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FOOTBALL NEWS CONTACT: Lawrence Fan, Athletics Media Relations Director (408) 924-1217 (office), (408) 768-3424 (cell), [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2015 SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET San José State University (GAME #9 - BYU) Schedule & Results (4-4, 3-2 MW) Upcoming game: San José State vs. BYU 9/3 New Hampshire 43-13 (W) Friday, November 6, 2015, 9/12 *@Air Force 37-16 (L) Spartan Stadium, San José, Calif., 8:30 p.m. (PT)/9:30 p.m. (MT) (ESPNU) CBS Sports Network 9/19 @Oregon State 35-21 (L) (Pac-12 Network) San José State record: 4-4, 3-2 Mountain West. The Spartans used a victory to reach the 9/26 *Fresno State 49-23 (W) .500 plateau for the third time this season. San José State posted a 31-21 conference win (CBS Sports Network) over New Mexico on October 24. 10/3 @Auburn 35-21 (L) (SEC Network) BYU record: 6-2. The Cougars won their fourth in a row with a 70-6 triumph over Wagner 10/10 *@UNLV 33-27 (W-OT) on October 24 to become bowl-eligible. Like the Spartans, BYU had a bye the week of (Mountain West Network/ October 31. Campus Insiders) 10/17 *San Diego State 30-7 (L) San José State head coach Ron Caragher: In his third season as the San José State head (ESPNU) coach. Has a record of 13-19 with the Spartans. Overall, he is in his ninth season as a major 10/24 *New Mexico 31-21 (W) college head coach with a 57-41 record. Caragher’s first six seasons as a head coach were (ROOT Sports) at the University of San Diego. He is 0-0 as a head coach against BYU. 11/6 #BYU 8:30 p.m. The 1990 UCLA graduate is 3-0 in games against BYU in which he either was a player (CBS Sports Network) or assistant coach with the Bruins. As a true freshman, Caragher was a member of the 11/14 *@Nevada 1:00 p.m. UCLA team that ended BYU’s 25-game winning streak over parts of three seasons in a 27- (Mountain West Network/ 24 victory in Provo on September 7, 1985. The following season, UCLA defeated BYU, 31- Campus Insiders) 10, in the 1986 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim, Calif. Caragher did not play in either game. 11/21 *@Hawai’i 6:00 p.m. As a UCLA assistant coach, the Bruins won at BYU, 23-9, on September 9, 1995. (Time Warner Oceanic PPV) 11/27 *#Boise State BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall: In his 11th season at BYU. Has a major college (CBS Sports Network) coaching record of 96-41, all with the Cougars. He is 1-1 as a head coach against San José 12:30 p.m. State. * – Mountain West game Mendenhall was a defensive back on the 1987 Oregon State team that handed San local time listed for all games José State its only regular season loss, 36-34, in Corvallis, on September 19, 1987. BYU Schedule & Results (6-2) Mendenhall was one of three Beavers with a team-leading nine tackles. 9/5 @Nebraska 33-28 (W) Also, he was a member of the University of New Mexico football staff in 1998 when 9/12 Boise State 35-24 (W) San José State defeated the Lobos, 37-20, in a Western Athletic Conference football game. 9/19 @#10-UCLA 24-23 (L) 9/26 @Michigan 31-0 (L) Series history: The Spartans lead the series, 10-6. The home team has a win in the last six 10/2 Connecticut 30-13 (W) meetings between these teams. San José State won the most recent game, 20-14, on 10/10 East Carolina 45-38 (W) November 17, 2012. BYU’s last win in the series was a 29-16 victory on October 8, 2011 in 10/16 Cincinnati 28-27 (W) Provo. The last time the road team won in this series was a 19-9 Cougar victory in Spartan 10/24 Wagner 70-6 (W) Stadium on September 24, 1966. 11/6 @San Jose State 11/14 Missouri Late-night Spartans: The 8:30 p.m. (PT) San José State-BYU game time is the latest for the 11/21 Fresno State Spartans in 2015 regardless of time zone. The September 12 San José State at Air Force 11/28 @Utah State game officially started at 8:21 p.m. (MT) and ended at 11:53 p.m. (MT)/10:53 p.m. (PT). On November 21, San José State plays at Hawai’i in a 6:00 p.m. (HT)/8:00 p.m. (PT) Mountain West contest. Besides the Air Force game, the September 3 New Hampshire win (10:04 p.m. PT), the September 26 Fresno State victory (10:56 p.m. PT) and the October 17 San Diego State Homecoming game (10:34 p.m. PT) ended after 10:00 p.m. local time. The last time a San José State home game ended after 11:00 p.m. (PT) was on November 24, 2012 when the Spartans defeated Louisiana Tech, 52-43. The game began at 7:41 p.m. and officially ended at 11:20 p.m. (PT). San José State University football fact sheet/add 1 Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KLIV Seven Spartans played in the 2012 BYU win: Seven current San José State players (1590 AM, San José) originates San played in the 2012 win over BYU. Long snapper Ryan DiSalvo, placekicker Austin Lopez José State football broadcasts. Justin and cornerback Jimmy Pruitt had the most prominent roles. DiSalvo handled all long Allegri calls the play-by-play. Chuck snapping. Lopez converted two PATs after his first PAT was blocked. Gillingham will provide commentary Pruitt, who has eight career interceptions, had the first of his career in the fourth quar- in place of Kevin Richardson. Air time ter deep in Spartan territory ending a potential BYU scoring drive. for the KLIV broadcast is 8:00 p.m. Safety Simon Connette, defensive tackle Tony Popovich, offensive tackle Wes (PT). Schweitzer and wide receiver Hansell Wilson either had reserve or special teams roles. San José State has four network affili- Nineteen more Spartans on the 2015 team were on the roster in 2012. ates. KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas) Spartans exceed 2014 win totals: San José State’s win over New Mexico gave the KFIV (1360 AM, Modesto) Spartans a 4-4 overall record and 3-2 mark in Mountain West play. In 2014, San José State KWSX (1280 AM, Stockton) had a 3-9 overall win-loss record and was 2-6 in conference action. Since joining the ESPN Desportes Mountain West in 2013, the Spartans’ best single-season win total is six by the 2013 team. (860 AM, San Francisco) Last of three consecutive home games: The November 6 BYU game is the last of three The KLIV AM network origination will consecutive San José State home games over a four-week span. The Spartan hosted con- be carried by Sirius and XM Satellite ference opponents San Diego State on October 17 and New Mexico on October 24. Radio on Channel 84 for each outlet. The last time San José State played three consecutive home games was in the 2007 Broadcast: The CBS Sports Network season when the Spartans posted a non-conference win over UC Davis, beat Idaho and will televise the San José State-BYU lost an overtime game to #16-Hawai’i. game. Rich Waltz calls the play-by- play. Adam Archuleta serves as the Final regular-season non-conference game: The BYU game marks the last of four regu- game analyst. Cassie Gallo is the side- lar-season non-conference contests for San José State. Presently, the Spartans are 1-2 with line reporter. The telecast begins at a win over New Hampshire and losses at Oregon State and Auburn. 8:30 p.m. (PT). The last time San José State won at least two non-conference games in a season was in 2012 when the Spartans were 5-1 with victories over UC Davis, Colorado State, San The CBS Sports Network is available Diego State and Navy in consecutive games and BYU in the 11th game of the season. on: AT&T Uverse Channels 643, 1643 HD Comcast/XFinity Channels Coming off a bye week: San José State split its two games following a bye week in the 418, 732 HD 2014 season. The Spartans lost at Minnesota, 24-7, on September 20 and won in overtime DirecTV Channel 221 at Wyoming, 27-20, on October 18. DISH Network Channels 158, 158 HD Spartans in news during bye week: Running back Tyler Ervin, tight end Billy Freeman San Jose State-BYU games and punter Michael Carrizosa were in the news during San José State’s bye week ending since 1970 October 31. 11/17/12 @SJSU 20, BYU 14 Ervin was named to the Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll for the second time 10/8/11 @BYU 29, SJSU 16 this season and added to the Doak Walker Award watch list recognizing college football’s 10/24/98 @BYU 46, SJSU 43 top running back. Ron Caragher Radio Show: For the third time this season, Freeman was one of two honorable mention choices for The weekly one-hour Ron Caragher the John Mackey Tight End of the Week Award. Radio Show airs on KLIV (1590 AM, Carrizosa was one of 79 punters listed for the annual Ray Guy Award honoring the top San José), Wednesdays, at 9:00 p.m.