Complete Weekly Release
SAN José STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (Game #5)
San José State vs. New Mexico State
Saturday, October 2, 2021, 7:30 p.m. (PDT)
CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, Calif.
NBC Sports California/Mountain West Network
San José State record: 2-2, 1-0 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans lost at Western Michigan, 23-3, on September 25.
New Mexico State record: 1-4. Most recently, the Aggies lost 41-21 to Hawai'i in the first of a home-and-home series between the two teams this season. The two schools face each other again in Honolulu on October 23.
| Media Availability (Week of September 27 - October 1) |
| Monday: Brent Brennan weekly Zoom news conference, 1:00 p.m. (PT). |
| Tuesday: In-person interviews after practice located at 1370 S. 7th Street, San Jose, with coaches and selected players at approximately 12:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday: In-person interviews after practice on the practice field 1370 S. 7th Street, San Jose, with coaches and selected players at approximately 12:00 p.m. |
| Thursday: Coach Brennan available for interviews after practice at approximately 11:45 a.m. |
| Friday: Contact San Jose State Athletics Media Relations office. |
| Saturday: Interview opportunities following the game. |
| To schedule San José State player and/or coaches interviews, please contact the athletics media staff at least a day in advance. |
Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KTRB (860 AM, San Francisco) will broadcast the New Mexico State game. Kevin Richardson calls the play-by-play. Former San Jose State quarterback Josh Love provides commentary. The New Mexico State broadcast begins at 7:00 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show. The broadcast also is available on the Varsity Network app.
The KTRB AM broadcast also will be available on Sirius XM Radio Channel 382 and the SXM App Channel 972.
KSJS (90.5 FM, San Jose) also will broadcast the New Mexico State game. Air time is 7:15 p.m. (PT) for the pregame show preceding the live broadcast.
Television: NBC California will televise the New Mexico State game. Justin Allegri, voice of the Spartans, calls the play-by-play. San Jose State career passing leader David Fales will offer analysis. The NBC California telecast begins at 7:30 p.m. (PT).
NBC Sports California is available in Northern California on Comcast Cable Channel 41, DirecTV Channel 698, NBCSportsCalifornia.com, and the NBC Sports app.
The Mountain West Network also will carry the NBC Sports California broadcast.
Series history: San Jose State leads the series, 17-3. The two teams are meeting for the first time since 2012 when both schools were Western Athletic Conference members.
The Spartans have wins in the last two meetings including a 47-7 victory in Las Cruces, N.M., on November 10, 2012. The Aggies last win in the series was a 29-27 triumph at home on October 30, 2010.
New Mexico State's last win in CEFCU Stadium was a 24-21 decision on November 5, 1994 when both teams were Big West Conference members.
Aiming for a 2-2 non-conference record: A San José State win over New Mexico State would give the Spartans a 2-2 non-conference regular season record for the second time in three seasons. San Jose State was 2-2 in 2019 non-conference games defeating Northern Colorado and Army West Point. The Spartans only non-conference opponent in 2020 was Ball State in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl.
Home at last: For the first time since August 28, San Jose State has the opportunity to play a home game when the Spartans host New Mexico State for the first time since 2011.
According to webflyer.com, the Spartans traveled 9,316 air miles in September to play at USC, their Mountain West opener at Hawai'i, and at Western Michigan.
San Jose State has three relatively short trips the remainder of the season traveling to Fort Collins, Colo., Las Vegas, and Reno, Nev.
Two blocks in the last two weeks: In each of San Jose State's last two games, the Spartans' special teams recorded a blocked kick.
At Hawai'i, San Jose State blocked its first punt in four years when Kairee Robinson blocked a second quarter punt which the Spartans eventually turned into a touchdown seven plays later.
At Western Michigan, San Jose State's Hadari Darden blocked an extra point attempt in the first quarter to keep the score at 6-3 in Western Michigan's favor.
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