SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State football (3-0, 1-0 Mountain West) heads to Washington State (3-0, 0-0 PAC-12), on Friday at 7:00 p.m. on The CW and KTRB 860 AM.
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- The defending co-regular season Mountain West champions look for their fourth bowl game in the last five years and a third bowl game in a row, both for the first time in SJSU history, as they look for a 4-0 start for the first time since 2020.
- The Spartans are 9-1 in their last ten games overall and are one of two teams in the Mountain West still undefeated. Their lone loss was in the Hawai'i Bowl.
- The Spartans had 11 first-time FBS starters in their game vs. Sac State (8/29/24), which was the fifth most in the country. The Spartans have started 16 first-time FBS starters through three games, the country's fifth-most.
- The Spartans have seven home games for the first time since 2006 and are 12-2 in their last 14 games at CEFCU Stadium.
- The Spartans had five takeaways against Sac State (8/29/24), which was the most takeaways for SJSU since having six against New Mexico on Oct. 4, 2019.
- SJSU has forced 10 turnovers this season, tied with Cal, Maryland, and Oklahoma for most in FBS. Only two MW teams have forced more TOs through three games of a season in league history — Fresno State in 2018 (12) & Nevada in 2022 (11).
- The Spartans' +3 turnover margin is good for second in the conference and 14th in the nation, and their six passes intercepted are tops in the MW and third in the country.
- This season, Nick Nash leads all FBS players outright in receptions (34), receiving yards (485) and receiving touchdowns (six). Nash is the second FBS player this century to hit those marks in his team’s first three games of a season (Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree in 2007).
- Nash was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (9/16/24) following his career-high17 receptions for a career-best 225 yards with three touchdown catches in the game. It was the second time in his career Nash has caught three touchdown passes in a game (8/26/23 at No. 6 USC).
- Nash broke the regular-season reception record of 15 against Kennesaw State (9/14/24) set by Tuati Wooden (vs. Tulsa, 2003), Steven Pulley (vs. Stanford, 1999), and Guy Liggins (vs. Fresno State, 1986).
- Pro Football Focus (PFF) has Nash ranked as the third-best wide receiver in the country with a grade of 91.3.
- Emmett Brown started for the first time in his SJSU career (Sac State 8/29/24) and threw for 298 yards which is the most since Clint Carlson in 2001, who threw for 366 yards against Texas-El Paso in his first SJSU start.
- Brown is at the top of the Mountain West, fourth in the country with nine passing touchdowns, and tops in the MW, and 10th in the country with 915 passing yards. He also leads the conference with a 159.19 passing efficiency which is good for 38th in the nation.
- Brown threw for 355 yards and four touchdowns against Kennesaw State (9/14/24). The 355 yards passing were the most for the Spartans since Dec. 20, 2022, when Chevan Cordeiro threw for 366 yards, and the four touchdown passes were the most for the Spartans since Cordeiro against Utah State (11/19/22).
- The Spartans' most passing yards in a game last year was 325.
- Jordan Pollard led the Spartans with a career-high 17 tackles against Air Force (9/7/24) on his way to winning his first Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week award (9/9/24).
- Pollard's 17 tackles in the game are the second most this season, only behind ODU's Koa Naotala, who had 18 against ECU.
- Pollard has 37 total tackles this season to lead the Mountain West and is fifth in the country.
- Pollard has back-to-back games with double-digit tackles and also had his first career sack and interception against Kennesaw State (9/14/24).
NEXT GAME: The Spartans host Nevada at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 5th on TruTV/Max.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: (Practices are closed to the public, media following practice)
- Tuesday: Practice 9:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Ken Niumatalolo Weekly Press Conference: 1:00 p.m. (SAC)
- Wednesday: Practice 9:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Thursday: No media availability
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