San José State vs. UNLV
CEFCU Stadium, San José, Calif.
Saturday, November 14, 2020, 7:30 p.m. (PST)
FS2
San José State record: 3-0, 3-0 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans defeated San Diego State, 28-17, in a Mountain West game on November 6. San José State has wins in its last four games dating back to the 17-16 victory over Fresno State to conclude the 2019 season.
UNLV record: 0-3, 0-3 Mountain West. Most recently, the Rebels lost to Fresno State, 40-27, at the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on November 7.
Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KDOW (1220 AM, Palo Alto; 95.3 FM, San Francisco) will broadcast the UNLV game. 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.
KSJS (90.5 FM, San Jose) also will broadcast the UNLV game. The UNLV broadcast begins at 7:15 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show.
Television: FS2 will provide broadcast coverage. Guy Haberman calls the play-by-play. Charles Arbuckle serves as the analyst. The FS2 telecast begins at 7:30 p.m. (PT).
Series history: San José State leads the series, 16-7-1. The home team has won the last four meetings between these teams including UNLV's 38-35 triumph in 2019 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.
The Spartans' last win in the series was a 50-37 victory at CEFCU Stadium in 2018.
Aiming for a 4-0 start to the season: The last time a San José State team began a season with a 4-0 record was in 1955 when the Spartans won at Utah State and topped Hawai'i and Arizona State at home, and won at New Mexico.
A Mountain West first: San José State University's current four-game winning streak, which includes the 2019 season-ending win over Fresno State, is the longest in the Mountain West for games played through November 7 - a first for the Spartans since joining the conference in 2013.
One of 24: San José State heads into the UNLV game as one of 24 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams with an undefeated record in games played through November 7. Twelve teams (12), including San José State, have records of 3-0, 6-0, 7-0, or 8-0.
It's November & Spartans are undefeated: In one of the most unpredictable college football seasons, the 2020 San Jose State football team is the school's first squad since 1939 to play football in November as an undefeated team at 3-0. The last Spartan team to play in November as unbeaten is the 1939 squad that had a perfect 13-0 record.
National poll votes: For the first time since the end of the 2012 season, San José State received votes in a national poll. The Spartans received four votes in the Amway coaches' poll powered by USA Today.
In the final polls for the 2012 season, San Jose State was ranked 21st in the Associated Press and in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll after finishing with an 11-2 win-loss record and defeating Bowling Green in the Military Bowl.
Facing a San Jose State football alum as the opposing head coach: Marcus Arroyo is the fifth San Jose State graduate to return and face his alma mater as a football head coach. Arroyo began his coaching career in 2003 as an undergraduate assistant returned in 2005 as a graduate assistant, was named quarterbacks coach in 2006, and served as the co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2007 and 2008.
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