SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State football (4–5, 2–3 Mountain West) hosts Northern Illinois (NIU) (0–8, 0–4 Mountain West), presented by Webcor, at CEFCU Stadium on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on MW+, NBC Sports California, and the Spartans Sports Media Network.
The matchup marks their second meeting all-time and the first as Mountain West Conference opponents. The Spartans and Huskies last met in 1995 as Big West Conference members.
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- SJSU had 11 sacks against UTEP (10/17/26) and is fifth in the country with 31 overall to lead the Mountain West.
- The 11 sacks are the most since having 11 sacks against Long Beach State on Nov. 15, 1986, and are the most for a school in a single FBS game this season.
- In the Spartans' last eight games, the defense has allowed 19.9 points per game.
- Through nine games in 2026, the Spartans have 283 passing attempts and 298 rushing attempts.
- Under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, the Spartans are 9-6 when they have more takeaways than the opponent, 3-2 when they are even, and 2-12 when they lose the turnover battle.
- Luke Weaver is third in the MW with 11 passing touchdowns and second in the MW with 1,810 passing yards.
- Dylan Lee had career highs with 12 tackles, two sacks, and two tackles for loss vs. UTEP (10/17/26) and has 78 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 six or more tackles in every game this season.
- Lee's four sacks are good for seventh in the MW, and he has six tackles for loss.
- Lee had his third interception of the season against New Mexico (10/31/26) and is the team leader, plus is sixth in the MW.
- Carson Clark caught his fifth touchdown of the season at UTEP (10/17/26). Clark leads the MW and is 38th in the country in receiving touchdowns.
- Clark is third 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 all nine 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 55, and he is one of two MW players to have had eight or more catches in at least three games this season; the other is NIU's DeAree Rogers.
- 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 sixth highest-rated edge defender in the FBS according to PFF with a 90.0 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 50th highest-rated edge defender in the FBS according to PFF with a 79.8 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 is the fourth-most sacks in an FBS game this season.
- McGlothen leads the Spartans with six sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss. His six sacks are good for 18th in the country and tied for first in the MW.
- McGlothen has a 75.3 grade from PFF, which is good for 64th in the FBS, while Solomone Langi has an 82.4 grade, which is good for 11th in the FBS.
- Langi has 21 tackles with a pair of sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss this season.
- 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 10/17/26), 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 tied for first in the MW, and his 43.52 average is the third-highest in the MW.
- The Spartans have 15 players who have started their first game on any level of collegiate football this season. They are tied with Georgia Southern, Rice, and ODU for the fifth most in the country.
- Jabari Bates is the 84th highest-rated FBS running back in the country, according to PFF, with a 77.0 grade. He is second in the MW and 38th in the country with 649 rushing yards. He missed 10/17/26 at UTEP.
- Bates is first in the MW and 11th in the country with 153 carries this season.
- Through nine games, the Spartans have 298 rushing attempts. Last season, the Spartans ran the ball a total of 317 times, which was the third fewest in the country.
- Trajan Sinatra was named MW Special Teams Player of the Week (09/07/26) after his two field-goal performance (49 and 45) at Eastern Michigan (09/04/26).
- Sinatra is the first SJSU kicker to be named MW Special Teams Player of the Week since Matt Mercurio in 2019.
- Sinatra is the first SJSU kicker to make a field goal in nine straight games since Mercurio in 2019.
- Sinatra is first in the MW with 17 field goal makes and fourth in the country.
NEXT GAME: The Spartans head to Air Force on Nov. 14 at 4:00 p.m. (PT), and tickets can be purchased here. The game will be seen on CBS Sports Network.
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