Game notes: Texas State at Boise State
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The matchup
- Texas State (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Boise State (5–1, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, October 31, 10 p.m. ET, Albertsons Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their first meeting on record.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
Texas State
- Texas State is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 7–59 at No. 5 Texas; L 26–31 vs. UTSA; W 49–35 vs. North Texas; W 63–10 vs. Incarnate Word; L 29–31 at San Diego State; W 66–27 vs. Colorado State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Texas State is No. 55 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- G.J. Kinne is 26–19 in his fourth season at Texas State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- G.J. Kinne faces Boise State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Torrance Burgess Jr. (RB): 838 rushing yards, 5 TD, No. 2 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Brad Jackson (QB): 1,439 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Bradley (DB): 44 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Dawn Jr. is tied with teammate Beau Sparks (14, 2026) for 10th on Texas State’s career touchdown catches list, at 14 so far; one more touchdown catch breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Beau Sparks is tied with teammate Chris Dawn Jr. (14, 2026) for 10th on Texas State’s career touchdown catches list, at 14 so far; one more touchdown catch breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Texas State lost to Louisiana 44–34.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Boise State
- Boise State is 5–1 (2–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 27–34 at No. 2 Oregon; W 38–20 vs. Memphis; W 38–24 vs. South Dakota; W 32–7 at Western Michigan; W 37–18 vs. Utah State; W 38–31 at Fresno State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Boise State has won five straight, since losing 34–27 to Oregon (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Boise State is No. 17 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Spencer Danielson is 29–9 in his fourth season at Boise State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Spencer Danielson faces Texas State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dylan Riley (RB): 835 rushing yards, 6 TD, No. 4 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Maddux Madsen (QB): 1,296 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Boen Phelps (LB): 35 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Boise State beat Air Force 49–30.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of G.J. Kinne and Spencer Danielson as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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