San José State University Schedule & Results FOOTBALL NEWS 8/26 #19/#21USF 42-22 (L) CONTACT: Lawrence Fan, Athletics Media Relations Director (CBS Sports Network) (408) 924-1217 (office), (408) 768-3424 (cell), [email protected] 9/2 Cal Poly 34-13 (W) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/9 @Texas 56-0 (L) October 22, 2017 (Longhorn Network) 9/16 @RV/#24-Utah 54-16 (L) SAN JOSé STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (ESPN2) (Game #9) 9/23 *Utah State 61-10 (L) 9/30 *@UNLV 41-13 (L) Upcoming game: San José State at BYU (ESPNU) Saturday, October 28, 2017 10/7 *Fresno State 27-10 (L) LaVell Edwards Stadium (ESPN3) Provo, Utah, 1:00 p.m. (MT)/12:00 p.m. (PT) 10/14 *@Hawai’i 37-26 (L) BYUtv/ESPN3 (Spectrum) 10/28 @BYU 1:00 p.m. (MT) San José State record: 1-7, 0-4 Mountain West. The Spartans lost at Hawai'i, 37-26, on (ESPN3/BYUtv) October 14. San José State is winless in its last six games. 11/4 *San Diego State TBA (ESPN Networks) BYU record: 1-7. The Cougars lost at East Carolina, 33-17, on October 21. BYU is winless 11/11 *@Nevada TBA in its last seven contests. (ESPN Networks) 11/18 *@Colorado State San José State head coach Brent Brennan: In his first season as a major college head 1:30 p.m. (MT) coach. Has a major college head coaching record of 1-7, all at San José State. Brennan re- (CBS Sports Network) turned to San José State after six seasons as a receivers coach at Oregon State. He was a 11/25 *Wyoming TBA Spartan assistant coach during the 2005 through 2010 seasons. Brennan is 0-0 as a head (ESPN Networks) coach against BYU. BYU Schedule & Results BYU head coach Kalani Sitake: In his second season as BYU's head coach. Has a coach- ing record of 10-11, all with the Cougars before the East Carolina game. He is 0-0 as a 8/26 Portland State 20-6 (W) head coach, 2-0 as a University of Utah assistant coach and 1-0 as a player against San 9/2 #13-LSU 27-0 (L) José State. 9/9 Utah 19-13 (L) Sitake was a running back on the 1998 BYU team that defeated San José State, 9/16 #10-Wisconsin 40-6 (L) 46-43. He caught the Cougars first pass completion of the game from Kevin Feterik and 9/29 at Utah State 40-24 (L) gained 27 yards. 10/6 Boise State 24-7 (L) 10/14 @Mississippi State 35-10 (L) Series history: San José State leads the series, 10-7. This year's game concludes a home- 10/21 @East Carolina 33-17 (L) and-home series that started in San José in 2015. BYU emerged with a 17-16 victory. 10/28 San José State The Spartans' last win in the series was a 20-14 triumph in San José on November 17, 11/4 @Fresno State 2012. 11/10 @UNLV The last time these teams played in Provo, the Cougars won 29-16, on October 8, 11/18 UMass 2011. 11/25 @Hawai'i Brennan & Sitake together at Oregon State: San José State head coach Brent Bren- * - Mountain West contest nan and Oregon State head coach Kalani Sitake were assistant coaches at Oregon State during the 2015 season. Brennan was the Beavers' wide receivers coach; Sitake, the Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KLIV defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. (1590 AM, San José) originates San José State football broadcasts. Justin First team with eight games played: San José State was the first team among the 129 Allegri calls the play-by-play. Kevin Football Bowl Subdivision teams to play eight games when the Spartans finished their Richardson provides commentary. game at Hawai'i on October 14. The BYU broadcast begins with a Ten teams have played six games; eighty-four (84), seven games played; and thir- pregame show at 11:30 a.m. (PT) ty-five (35), eight games played this season. San José State has two network A 13-game regular-season schedule: For the first time since the 2010 season and fifth affiliates. time in school history, San José State has a 13-game regular-season schedule. The Spar- KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas) tans also played 13 regular season games in 2002, 1939 and 1937. ESPN Desportes The 2017 San José State football team is the first in school history to play six games (910 AM, San Francisco) in a season through September 30. Pau'u Family Ties: Brothers Butch and Neil Pau'u of the BYU football team are the sons Sirius Satellite and XM Radio also of former San José State University two-time first-team all-conference linebacker Yepi will broadcast the San Jose State- Pau'u. The elder Pau'u played on the 1986 and 1987 Spartans that won two conference BYU game. A broadcast will be avail- championships, had a 20-4 overall win-loss record and won the 1986 California Bowl. able on channel 143 for each outlet. Playing with a lead: The Hawai'i game was the first time since the September 2 win Television: ESPN3 will provide over Cal Poly that San José State had a lead in a contest. The Spartans were ahead 10-0 coverage of the San José State- after the first quarter and trailed 14-13 at halftime before losing to Hawai'i, 37-26. BYU game. Dave McCann calls the play-by-play. Blaine Fowler provides Season-high in total offense and passing yards: The Hawai'i game marked the first analysis. The ESPN3 coverage begins time this season San José State had at least 500 yards of total offense with a season best at 12:00 p.m. (PT)/1:00 p.m. (MT). 504 yards. The Spartans also had a season-high 381 passing yards against the Rainbow Warriors. BYUtv also will carry the telecast. In two of its last three games, San José State passed for at least 300 yards with 315 at BYUtv is available on: UNLV on September 30. DirecTV Channel 374 Long gainers featured in passing game: In San José State's three previous games DISH Network Channel 9403 before facing Hawai'i, the Spartans had just four plays of 20 or more yards - all at UNLV Comcast Channel 228 (9/30). Against Hawai'i (10/14), San José State had six plays, one run and five pass, of 20 Streaming: To stream the San José or more yards involving six different players (quarterback Montel Aaron, running back State-BYU game, download the Tyler Nevens, tight end Josh Oliver and wide receivers Tre Hartley, JaQuan Blackwell WatchESPN mobile application. and Rahshead Johnson. Weekly News Conference: Kickoff return to the house: Rahshead Johnson became the first San José State player The weekly San José State football in five years to return a kickoff for a touchdown when he raced 96 yards against Hawai'i press conference is in the Simpkins (10/14). Johnson's previous long was 70 yards against Nevada in 2016. Stadium Center Gold Room on Mon- days at 1:00 p.m. (PT). Johnson scores three for the Spartans: Rahshead Johnson became the first San José State player this season to score three touchdowns in a game this season. Besides his 96- The Mountain West Network yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter of the October 14 Hawai'i game, Johnson caught streams the press conference live touchdown passes of 15 and 59 yards earlier in the game. through www.sjsuspartans.com/ Johnson and wide receiver Bailey Gaither are the first two Spartans to score more videos. The press conference also is than one touchdown in a game this season. Gaither scored twice on touchdown recep- archived at sjsuspartans.com. tions in the season-opener vs. USF. Brent Brennan Radio Show: Busiest defense in FBS football: Seven games has a lot do with it, but San José State’s The one-hour weekly Brent Brennan defense has faced more snaps to date than any other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Radio Show airs on KLIV (1590 AM, team in games played through October 14. Spartan opponents have combined for 660 San José), Thursdays, at 7:00 p.m. snaps. Nevada is next closest at 634 for its eight games played. The show is taped each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Gordon Biersch in San Spartans in top-25 for defensive touchdowns: Heading into the BYU game, San José José located at 33 E. San Fernando State is tied for 21st nationally with two touchdowns scored by its defense. Street in downtown San José. Justin In the Cal Poly win, linebacker Jamal Scott picked up a fumble and ran 22 yards for Allegri, “Voice of the Spartans,” is the a touchdown. More recently against Utah State, cornerback Jermaine Kelly scored a host. touchdown on a 68-yard interception return. Texas, Duke, Wisconsin and Utah State share the national lead with four defensive Brent Brennan on KLIV AM: touchdowns. San José State head coach Brent Brennan is heard weekly on KLIV First to 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and now 100: Linebacker Frank Ginda is the first Football (1590 AM, San José), Tuesdays at Bowl Subdivision (FBS) player this season to be credited with 50 tackles and now 100 6:30 a.m. (PT). Tony Michaels serves tackles. Ginda has 115 tackles in eight games heading into BYU contest.