Mountain West · FBS
San José State 4-5
2026 season · Spartans
No. 112 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
San José State is 4-5 under head coach Ken Niumatalolo. Its nine opponents were a combined 16-17 before playing the Spartans and are 17-17 since. The best win was over Cal Poly, which was 2-0 going in.
Next game: vs. Northern Illinois,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before San José State, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. San José State.
Wk 1·
Away · Mid-American
W 27-21
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 1
W 27-21
1-0
3-4
4-5
Wk 1·
Away · Mid-American
W 27-21
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 1
W 27-21
1-0
3-4
4-5
Wk 2·
Cal Poly
Home · Big Sky · FCS
W 30-20
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 4-6
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Wk 2
Cal Poly
Home · Big Sky · FCS
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W 30-20
2-0
2-5
4-6
Wk 2·
Cal Poly
Home · Big Sky · FCS
W 30-20
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 4-6
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Wk 2
Cal Poly
Home · Big Sky · FCS
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W 30-20
2-0
2-5
4-6
Wk 3·
Home · Pac-12
L 10-26
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 3
L 10-26
1-1
3-2
5-3
Wk 3·
Home · Pac-12
L 10-26
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 3
L 10-26
1-1
3-2
5-3
Wk 9·
L 16-21
- Before
- 6-1
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 9
L 16-21
6-1
0-0
7-1
Wk 9·
L 16-21
- Before
- 6-1
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 9
L 16-21
6-1
0-0
7-1
Wk 10·
Home · Mountain West
Upcoming
- Before
- 0-8
- After
- —
- Total
- 0-8
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Wk 10
Upcoming
0-8
—
0-8
Wk 10·
Home · Mountain West
Upcoming
- Before
- 0-8
- After
- —
- Total
- 0-8
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Wk 10
Upcoming
0-8
—
0-8
Wk 13·
Home · Mountain West
Upcoming
- Before
- 7-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 7-2
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Wk 13
Home · Mountain West
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Upcoming
7-2
—
7-2
Wk 13·
Home · Mountain West
Upcoming
- Before
- 7-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 7-2
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Home · Mountain West
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Upcoming
7-2
—
7-2
- Conference
- Mountain West
- Head coach
- Ken Niumatalolo
- Stadium
- CEFCU Stadium, seats 30,456, San Jose, California
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Next up, Northern Illinois. Against the 2 common opponents both have played, San José State's average margin is +0.5 points; Northern Illinois' is −26.5.
- San José State is 0-2 vs. currently ranked teams.
Combined opponents
Across 9 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing San José State
16-17
48.5%
vs. San José State
5-4
55.6%
After playing San José State
17-17
50.0%
Total (including vs. San José State)
38-38
50.0%
Teams we beat11-24total (31.4%)
Before playing San José State 5-8 · after 6-12
Teams that beat us27-14total (65.9%)
Before playing San José State 11-9 · after 11-5
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing San José State uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. San José State is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing San José State uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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