FOOTBALL NEWS CONTACT: Lawrence Fan, Athletics Media Director (408) 924-1217 (office), (408) 768-3424 (cell), [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2011 SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET San Jose State University 2011 Schedule Upcoming game: San Jose State vs. Navy, 9/3 @#7-Stanford Saturday, November 19, 2011, (CSN Bay Area) 57-3 (L) Spartan Stadium, San Jose, Calif, 1:00 p.m. (PST) 9/10 @UCLA (Prime Ticket) 27-17 (L) San Jose State record: 3-7, 2-4 WAC. The Spartans have a three-game losing streak 9/17 *Nevada 17-14 (L) after a 34-33 loss at Utah State on November 12. (WAC Sports Network) 9/24 *New Mexico State Navy record: 4-6. The Midshipmen have a two-game winning streak after defeating (ESPN3) 34-24 (W) SMU in Dallas, 24-17, on November 12. 10/1 @Colorado State (The Mtn.) 38-31 (W) San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntyre: In his second season as San Jose State 10/8 @Brigham Young University’s head coach. Has a major college coaching record of 4-19. He is 0-0 as a (ESPNU) 29-16 (L) head coach against Navy. 10/14 *Hawai’i (ESPN) 28-27 (W) 10/29 *@Louisiana Tech 38-28 (L) Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo: In his fourth season at Navy. Has a major col- 11/5 *Idaho 32-29 (L) lege coaching record of 31-20, all with the Midshipmen. He is 0-0 as a head coach (WAC Sports Network) against San Jose State and 1-0 as a player. He was a reserve quarterback on the 1988 11/12 *@Utah State (KCSG TV) Hawai’i team that defeated San Jose State, 36-27. 34-33 (L) 11/19 Navy (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m. San Jose State-Navy series: This is the first meeting between these teams in a four- 11/26 *@Fresno State 5:00 p.m. season home-and-home series. local time listed for all games San Jose State and the Academies: The 2011 Navy game is the third game for San Jose State against one of the three Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) national service * – Western Athletic Conference academies. game The Spartans have a 1-1 record against Air Force with a Western Athletic Conference victory coming in 1997, 25-22, against the #24-ranked Falcons. Navy Schedule & Results In 2018, San Jose State and Army will begin a four-year, home-and-home series. 9/3 Delaware 40-17 (W) 9/10 @W. Kentucky 40-14 (W) Going for a fourth win and ending a losing streak: San Jose State has its fourth 9/17 @South Carolina 24-21 (L) chance for its fourth win of the season when the Spartans face Navy. San Jose State 10/1 Air Force 35-34 (L-OT) can exceed its combined victory total of 2009 and 2010 with a victory over the 10/8 S. Mississippi 63-35 (L) Midshipmen. 10/15 @Rutgers 21-20 (L) 10/22 East Carolina 38-35 (L) Senior Day: Twenty-two San Jose State seniors are expected to be available for the 19/29 @Notre Dame 56-14 (L) team’s 2011 Senior Day pregame presentation. This senior class is the first at San Jose 11/5 Troy 42-14 (W) State to have four players with bachelor’s degrees and enrolled in graduate school. 11/12 @SMU 24-17 (W) Of the 23 seniors, safety Duke Ihenacho, linebacker Pompey Festejo, quarterback 11/19 @San Jose State Matt Faulkner and offensive guard Fred Koloto are serving as 2011 team captains. 12/10 Army 1 Josh Harrison, WR 19 Peyton Thompson, CB 73 Jacob Orth, OG Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: 2 Duke Ihenacho, S 26 Mohamed Marah, DE 78 Andres Vargas, OG KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose) origi- 3 Pompey Festejo, LB 40 Tiuke Tuipulotu, LB 91 Joe Nigos, DT nates San Jose State football broad- 4 Michael Avila, WR 48 Marcos Garces, RB 92 Pablo Garcia, DT casts. Michael Spero calls the play- 5 Alex Germany, DB 60 Ben Zorn, C 94 Ja’Rodd Watson, DT by-play. Kevin Richardson offers 7 Matt Faulkner, QB 65 Fred Koloto, OG 98 Jens Alvernik, PK commentary. The pregame show 8 Brandon Driver, CB 70 Robbie Reed, C 99 Andrew Moeaki, DT for the Navy game begins at 12:30 9 Brandon Rutley, RB p.m. (PDT). KION (1460 AM, Salinas) is a network affiliate. San Jose State University football fact sheet/add 1 Fourth-quarter outcomes: The San Jose State-Utah State game is the Spartans’ fourth Live Audio Streaming: game this season and second in as many weeks that a touchdown in the final minute www.kliv.com provides a live decided the outcome. San Jose State won its first two down-to-the wire games this audio stream of San Jose State foot- season at Colorado State and against Hawai’i, but lost its last two to Idaho and at ball radio broadcasts. Click on the Utah State. The Spartans now are 2-3 this season in games decided by seven or “Listen Live” located on the top right corner of the home page. fewer points on the scoreboard. IPhone App: San Jose State football Few penalties: The San Jose State-Navy game matches the top-two FBS teams based broadcasts are available to IPhone on fewest penalties in 2011. Navy is the national leader averaging 2.4 penalties a owners by downloading a KLIV game. San Jose State is second at 3.5 penalties a game. Navy also is the national app and clicking on “Live Stream.” leader in fewest yards penalized a game; San Jose State is fifth. Play-by-Play Television Coverage: Fewest Penalties A Game Fewest Yards Penalized A Game ESPN3 will provide live coverage 1. Navy 2.4 1. Navy 21.00 of the Navy game. Shawn Kenney calls the play-by-play. Drew 2. San Jose State 3.5 2. Boston College 33.60 Henson, son of one-time San Jose 3. Alabama 3.9 3. Iowa 33.70 State assistant coach Dan Henson, 4. Boston College 4.0 4. Duke 34.20 provides commentary. The live 5. Maryland 4.1 5. San Jose State 34.30 broadcast begins at 1:00 p.m. (PST). Army 4.1 North Carolina State 34.30 Clemson 4.1 Weekly Press Conference: Coach Mike MacIntyre participates A more productive offense: The 2011 San Jose State team needs nine points in its in the Spartans’ weekly press con- next two games to be the highest scoring Spartan team since 2006. Presently, San Jose ference, Mondays, at 1:00 p.m. in the Simpkins Stadium Center. Call State has 240, five less than the 2007 team - the top scoring Spartan team in the last (408) 924-1217 for more informa- five seasons. tion. The press conference is record- ed and made available later in the Season Games Played Pts. Scored Season Games Played Pts. Scored day on www.sjsuspartans.com. 2006 13 games 324 points 2011 10 games 240 points 2004 11 games 312 points 2008 12 games 224 points Mike MacIntyre Radio Show: 2005 12 games 248 points 2010 13 games 209 points The weekly one-hour Mike 2007 12 games 245 points 2009 12 games 165 points MacIntyre Radio Show airs on KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose), Wednesdays, at 8:00 p.m. The 60- Spartans Stay Among FBS Best: San Jose State leads the Western Athletic minute show at noon is taped from Conference and is tied for second nationally in turnovers gained with 29 after recov- Original Joe’s restaurant in down- ering four fumbles and coming up with a pass interception at Utah State. The town San Jose. Spartans came up with a season-high six in the October 14 Hawai’i win. San Jose State is the national leader with 17 fumble recoveries and is tied for 21st with 12 Mike MacIntyre Guests on the interceptions. Damon Bruce Show: Each Tuesday after the KNBR (1050 Turnovers Gained Fumble Recoveries AM, San Francisco) 1:00 p.m. (PT) 1. Oklahoma State 34 1. San Jose State 17 sports update, talk host Damon Bruce and San Jose State coach 2. San Jose State 29 2. Wyoming 16 Mike MacIntyre talk about college South Carolina 29 3. Arizona State 15 and professional football. The inter- 4. Arizona State 28 Oklahoma State 15 views are available at Rutgers 28 5. Cincinnati 14 www.knbr.com. Michigan 14 North Texas 14 Weekly WAC Teleconference: Toledo 14 Coach Mike MacIntyre will partici- pate in the weekly Western Athletic Passing Game Still Moving: In San Jose State’s last six games, the Spartans are aver- Conference’s Monday teleconfer- ence beginning August 29 through aging 316.8 yards per game. Four times (Colorado State, Hawai’i, Louisiana Tech November 28. To participate, call and Utah State), the Spartans gained more than 300 yards passing. The low during (877) 812-1320. Replays are avail- this six-game stretch was 255 yards at Brigham Young on October 8. able at www.wacsports.com in the After being intercepted 10 times over a four-game span, the Spartans have not media center link. thrown an interception in the last two games before the Navy contest. San Jose State is in the midst of its longest stretch of 2011 without an interception. San Jose State University football fact sheet/add 2 9:30 a.m. (PT) - Dave Chaffin, WAC 100-Yard Rushing Plateau: San Jose State’s three wins are characterized by rushing 9:32 a.m.