Spartans Head To Air Force For Mountain West Opener

(Game #4)
San José State at Air Force
Friday, September 27, 2019, Falcon Stadium
6:00 p.m.  (MT)/5:00 p.m. (PT), CBS Sports Network

San José State record: 2-1, 0-0 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans defeated Arkansas, 31-24, on September 21 for its first win in school history against a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Air Force record: 2-1, 0-1 Mountain West. The Falcons opened conference play with a 30-19 loss at #20-Boise State, 30-19, on September 20.

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. Tim Crawley provides commentary. The Air Force broadcast begins at 4:30 p.m. (PT) before game time with a pregame show.

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

Television: The CBS Sports Network will provide broadcast coverage beginning at 6:00 p.m. (MT)/5:00 p.m. (PT). John Sadak calls the play-by-play. Randy Cross provides commentary.  The CBS Sports Network is available Comcast Channel 643, DirecTV Channel 221, and DISH Network Channel 158.



Series history: Air Force leads the series, 3-1. The teams are beginning their third two-season cycle of home-and-home conference games this weekend.
The Falcons won the most recent meeting between these schools, 41-38, in CEFCU Stadium, on November 19 2016.
San Jose State's win in the series was a 25-22 victory at home on October 25, 1997.

Consecutive road victories a possibility: After winning at Arkansas, 31-24, on September 21, San Jose State has a chance for back-to-back road victories for the first time since the 2013 season when the Spartans won consecutive road games at Hawai'i, Colorado State and UNLV.  The Hawai'i (10/5) and Colorado State (10/12) road wins were in back-to-back weekends and the UNLV victory (11/2) occurred three weeks after defeating Colorado State.

Seeking a winning streak: San Jose State takes aim at its first two-game winning streak in the Air Force game following its September 21 win at Arkansas. The Spartans' last winning streak was back-to-back wins over UNLV, 33-10, and at Wyoming, 27-20, in the 2014 season.

Mountain West openers: Since joining the Mountain West in 2013, San Jose State is 0-6 in conference openers. One of those losses was to Air Force, 37-16, on September 12, 2015.

Finishing September at 3-1: For the first time since 2012, San Jose State can finish September with at least a 3-1 win-loss record. In 2012, the Spartans were 4-1 following victories over UC Davis, Colorado State, at San Diego State and at Navy after losing the season-opener at Stanford.

Historic win at Arkansas: San Jose State's 31-24 victory at Arkansas on September 21 was its first against a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and more.

• San Jose State now has a 1-6 win-loss record against teams from the SEC. The Spartans are 0-2 vs. Auburn and Florida, each, and 0-1 vs. Alabama and LSU, each.

• San Jose State's 31 points vs. Arkansas are the most points the Spartans scored in a game against a SEC opponent. The team's previous  high was 21 points once each against Florida, LSU and Auburn.

• San Jose State picked up its first win over an opponent affiliated with the Pac-12, Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12 since a 35-34 triumph over Stanford on September 9, 2006. Between victories, the Spartans were winless 26 times against teams affiliated with those five conferences.

• San Jose State earned its first road win since defeating Fresno State, 16-14, on November 26, 2016. The Spartans stopped a 13-game road losing streak.

• San Jose State's first non-conference road win since defeating Navy, 12-0, on September 29, 2012.

• San Jose State's first FBS non-conference road against a school affiliated with the Pac-12, Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Big 12 win since defeating Illinois, 38-35, on September 21, 2002, the same day on the calendar as San Jose State's win over Arkansas.

Click on the link at the side for the complete San Jose State University football release for the September 27 game at Air Force.