Aug. 26, 2018
(Game #1) San José State vs. UC Davis
Thursday, August 30, 2018
CEFCU Stadium, San José, Calif., 7:00 p.m. (PT)
No television, Radio only - KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose), KSJS (90.5 FM, San Jose)
Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KLIV (1590 AM, San José) originates San José State football broadcasts. Justin Allegri calls the play-by-play. Kevin Richardson provides commentary. The UC Davis broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show.
KSJS (90.5 FM, San Jose) also will broadcast the UC Davis game live. Ashton Hughes and E.J. McCarthy have the call.
2017 San José State record: 2-11, 1-7 Mountain West. The Spartans finished the season tied for fifth in the Mountain West's West Division.
2017 UC Davis record: 5-6, 3-5 Big Sky. The Aggies were in eighth place in the 13-team Big Sky Conference.
San José State head coach Brent Brennan: In his second season as a major college head coach. Has a major college coaching record of 2-11, all with the Spartans. Brennan returned to San José State for 2017 after six seasons as a receivers coach at Oregon State. He was a Spartan assistant coach during the 2005 through 2010 seasons. He is 0-0 as a head coach against UC Davis.
UC Davis head coach Dan Hawkins: In his second season as the head coach of the Aggies. Has a record of 5-6 at UC Davis. Overall, he begins his 17th season as a major college head coach and has a record of 117-67-1. He is 5-0 as a head coach against San José State. All five games were as Boise State's head coach during the 2001 through 2004 seasons.
Series history: The Spartans lead the series, 6-4-2. San Jose State has wins in three of the four games played in the 21st century. These teams are meeting for the first time since the 2012 season when the Spartans posted a 45-13 victory. UC Davis' last win in the series was a 14-13 triumph in Spartan (now CEFCU) Stadium.
This is the third time these teams are opening a season against each other. The most recent was in 2008 when the Spartans won, 17-13. The first was on October 12, 1929, when UC Davis defeated San Jose State, 13-0, 17 days before what is acknowledged as the start of the Great Depression in the United States.
Weekly Press Conference:
The weekly San José State football press conference is in the Simpkins Stadium Center Gold Room on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. (PT).
The Mountain West Network streams the press conference live through www.sjsuspartans.com/videos. The press conference also is archived at sjsuspartans.com.
Brent Brennan Radio Show: The one-hour weekly Brent Brennan Radio Show airs on KLIV (1590 AM, San José), Thursdays, at 7:00 p.m. The show is taped each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at the Hukilau Restaurant located at 230 Jackson Street in San Jose. Justin Allegri, "Voice of the Spartans," is the host.
Brent Brennan on KLIV AM: San José State head coach Brent Brennan is heard weekly on KLIV (1590 AM, San José), Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m. (PT). Tony Michaels serves as host.
Tickets:
sjsuspartans.com/tickets
ticketmaster.com
Athletics Ticket Office, 1393 S. 7th Street, San Jose, CA 95112, weekdays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
New modern family plan
Spartan alumni season ticket pricing in a distinct seating section
Game Sponsor: Los Gatos Roofing, Inc.
Season openers: San José State has three wins in its last five season openers. Since 1898, San José State is 41-52-4 all time in season-opening games.
A master's degree in their future: Quarterback Michael Carrillo and defensive lineman Boogie Roberts are two San Jose State players playing as graduate students. Carrillo graduated with cum laude honors majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing in May 2018. He is pursuing a M.B.A. Roberts majored in communication studies. He is enrolled in the master's program in interdisciplinary studies and tailored his curriculum towards classes that focus on sports broadcasting.
Young Spartans: The current San José State football roster consists of 40 freshmen. In the last nine seasons, the 2018 squad is the fourth one to begin a season with at least 40 freshmen. The 2012 (41), 2013 (45) and 2017 (47) teams had more than 40 freshmen on the opening-game roster. The fewest freshmen on a San José State opening-game roster since 2010 was 35 in 2013 and 2014.
14 returning starters: San José State heads into the season opener vs. UC Davis with 14 returning starters (7 offense, 6 defense, 1 kicker) from last year's team.
Possible first-time starters: Based on an August 20 depth chart, five Spartans are in line for their first college start.
On offense, sophomore Trevor Robbins tops the depth chart at center and redshirt freshman Jesse Chamberlain is #1 at right guard.
Defensively, junior Jesse Osuna tops the depth chart for the first time at a linebacker position. Senior John Toussaint and sophomore Tre Webb are two possible first-time starters in the secondary.
Click on the link above for the complete weekly release containing game notes, depth charts, San Jose State rosters and last year's final statistics.