Game notes: New Mexico at San José State
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The matchup
- New Mexico (5–1, 2–0 in conference) at San José State (4–3, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, CEFCU 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 23rd meeting; San José State leads the series 16–5–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, October 3, 2025: San José State 35, New Mexico 28.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1954: San José State 26, New Mexico 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- San José State is 8–2–1 at home against New Mexico.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: San José State 35–28 (at San José State); 2023: San José State 52–24 (at New Mexico); 2020: San José State 38–21 (at New Mexico); 2019: San José State 32–21 (at San José State); 2016: New Mexico 48–41 (at New Mexico).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
New Mexico
- New Mexico 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: W 38–7 vs. Central Michigan; W 70–7 vs. Mercyhurst; L 6–14 at No. 24 Oklahoma; W 42–18 at New Mexico State; W 61–7 vs. UTEP; W 21–10 at Hawai’i.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- New Mexico has won three straight, since losing 14–6 to Oklahoma (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- New Mexico is No. 34 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jason Eck is 14–5 in his second season at New Mexico.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jason Eck is 0–1 against San José State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Toa Faavae (QB): 695 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Scottre Humphrey (RB): 422 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mercury Swaim (LB): 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, New Mexico lost to San José State 38–21.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 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 1–0 against New Mexico.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 2009, San José State lost to No. 6 Boise State 45–7.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
- Ken Niumatalolo is 1–0 against Jason Eck’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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