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San José State University Schedule & Results FOOTBALL NEWS 10/24 *Air Force (FS1) 17-6 (W) 10/31 *New Mexico CONTACT: Lawrence Fan, Associate Athletics Director for Football Communications (FS1) 38-21 (W) (408) 924-1217 (office), (408) 768-3424 (cell), [email protected] 11/6 *@San Diego State 6:00 p.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (CBS Sports Network) November 15, 2020 28-17 (W) 11/14 *UNLV 34-17 (W) SAN José STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (Game #5) (FS2) San José State at Fresno State 11/21 *@Fresno State 4:00 p.m. Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, Calif. (CBS Sports Network) Saturday, November 21, 2020, 4:00 p.m. (PST) 11/28 *@Boise State CBS Sports Network (FS1 or FS2) 12/5 *Hawai’i 1:00 p.m. San José State record: 4-0, 4-0 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans defeated (Spectrum Sports) UNLV, 34-17, in a Mountain West game on November 14. San José State has wins in its 12/11 *Nevada 7:00 p.m. last five games dating back to the 17-16 victory over Fresno State to conclude the 2019 (CBS Sports Network) season. Fresno State Fresno State record: 3-1, 3-1 Mountain West. Most recently, the Bulldogs Defeated Utah Schedule & Results (3-1) State, 35-16, on November 14. 10/24 *Hawai’i 34-19 (L) 10/29 *Colorado State 38-17 (W) San José State head coach Brent Brennan: In his fourth season as the Spartans’ head 11/7 *@UNLV 40-27 (W) coach. Has a major college coaching record of 12-29, all at San José State. Received a 11/14 *@Utah State 35-16 (W) three-year contract extension through the 2024 season in December 2019. Brennan 11/21 *San José State returned to San José State for 2017 after six seasons as a receivers coach at Oregon State. 11/27 *San Diego State He was a Spartan assistant coach during the 2005 through 2010 seasons. Brennan is 1-2 12/5 *@Nevada as a head coach against Fresno State. 12/12 *@New Mexico Fresno State head coach Kaelin DeBoer: In his first season as the Bulldogs’ head coach. * - Mountain West contest Has a major college head coaching record of 3-1, all at Fresno State. He is 0-0 as a head coach against San José State. Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KDOW (1220 AM, Palo Alto; 95.3 FM, Series history: Fresno State leads the series, 42-38-3. The Spartans have won four of the San Francisco) will broadcast the seven games played since San Jose State joined the Mountain West in 2013 and five of Fresno State game. Justin Allegri the last eight contests in this series since 2011. A year ago, San Jose State posted a 17-16 calls the play-by-play. Kevin Rich- win over Fresno State in CEFCU Stadium to conclude the 2019 season. Fresno State’s last ardson provides commentary. The win in the series was a 31-13 decision in 2018. Fresno State broadcast begins at The San Jose State-Fresno State series is the Spartans’ longest running one with 3:30 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show. 83 games played dating back to 1921. For San Jose State, it has played only two other schools as many as 60 times. The Spartans’ series with Stanford started in 1900 with 67 Television: The CBS Sports Network games played through 2013. San Jose State’s original traditional rival in many sports, the will provide broadcast coverage. University of the Pacific discontinued football in 1995 after the two teams had faced each Rich Waltz calls the play-by-play. other 68 times starting in 1921. Aaron Murray serves as the ana- lyst. Sherree Burress is the sideline Playing for the Valley Trophy: Since 2013, San Jose State and Fresno State have played reporter. The CBS Sports Network to possess the Valley Trophy signifying San Jose State’s location in the high tech based telecast begins at 4:00 p.m. (PT). Silicon Valley and Fresno State’s location in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley. The two California State University system schools are separated by 145 driving miles. Weekly Press Conference: Since the inception of the Valley Trophy with its large “V” attached to a base, San Jose The weekly San José State foot- State has wins in four of the seven contests. The home team has wins in five of the seven ball Zoom press conference is on Valley Trophy games including each of the last two. Mondays at 1:00 p.m. (PT). Contact Lawrence Fan at lawrence.fan@sjsu. Winning at Fresno’s Bulldog Stadium: Since 1987, San Jose State has a 3-13 record edu to participate. against Fresno State in Fresno. In their three wins, the Spartans’ margin of victory was by less than a touchdown in each game. The Zoom press conference will be archived at sjsuspartans.com. 1987 San Jose State 20 @Fresno State 16 +4 2011 San Jose State 27 @Fresno State 24 +3 2016 San Jose State 16 @Fresno State 14 +2 Brent Brennan Show 1986 San Jose State-Fresno State game still in the NCAA record book: While long- Facebook Live: time San Jose State fans remember the 1986 San Jose State-Fresno State game in Spar- The Brent Brennan Show will be tan (now CEFCU) Stadium with the Spartans scoring two touchdowns in the final 1:10 for shared weekly on Twitter and Face- a 45-41 comeback win, the game remains in the NCAA football record book for penalties book. All shows will be available on assessed in the game and to one team. SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google San Jose State and Fresno State combined for 36 penalties - a NCAA single-game podcast. record for most penalties in a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) contest by two teams. The Spartans were penalized a NCAA single-game, single-team record 24 times for 199 yards Brent Brennan on KRTY Radio: while the Bulldogs were assessed 12 penalties for 118 yards. Brent Brennan is a guest on KRTY Radio (95.3 FM, San Jose) each Tues- Both sides now: Defensive backs coach J. D. Williams is the one current coach to coach day at 6:30 a.m. (PT). Show co-hosts at San Jose State and at Fresno State. Williams was at San Jose State during the 1999 are Gary Scott Thomas and Julie season. He stints at Fresno State include serving as a graduate assistant in 1997, and as Stevens. an assistant coach during the 2000 and 2001 seasons and from 2017 to the present. The late Darryl Rogers (1934-2018) was a successful head coach at both schools Recent and continues as a finalist for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame as a head San José State-Fresno State games coach. Rogers coached the Bulldogs from the 1966 through 1972 seasons posting a (Fresno State leads, 42-38-3) 43-32-1 win-loss record. He was San Jose State’s head coach from 1973 through 1975 11/30/19 @SJSU 17, FS 16 leading the Spartans to a 22-9-3 record and a 1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association 11/24/18 @FS 31, SJSU 13 championship. 10/7/17 FS 27, @SJSU 10 Others to coach at both schools include former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 11/26/16 SJSU 16, @FS 14 49ers head coach Dennis Erickson and former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz. 9/26/15 @SJSU 49, FS 23 Erickson was the offensive coordinator at Fresno State from 1976 to 1978 and at San 11/8/14 @FS 38, SJSU 24 Jose State from 1979 through 1981 before taking his first college head coaching job at 11/2/13 @SJSU 62, FS 52 Idaho in 1982. 11/26/11 SJSU 27, @FS24 Martz coached the receivers his one season at San Jose State in 1975 with Rogers. Martz eventually spent the 1979 season as a Fresno State assistant coach before his op- 2020 Mountain West Standings portunity to coach in the NFL first with the Los Angeles Rams in 1992 and later as head Conference Overall coach of the St. Louis Rams from 2000 through 2005. San José State 4-0 4-0 Nevada 4-0 4-0 Aiming for a 5-0 start to the season: The last time a San José State team began a sea- Boise State 3-0 3-1 son with a 5-0 record was in 1939 when the Spartans completed a perfect 13-0 season. San Diego State 3-1 3-1 One of San Jose State’s wins was a 42-7 victory at Fresno State to improve its record to Fresno State 3-1 3-1 12-0. Hawai’i 2-2 2-2 That year, San Jose State reached 5-0 win a 28-0 win over Nevada on October 7 for its Colorado State 1-2 1-2 fourth shutout in its first five games. Wyoming 1-2 1-2 Air Force 0-2 1-2 San José State University Football’s All-Time 5-0 records New Mexico 0-3 0-3 Season Start After First Loss or Tie Final Record UNLV 0-4 0-4 1939 13-0 not applicable 13-0 Utah State 0-4 0-4 1938 11-0 11-1 11-1 1937 6-0 6-0-1 11-2-1 November 19 game 1899 5-0 5-1 5-2-1 *Utah State at Wyoming A 5-0 conference start is possible: The 2020 San Jose State football team can become November 20 game the university’s first to post a 5-0 record in conference play since joining the Mountain *New Mexico at Air Force West.