Game notes: Washington State at San Diego State
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The matchup
- Washington State (1–6, 0–3 in conference) at San Diego State (3–4, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, October 31, 7 p.m. ET, Snapdragon 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 fifth meeting; Washington State leads the series 3–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 6, 2025: Washington State 36, San Diego State 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2007: Washington State 45, San Diego State 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2025: Washington State 36–13 (at Washington State); 2024: Washington State 29–26 (at San Diego State); 2011: San Diego State 42–24 (at San Diego State); 2007: Washington State 45–17 (at Washington State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Washington State
- Washington State is 1–6 (0–3 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 10–24 at No. 17 Washington; L 7–34 at Kansas State; W 48–7 vs. Duquesne; L 24–34 vs. Arizona; L 6–26 vs. Fresno State; L 16–17 at Utah State; L 30–48 at Oregon State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Washington State has lost four straight, since beating Duquesne 48–7 (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Washington State is No. 106 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kirby Moore is 1–6 in his first season at Washington State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kirby Moore faces San Diego 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.
- Caden Pinnick (QB): 952 passing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Branden Ganashamoorthy (WR): 26 catches, 343 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keith Brown (LB): 51 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Washington State lost to No. 8 Stanford 30–28.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.
San Diego State
- San Diego State is 3–4 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 53–20 vs. Portland State; L 10–28 at UCLA; L 13–26 vs. James Madison; L 16–41 at Toledo; W 31–29 vs. Texas State; L 14–66 at Oregon State; W 26–23 vs. Fresno State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- San Diego State is No. 94 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Sean Lewis is 15–17 in his third season at San Diego State and 39–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Sean Lewis is 0–2 against Washington State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Javion Kinnard (RB): 432 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Denegal (QB): 896 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Sione Hala (LB): 62 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, San Diego State beat Utah State 38–7.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 Kirby Moore and Sean Lewis 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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