Spartans Staying Home To Host Tulsa; Aiming For 2-0 Record

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(Game #2)
San José State vs. Tulsa
Saturday, September 7, 2019
CEFCU Stadium, 6:00 p.m. (PT), ESPN3

San José State record: 1-0, 0-0 Mountain West. The Spartans opened the season with a 35-18 win over Northern Colorado.

Tulsa record: 0-1, 0-0 American Athletic Conference. the Golden Hurricane lost at Michigan State, 28-7, in their season opener.



Series history: Tulsa leads the series, 4-3. This game is the back end of a two-game, home-and-home agreement. Most recently, Tulsa defeated San Jose State, 45-10, in the 2016 season opener for both teams.
     Previously, the two squads faced each other annually between 1999 and 2004 when both schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference.
     San Jose State's last win in the series was a 49-38 victory in Tulsa on November 16, 2002. The Spartans' last victory against Tulsa at home was a 63-27 triumph on October 27, 2001.

Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KKSF (910 AM, Oakland), RealTalk 910, is the new flagship radio station for San Jose State University football. Justin Allegri calls the play-by-play. Kevin Richardson provides commentary. The Tulsa broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show.

Network affiliates are KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas), KFIV (1360 AM, Modesto), KWSX (1280 AM, Stockton).

The San Jose State-Tulsa broadcast with Justin Allegri and Kevin Richardson calling the action also will be carried on www.siriusxm.com Channel 991.

KSJS (90.5 FM, San Jose) also will broadcast the San Jose State-Tulsa game starting at 5:45 p.m. (PT).

Television: ESPN3 will provide broadcast coverage of the San Jose State-Tulsa game. Trey Bender provides the play-by-play coverage. Al Groh offers analysis and commentary. The ESPN3 coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. (PT).

Weekly Press Conference: This week only, the weekly San José State football press conference is in the Simpkins Stadium Center Gold Room on Tuesday, September 3, 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 on KRTY FM: San José State head coach Brent Brennan is heard weekly on KRTY (95.3 FM, San José), Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m. (PT) during home game weeks. Gary Scott Thomas and Julie Stevens serve as co-hosts.

Brent Brennan Show Facebook Live: The Brent Brennan Show is available  weekly on Facebook. The next show is Wednesday, September 4, at 5:30 p.m.. All Brent Brennan Shows originate from the Hukilau restaurant located at 230 Jackson Street in San Jose's Japantown district.

Game Promotions: The Tulsa game is First Responders'  & Band Night. Pacific Gas & Electric will be providing free tickets to "first responders."  There will be a t-shirt giveaway to the first 1,000 San Jose State students at the game courtesy of the Mountain West. Band Night will consist of local high school bands joining The Spartan Marching Band for a halftime performance.

Season-opening win: San Jose State's 35-18 triumph over Northern Colorado was its first season opening victory since defeating New Hampshire, 43-13, to begin the 2015 season.

Aiming for a 2-0 start: San Jose State has an opportunity to begin a season with a 2-0 record for the first time since 1987 as a result of its 35-18 victory over Northern Colorado.  In 1987, the Spartans opened the season with a home win over Eastern Illinois, 24-3, and won the following week at California, 27-25, on a 20-yard field goal by Sergio Olivarez on the final play of the game.
Since 1987, San Jose State had nine opportunities to be 2-0, but ended up 1-1. The Spartans now are 42-53-4 in season-opening games since 1898.

Opening a season with two home games: Since 1946, it has been the rare occasion for San Jose State to begin a season with at least two home games. In 1947, the Spartans played their first three games at home and would finish with a 9-3 win-loss record.

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