his offseason is a great transition from high school to college.

“The best asset to my game is my speed,” Pugh said.

“Transition from high school football to college was good with game speed, while having great coaches and teammates coming together to do great things this season.”

Focus and ambition is what drives a team to go above what they have set for themselves. That can result in taking what they have done last season and building on it this season.

Second year running back Clarence White is proud of what he achieved last season, but he knows that there are bigger and better games with higher hopes and opportunities for him and his team to thrive.

“I was a little rusty last year, but from then I got better because I believe you should try to get better by learning your position,” White said.

“Then take what you know to try to help others in the process.”

The Rams have a tough road ahead this season as their schedule features seven bowl teams from the 2015 season, with their first home game of the season against Santa Rosa on Sept. 10.

Moving ahead, they will face rivals Reedley College on Oct. 1, and play their final home game of the season against San Joaquin Delta on Nov. 5.

Their season opener will be the ultimate test of who the Rams are and how they will be as the season goes on.