Game notes: Northern Illinois at San José State
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The matchup
- Northern Illinois (0–6, 0–2 in conference) at San José State (4–3, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 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 second meeting; Northern Illinois leads the series 1–0.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 16, 1995: Northern Illinois 18, San José State 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Northern Illinois
- Northern Illinois is 0–6 (0–2 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 0–40 at No. 22 Iowa; L 24–28 vs. Illinois State; L 17–42 at Arizona; L 14–35 at Georgia State; L 7–28 vs. Air Force; L 23–41 at Wyoming.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Northern Illinois has lost eight straight, since beating Massachusetts 45–3 (Nov. 12, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Northern Illinois is No. 134 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Rob Harley is 0–6 in his first season at Northern Illinois.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Rob Harley faces San José 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.
- Taron Dickens (QB): 1,193 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Telly Johnson Jr. (RB): 439 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jack Murray (LB): 43 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1970, Northern Illinois lost to No. 15 Toledo 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.
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 Northern Illinois.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 1970, San José State lost to No. 12 Arizona State 46–10.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 Rob Harley and Ken Niumatalolo 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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