SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State football (4–4, 2–2 Mountain West) hosts Mountain West-leading New Mexico (6–1, 3–0 Mountain West) at CEFCU Stadium on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on MW+, NBC Sports Bay Area, and the Spartans Sports Media Network.
The Spartans look to win their eighth straight home game over the Lobos and their fifth straight win over New Mexico overall, including a 35-28 win over the Lobos last season.
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- In the Spartans' last seven games, the defense has allowed 19.7 points per game.
- Against UTEP (10/17/26), the Spartans scored a touchdown on their opening drive for the first time this season, and it was the first first-quarter touchdown of the season.
- Through eight games in 2026, the Spartans have 260 passing attempts and 263 rushing attempts.
- Under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, the Spartans are 9-5 when they have more takeaways than the opponent, 3-2 when they are even, and 2-12 when they lose the turnover battle.
- Daniel Rolovich made his collegiate debut at quarterback against UTEP (10/17/26). Rolovich went 12-for-23 with 193 yards and one touchdown. He is the fifth different starting quarterback for the Spartans since the beginning of the 2024 season and the seventh different quarterback overall.
- Rolovich found fellow freshman Carson Clark for a passing touchdown against UTEP (10/17/26). It is the first freshman-to-freshman touchdown connection for the Spartans since Nick Nash found Andre Crump for a touchdown at Air Force on Sept. 17, 2019.
- Luke Weaver is second in the MW with 11 passing touchdowns and 1,620 passing yards.
- Dylan Lee had career highs with 12 tackles, two sacks, and two tackles for loss vs. UTEP (10/17/26) and has 71 total tackles, which is good for third in the MW and 11th in the country. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Lee was the 15th highest-graded linebacker in week six with an 83.8, and has nine or more tackles in four of his last five games overall and has six or more tackles in every game this season.
- Lee's four sacks are good for fourth in the MW, and he has six tackles for loss.
- Lee had his second interception of the season against Wyoming (10/09/26) and is tied for the team best.
- Clark caught his fifth touchdown of the season at UTEP (10/17/26). Clark leads the MW and is 29th in the country in receiving touchdowns.
- Clark is tied for second in the country when it comes to freshmen receiving touchdowns with five. The SJSU freshman receiving touchdowns record is six (Bobby Blackmon in 1990, Brian Lundy in 1992).
- Clark has five or more receptions in eight games this season, which is an SJSU freshman receiving record. The last freshman to do this in six straight games was Noel Grigsby in 2010.
- Clark has the most freshman receptions in the country with 47.
- Clark had a career-high 104 receiving yards against UTEP (10/17/26), and his 551 receiving yards are tops in the MW and 38th in the country. He is second in the country in receiving yards for a freshman.
- Clark is the first SJSU true freshman to have 100 or more receiving yards in a game since Tre Walker with 104 receiving yards on Sept. 30, 2017, against UNLV.
- Jeremiah Tuiileila was named to the PFF Group of Six defensive team after his three tackles, one tackle for loss, and three quarterback hurries at Eastern Michigan (09/04/26).
- Tuiileila is the fourth highest-rated edge defender in the FBS according to PFF with a 90.5 grade, and has 3.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, plus nine quarterback hurries and one forced fumble with one fumble recovery.
- Justin Stearns is the 41st highest-rated edge defender in the FBS according to PFF with an 80.3 grade, and has four sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss.
- Jayland McGlothen had career highs with 3.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss at UTEP (10/17/26). It was the third-most in an FBS game this season.
- McGlothen leads the Spartans with six sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss. His six sacks are good for 12th in the country and first in the MW.
- McGlothen has a 79.2 grade from PFF, which is good for 29th in the FBS, while Solomone Langi has a 79.9 grade, which is good for 25th in the FBS.
- Caleb Womack was the No. 4-graded cornerback with a 75.1 grade and was No.1 in defensive tackling with an 84.7 grade in week zero, according to PFF. Womack had his first career interception against Cal Poly (09/12/26) and his second at Hawai‘i (10/03/26).
- Womack has five or more tackles in every game this season and is third in the MW and ninth in the country with 38 solo tackles.
- Womack is also seventh in the MW with two interceptions.
- Punter Trent Carrizosa was named to the Ray Guy Award's Ray's Eight for week eight this season and it's his second Ray Guy Award's Ray's Eight honor in two seasons. Carrizosa landed a career-best five punts inside the 20-yard line and had a career-high 11 punts (at Nevada 10/14/26), which is tied for the most in the FBS in a single game this season (NIU 09/05/26). He also averaged 46.4 yards per punt, with a total of 510 yards and a long of 60 in that contest.
- Carrizosa has 16 punts inside the 20 this season, which is good for first in the MW, and his 43.96 average is the second-highest in the MW.
- Viliami Teu had career highs with 159 rushing yards on 20 carries, with a long of 67 yards and two touchdowns at UTEP (10/17/26). Teu leads the Spartan running backs in touchdowns this season with three.
- Teu is averaging 6.7 yards per carry this season on 43 carries.
- Jabari Bates is the 51st highest-rated FBS running back in the country, according to PFF, with a 77.9 grade. He is second in the MW and 39th in the country with 586 rushing yards. He missed 10/17/26 at UTEP.
- Bates is first in the MW and 14th in the country with 131 carries this season.
- Through eight games, the Spartans have 263 rushing attempts. Last season, the Spartans ran the ball a total of 317 times, which was the third fewest in the country.
NEXT GAME: The Spartans host NIU on Nov. 7 at 1:00 p.m., and tickets can be purchased here. The game will be seen on NBC Sports California and MW+.
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