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SJSU Heads to Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Against EMU on ESPN

Bowl Game: San José State (7-4, 5-3 MW) vs Eastern Michigan (8-4, 5-3 MAC)
When Tuesday, Dec. 20 | 12:30 p.m. (PT)
Location Boise, Idaho (Albertsons Stadium) | Tickets
TV Broadcast & Statistics ESPN | ESPN Deportes | ESPN Postgame | KTRB 860 AM (Radio) | Live Stats
Game Notes San José State | EMU
Brent Brennan Press Conf. Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m. (PT) in Gold Room

 

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State football (7-4, 5-3 Mountain West) heads to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Eastern Michigan (8-4, 5-3 MAC) on Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m. (PT) on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, KTRB 860 AM and Bowl Season Radio.

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  • The Spartans are looking for their eighth bowl game win and first since 2015. SJSU is 7-4 all-time in bowl games which is good for a .636 winning pct. and seventh best in the country with teams who have played in 10 or more bowl games.
  • SJSU's lone meeting against Eastern Michigan took place in the 1987 California Bowl where the Spartans fell 30-27 to the Eagles.
  • Brent Brennan is leading the Spartans to his second bowl game as head coach of the Spartans and is the first head coach to lead the Spartans to two bowl games since Claude Gilbert in 1986 and 1987.  This is also the first time since 1987 the Spartans have gone to two bowl games in three seasons.
  • SJSU has a +12 turnover margin which is best in the MW and good for fifth in the country. In 2021, the Spartans had a -10 turnover margin.
  • The Spartans only have six turnovers (4 int, 2 fumbles), with only five on offense and it would be the fewest for SJSU since they had nine turnovers in eight games in 2020. The 12 game record for the Spartans fewest turnovers is 13 in 2019. The fewest interceptions in a season for the Spartans is six in 1999, 1962 and 1956. The fewest fumbles for SJSU in a season is three in 2007.
  • Defensive end Viliami "Junior" Fehoko was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and was All-MW First Team (2020, 21, 22). Fehoko is the second SJSU player to win MW DPOTY in the last three seasons (Cade Hall, 2020). Fehoko was named to the Sporting News and PFF All-America Second Teams (ranked fifth with 57 QB pressures) and leads the MW and is sixth in the country with a career-high 18.5 tackles for loss and second in the league and 11th in the country with a career-high nine sacks. Fehoko also has a career-high 65 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass deflection this season.
  • Defensive end Cade Hall is one game played away from tying Jack Snyder for tops in SJSU history with 55 games played. The two-time MW first team (2020, 22) and 2020 MW DPOTY is in the SJSU top-five all-time in tackles for loss and sacks.
  • Linebacker Kyle Harmon was named All-MW First Team for the third time (2020, 21, 22). He has 94 tackles this season and has 434 for his career which is good for third all-time in SJSU history.
  • Quarterback Chevan Cordeiro (2,885 yards, tops in MW) is looking to be the first SJSU QB to throw for 3,000 yards since Josh Love did in 2019. Love also had 22 touchdowns in 2019 and Cordeiro is at 20 which leads the MW. Cordeiro has only thrown four interceptions and is looking to best the SJSU record of five (437 attempts), by Scott Rislov in 2003.  Only four FBS QB's have over 300 passing attempts and less than four interceptions. Cordeiro's eight rushing touchdowns are most by an SJSU QB in the modern era. Cordeiro has been part of 28 touchdowns this season, the SJSU record is David Fales who was a part of 35 touchdowns (33 in the air) in 2013. Cordeiro was All-MW Second Team and went 170 passing attempts before throwing his first interception as a Spartan on a deflected ball at Fresno State (10/15).
  • Wide receiver Elijah Cooks (983 yards) is looking to be the first 1,000 yard wide receiver for the Spartans since Tre Walker in 2019.  Cooks (10 touchdowns) has the most touchdowns by any SJSU wide receiver since Chandler Jones had 15 in 2013. Cooks tied the SJSU record for three touchdown catches in a game against Utah State (11/19) earlier in the season. Cooks was named to the All-MW First Team.
  • SJSU has played an NCAA low 11 games this season and their first 10 games started at 5:30 p.m. local time or later.
  • The Spartans went 6-0 at home for the first time since 1978 and their first six win home season since 2006 when they went 6-1 at home.
  • The Spartans finished the season with 36 sacks which was good for first in the MW and were fifth in the country averaging 3.27 sacks per game. The SJSU record for sacks in a season is 58 by the 1986 team. The 36 sacks are the most by an SJSU team since they had 41 sacks in 2012.
  • Cornerback Nehemiah Shelton finished last season third in the country averaging 1.4 pass breakups a game. Shelton went five consecutive games breaking up a pass last season. The Gardena, Calif. native has a team leading eight this season and is tied for the team lead with two interceptions. Shelton was named MW honorable mention for the second season in a row.
  • Safety Tre Jenkins is a two-time All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Selection (2021, 22) and has a career-high two interceptions, career-high five pass breakups, career-high two sacks and a career-high seven tackles for loss in 11 games played. He is also tied for the team lead with two interceptions and jas 60 tackles and a forced fumble as well plus led the team with nine tackles and one quarterback hit vs. Hawai'i (11/26).

MEDIA AVAILABILITY:

Tuesday: Practice 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Brent Brennan Weekly Press Conference: 1:30 p.m. (Gold Room)

Wednesday: Practice 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Thursday: Practice 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Friday: No Practice: Travel to Idaho

Saturday: 1:45 p.m. (MT) to 3:15 p.m. (MT) (Idaho)

Sunday:  9:30 a.m. (MT) to 11:00 a.m. (MT) (Idaho)

Monday: 1:45 p.m. (MT) press conference (Idaho)


 

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