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SAN José STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (Game #12)
San José State vs. Fresno State
CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, Calif.
Saturday, November 30, 2019, 7:30 p.m. (PT)
ESPN2
San José State record: 4-7, 1-6 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans lost at UNLV, 42-40, on November 23 in a Mountain West game. San Jose State seeks to end a three-game losing streak and finish a season with a victory for the fourth time in five seasons.
Fresno State record: 4-7, 2-5 Mountain West. The Bulldogs lost to Nevada, 35-28, on November 23, in a conference contest. UNLV is in the midst of a three-game losing streak.
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 UNLV broadcast begins at 7:00 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-Fresno State broadcast with Justin Allegri and Kevin Richardson calling the action also will be carried on www.siriusxm.com Channel 976.
KSJS (90.5FM, San Jose) also will carry a play-by-play broadcast of the San Jose State-Fresno State football game. Air time is 7:15 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show.
Television: ESPN2 will provide broadcast coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. (PT). Dave Lamont calls the play-by-play. Ray Bentley provides commentary. Taylor McGregor is the sideline reporter.
Series history: Fresno State leads the series, 42-37-3, in a series that began in 1921. The Spartans have faced the Bulldogs more times than any other opponent and vice versa.
Fresno State has won the last two meetings between these teams including a 31-13 victory last year in Fresno. San Jose State's last win in the series was a 16-14 triumph in Fresno to conclude the 2015 season.
Since 2013, the teams have played for the Valley Trophy signifying San Jose State's representation of the metropolitan, high-tech Silicon Valley and Fresno State representing the agricultural-rich San Joaquin Valley. Each team has kept the oversized Valley Trophy for three seasons.
The 2019 game marks the 21st time San Jose State is finishing a regular season against Fresno State. The Bulldogs are winners of 14 of these 20 games, but the Spartans have triumphs in three of the last four season finales for the two teams with wins in 2016 (16-14 at Fresno), 2013 (62-52 in San Jose) and 2011 (27-24 in Fresno).
The 2013 victory over then-#16-ranked and unbeaten Fresno State was San Jose State's last win over a top-20 ranked opponent. The Spartans are 3-4 against the Bulldogs with wins in 2013, 1990 and 1986 when Fresno State was a nationally-ranked opponent.
The 83rd meeting between these teams also is the first time since 2008 the teams are concluding a regular season on ESPN2.
Concluding a regular season: San Jose State is 5-5 in its last 10 regular season finales. The last time the Spartans finished the regular season with a win was a 20-17 victory over Wyoming in 2017 inside CEFCU Stadium.
Senior Night: For San Jose State, 18 seniors are expected to participate in Senior Night pregame activities. Eleven of the 18 can be considered starting players. Five of the 18, tight end Brett Foley, punter Alex Galland, defensive back Chandler Hawkins, and offensive linemen Deano Motes and Quinn Oseland are pursuing master's degrees. The 2019 senior class is the largest in Brent Brennan's three seasons as the Spartans' head coach.
Points flashing on the scoreboard: San Jose State has scored 344 points in its first 11 games. The current point total is the most by the Spartans in a season since 2015 when the team won the AutoNation Cure Bowl in a 13-game season scoring 363 points.
The last season San Jose State scored at least 344 points in a 12-game regular season was in 2013 when the team scored 389 points.
30-point games in 2019: San Jose State has scored 30 or more points in eight of its 11 games this season compared to four a year ago. The last time San Jose State scored 30 or more points eight times in a season was in 2012 when the Spartans posted an 11-2 win-loss record and a Military Bowl victory.
In its football history dating back to 1893, San Jose State has not scored 30 or more points nine times in one season.
Josh Love hits the Mountain West season & career lists: With a late-season surge, San Jose State quarterback Josh Love made his way into the Mountain West's top-10 in several categories.
| Mountain West single-season 400 yard passing games | ### |
| 1. Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2013 | 8 |
| 2. David Fales, San Jose State, 2013 | 5 |
| Josh Love, San Jose State, 2019 | 5 |
| Mountain West career 400-yard passing games | |
| 1. Derek Carr, Fresno State, 2012-13 | 11 |
| 2. Josh Love, SJSU, 2016-present | 6 |
| 3. Cole McDonald, Hawai'i, 2017-present | 5 |
| David Fales, San Jose State, 2013 | 5 |