SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State football (5–5, 3–3 Mountain West) heads to Air Force (7–2, 3–2 Mountain West) on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (PT) on CBS Sports Network and the Spartans Sports Media Network.
The Spartans look for their second-ever win at the Air Force Academy and their sixth win of the season. SJSU has at least five wins in seven of their last eight seasons.
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- SJSU had 11 sacks against UTEP (10/17/26) and is third in the country with 36 overall to lead the Mountain West.
- The 11 sacks are the most since 11 sacks against Long Beach State on Nov. 15, 1986, and the most by any school in a single FBS game this season.
- The Spartans have four players in the top ten for sacks in the Mountain West (Jayland McGlothen with seven; Aizik Mahuka, Jeremiah Tuiileila, and Justin Stearns each with 4.5; and Dylan Lee with four).
- In the Spartans' last nine games, the defense has allowed 19.8 points per game and has had five takeaways in the last two games.
- SJSU has five games with no turnovers this season. They had three combined in 2024 and 2025.
- Against UTEP (10/17/26), the Spartans scored a touchdown on their opening drive for the first time this season. Against NIU (11/07/26), they did it again, and both times it's been with Daniel Rolovich at quarterback.
- Rolovich is the first SJSU freshman quarterback to win two games starting since Montel Aaron in 2017.
- Through 10 games in 2026, the Spartans have 310 passing attempts and 331 rushing attempts.
- Under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, the Spartans are 10-6 when they have more takeaways than the opponent, 3-2 when they are even, and 2-12 when they lose the turnover battle.
- Lee had his fourth interception of the season against NIU (11/07/26) and is the team leader, plus is sixth in the MW. Lee is also the only linebacker in the country with four or more interceptions.
- Carson Clark caught his fifth touchdown of the season at UTEP (10/17/26). Clark is second in the MW 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 10 games this season, which is an SJSU freshman receiving record.
- Clark is tied for the most freshman receptions in the country with 61.
- Clark had a career-high 104 receiving yards against UTEP (10/17/26), and his 689 receiving yards are second in the MW and 36th in the country. He is second in the country in receiving yards for a freshman.
- Tuiileila was named to the Week 10 PFF College Team of the Week after his defensive performance against NIU (11/07/26) with one sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one pass breakup, and four tackles, earning a 97.6 grade, which was the best in the country for Week 10.
- Tuiileila is the highest-rated edge defender in the FBS according to PFF with a 92.3 grade, and has 4.5 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss, plus nine quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles with one fumble recovery.
- Stearns is the 27th highest-rated edge defender in the FBS according to PFF with an 82.5 grade, and has 4.5 sacks and six 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 seven sacks and nine tackles for loss. His seven sacks are good for 15th in the country and second in the MW.
- McGlothen has a 74.7 grade from PFF, which is good for 77th in the FBS, while Solomone Langi has an 81.4 grade, which is good for 19th in the FBS.
- Langi has 22 tackles with 1.5 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss this season.
- Caleb Womack has three or more tackles in every game this season and is second in the MW with 48 solo tackles with Lee. Womack had a career-high 10 tackles against NIU (11/07/26).
- Womack is also eighth in the MW with two interceptions.
- The Spartans are the only school in FBS to have a player with 10 or more tackles and an interception in the same game twice this season (Naseri Danielson at USC and Lee vs. NIU).
- Trent Carrizosa has 20 punts inside the 20 this season, which is the most in the MW, and his 43.09 average is the fifth-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 first in the MW and 12th in the country with 163 carries this season.
- Through 10 games, the Spartans have 331 rushing attempts. Last season, the Spartans ran the ball a total of 317 times, which was the third fewest in the country.
- Trajan Sinatra is the first SJSU kicker to make a field goal in 20 straight games this century.
- Sinatra has back-to-back games with three made field goals, and he is the first SJSU kicker to accomplish that feat since Bryce Crawford in 2016.
- Sinatra is first in the MW with 20 field goal makes and fourth in the country. The SJSU record for most made field goals in a single season is 22 by Austin Lopez in 2013.
NEXT GAME: The Spartans host UNLV on Nov. 21 at 4:00 p.m., presented by BELFOR, and tickets can be purchased here. The game will be seen on CBS Sports Network.
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