Spartans Host Hawai'i For Homecoming; 1st Of Three Consecutive Home GamesSpartans Host Hawai'i For Homecoming; 1st Of Three Consecutive Home Games

Spartans Host Hawai'i For Homecoming; 1st Of Three Consecutive Home Games

(Game #4)

Upcoming game: San José State vs. Hawai'i

Saturday, September 29, 2018

CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, Calif., 4:00 p.m. (PT)

Spectrum Sports/Stadium

San José State record: 0-3, 0-0 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans lost at #20/#23-Oregon, 35-22, on September 15.

Hawai'i record: 4-1, 1-0 Mountain West. The Rainbow Warriors defeated Duquesne, 42-21, on September 22.

Tickets: • sjsuspartans.com/tickets • ticketmaster.com.

Athletics Ticket Office, 1393 S. 7th Street, San José, CA 95112, weekdays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

For home games at CEFCU Stadium: • New modern family plan • Spartan alumni season ticket pricing in a distinct seating section

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 Hawai'i broadcast begins at 3:30 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show.

San José State's network affiliate is KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas).

KSJS (90.5 FM) also will broadcast the game. The pregame show starts at 3:45 p.m.

Television: Spectrum Sports will provide play-by-play coverage of the San José State-Hawai'i game. Robert Kekaula calls the play-by-play. Rich Miano provides analysis and commentary.

The game will be available on the Stadium app for those on the mainland.

Residents of Hawai'i can watch the game live on a pay-per-view basis.

Series history: Hawai'i leads the series, 20-19-1 with one cancellation. The Rainbow Warriors have won the last two meetings between these teams including a 37-26 decision in Honolulu last year. The Spartans' last win in the series was a 42-23 road victory in 2015. San Jose State's last victory over Hawai'i in San Jose was on October 14, 2011 when San Jose State edged Hawai'i, 28-27. The one cancellation in the series was the December 16, 1941 game in Honolulu. The game was canceled following the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor. The Spartans traveling party arrived in Hawai'i on December 3.

Mountain West openers: San Jose State seeks its first win in a Mountain West opener since joining the conference in 2013. The Spartans lost Mountain west openers to Utah State (2013, 2017), Nevada (2014), at Air Force (2015) and at New Mexico (2016). The last time San Jose State won a conference opener was in 2008 when San Jose State staged a second-half comeback to win at Hawai'i, 20-17, when both teams were Western Athletic Conference members.

Three consecutive home games: For the first time since 2007, San Jose State is playing three consecutive games as a home team starting with Hawai'i on September 29. The Spartans host Colorado State on October 6 and Army West Point at Levi's Stadium in nearby Santa Clara, Calif., on October 13. In 2007, San Jose State hosted UC Davis, Idaho and Hawai'i on consecutive weeks.

Homecoming: The Hawai'i game will be San Jose State's Homecoming Game for the 2018 season. San Jose State has a record of 47-32-2 in Homecoming Games. When Hawai'i was in San Jose in 2016, the Rainbow Warriors were the Homecoming opponent and emerged with a 34-17 victory.

San Jose State is 1-2 in Homecoming games when Hawai'i is the opponent. The Spartans defeated the Rainbow Warriors, 28-27, in the 2011 Homecoming contest and lost 45-38 in 2005.

Hall of Fame weekend: The Hawai'i football game caps a week of San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame activities. The 2018 induction ceremony is Friday, September 28. This year's Hall of Fame class will be introduced during halftime of the football game. After this year's class, there will be more than 380 individuals and teams enshrined in the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame.

2018 Inductees

Charlie Clark (deceased), track & field & cross country - NCAA steeplechase champion; cross country All-American

Krazy George, cheerleader (1968 - present)

James Jones, football (2003-06) - Super Bowl XLV champion; Most NFL pass receptions by a San Jose State football player

Pat Martinez, softball (1993-96) - Only four-time all-region player

Juliet Moss, women's water polo (2006-09) - 1st Spartan selected to the USA National Team

Gerardo Padilla, judo (1979-82) - Three-time Olympian representing Mexico

Lisa Walton, women's golf (1991-94) Three-time All-American; 1992 NCAA championship team member

1971 men's water polo team - NCAA Championship runner-up with a 20-1 record

Kicks by Crawford: Senior Bryce Crawford is listed among the top-50 kickers in three categories for the second week in a row. He ranks 33rd in both field goals per game (1.33/game) and field goal accuracy (80.0 percent) and 35th in punting (43.0/punt).

No other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) kicker is listed in the top-50 in those three categories.

Third nationally: Senior cornerback Dakari Monroe ranks third nationally in passes defended heading into this week's action. Monroe has a 2.67 per game average with two interceptions, one vs. UC Davis and his second at Oregon, and six pass break ups.