Game notes: San Diego State at Boise State
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The matchup
- San Diego State (3–4, 2–1 in conference) at Boise State (5–1, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 9:30 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 12th meeting; Boise State leads the series 6–5.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 15, 2025: San Diego State 17, Boise State 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2011: Boise State 52, San Diego State 35.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Boise State is 3–2 at home against San Diego State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: San Diego State 17–7 (at San Diego State); 2024: Boise State 56–24 (at Boise State); 2023: Boise State 34–31 (at San Diego State); 2022: Boise State 35–13 (at Boise State); 2021: San Diego State 27–16 (at San Diego State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 1–1 against Boise 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 2009, San Diego State lost to No. 23 Utah 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.
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 is 1–1 against San Diego State.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 Hawai’i 40–32.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
- Spencer Danielson is 1–1 against Sean Lewis’s teams as a head coach.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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