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SAN José STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (Game #10)
San José State vs. Hawai'i
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai'i
Saturday, November 9, 2019, 6:00 p.m. (HT)
Spectrum Sports/Facebook Live
San José State record: 4-5, 1-4 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans lost to Boise State, 52-42, in a Mountain West game.
Hawai'i record: 5-4, 2-3 Mountain West. The Rainbow Warriors lost to Fresno State 41-38, in a conference contest.
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 Hawai'i broadcast begins at 7:30 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).
Television: Spectrum Sports and Facebook will provide broadcast coverage. Robert Kekaula calls the play-by-play. Rich Miano provides commentary. Scott Robbs is the sideline reporter. Broadcast coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. (PT).
Series history: Hawai'i leads the series, 21-19-1 with one cancellation in 1941. The Rainbow Warriors have won the last three games between these teams including last year's 44-41 game that lasted five overtimes and is the longest contest based on number of overtime periods for both schools. San Jose State's last win in the series was a 42-23 victory in 2015 at Aloha Stadium.
Playing for the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy: Though San Jose State and Hawai'i have faced each other in football since 1936, this year's game marks the first time the two schools are playing for the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy, named after the late head coach of each team during a 29-year NCAA Division I head coaching career. He passed away on May 10, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz., at age 80.
Mr. Tomey's head coaching record was 183-145-7. His first head coaching position was at Hawai'i where his teams from 1977 through 1986 compiled a 63-46-3 win-loss record in 10 seasons. He departed Hawai'i for the University of Arizona where his Wildcat teams had a 95-64-4 win-loss record from 1987 through 2000. His third and final head coaching position was at San Jose State during the 2005 through 2009 seasons. The Spartans were 25-35 in those five seasons.
Mr. Tomey was the winningest head coach in Hawai'i football history at the time of his departure. When he retired from San Jose State, he had more coaching victories in five seasons than any of his predecessors since 1989.
In the San Jose State-Hawaii series as a head coach, he had a 2-5 win-loss record. The Rainbow Warriors were 1-1 against the Spartans in 1977 and 1978. The Spartans were 1-4 during he 2005 through 2009 seasons winning 20-17 at Aloha Stadium in 2008. He also was an assistant coach at Hawaii when San Jose State posted a 28-27 triumph in the 2011 game in San Jose.
Entering the 2019 season, his 183 victories ranked 41st among all head coaches at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. His 335 games as a head coach ranks 19th among all NCAA Division I FBS head coaches.
Looking for the .500 mark again: San Jose State can be at the .500 mark for the fifth time this season with a win at Hawai'i on November 9. The Spartans missed out on going one game over .500 for the fourth time this season in a 52-42 loss to Boise State. San Jose State was 1-0 after defeating Northern Colorado in the season opener, 2-1 following a win at Arkansas and 3-2 after topping New Mexico in a home game at CEFCU Stadium.
Possibly three road wins in 2019: San Jose State can pick up its third road win this season at Hawaii. Earlier this season, the Spartans won on the road at Arkansas (31-24) in the Central Time Zone and Army (34-29) in the Eastern Time Zone.
The last time San Jose State won three road games in a season was in 2013 when the Spartans were victorious at Hawai'i (37-27), at Colorado State (34-27) in the Mountain Time Zone and at UNLV (34-24) in the Pacific Time Zone.
Points flashing on the scoreboard: With three regular-season games remaining, San Jose State has scored 269 points in nine games. The current point total is the most by the Spartans in a season since 2016 when San Jose State scored 293 points.
The last time the Spartans scored 300 points in a season was in 2015 when the team won the AutoNation Cure Bowl in a 13-game season scoring 363 points.
30-point games in 2019: San Jose State has scored 30 or more points in six of its nine games this season compared to four a year ago. The Spartans are 4-2 in games the team scored 30 or more points this season. The two losses were a 41-38 defeat at Nevada on October 12 and the 52-42 loss to #21-Boise State on November 2.
Two 100-yard receivers: The November 2 Boise State game marked the first time since the October 29, 2016 win over UNLV that two San Jose State players had more than 100 pass receiving yards in the same game. Wide receiver Tre Walker led all players with nine receptions for 193 yards. Teammate Bailey Gaither tied a personal single-game best of eight catches for 110 yards and a touchdown.
In the 2016 UNLV win, wide receivers Tim Crawley caught eight passes for 114 yards and Tre Hartley had five receptions for 104 yards and two TDs.
