Game notes: San José State at Nevada
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The matchup
- San José State (4–3, 2–1 in conference) at Nevada (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 5 p.m. ET, Mackay 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’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 59°F, sunny, SE wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 30th meeting; Nevada leads the series 21–8.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- San José State hasn’t won at Nevada since 2000 (11 visits since).resultsThe visiting team’s last win in the home team’s home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 15, 2025: Nevada 55, San José State 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1948: Nevada 39, San José State 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Nevada is 13–1 at home against San José State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Nevada 55–10 (at Nevada); 2024: San José State 35–31 (at San José State); 2022: San José State 35–28 (at San José State); 2021: Nevada 27–24 (at Nevada); 2020: San José State 30–20 (at San José State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
San José State
- San José State is 4–3 (2–1 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 26–42 at No. 14 USC; W 27–21 at Eastern Michigan; W 30–20 vs. Cal Poly; L 10–26 vs. Fresno State; W 20–16 at Hawai’i; L 13–16 vs. Wyoming; W 24–11 at UTEP.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- San José State is No. 108 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ken Niumatalolo is 14–18 in his third season at San José State and 123–101 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Ken Niumatalolo is 1–1 against Nevada.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Luke Weaver (QB): 1,529 passing yards, 11 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jabari Bates (RB): 556 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dylan Lee (LB): 65 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT, No. 10 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2008, San José State lost to No. 13 Boise State 33–16.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.
Nevada
- Nevada is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–14 vs. Western Kentucky; L 7–20 vs. Montana State; L 20–27 at Middle Tennessee; L 33–36 vs. Air Force; W 30–13 at UTEP; L 17–31 at North Dakota State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Nevada is No. 117 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Choate is 8–23 in his third season at Nevada.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Choate is 1–1 against San José State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dominic Kelley (RB): 500 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Herschel Turner (RB): 436 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Smith (LB): 72 tackles, 2.5 sacks, No. 1 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe McFadden is tied with Fernando Serrano (29, 1977–79) for 10th on Nevada’s career field goals list, at 29 so far; one more field goal 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 2025, Nevada lost to Boise State 24–3.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
- Jeff Choate is 1–1 against Ken Niumatalolo’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).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- 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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