Game notes: San José State at Air Force
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The matchup
- San José State (4–3, 2–1 in conference) at Air Force (5–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, 7 p.m. ET, Falcon 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 10th meeting; Air Force leads the series 6–3.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 8, 2025: Air Force 26, San José State 16.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1996: Air Force 45, San José State 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Air Force is 3–1 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: Air Force 26–16 (at San José State); 2024: San José State 17–7 (at Air Force); 2023: Air Force 45–20 (at San José State); 2020: San José State 17–6 (at San José State); 2019: Air Force 41–24 (at Air Force).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 8–9 against Air Force.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 1953, San José State lost to No. 16 Stanford 54–0.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.
Air Force
- Air Force is 5–1 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–0 vs. Duquesne; L 32–38 vs. North Dakota State; W 36–33 at Nevada; W 14–9 vs. Navy; W 28–7 at Northern Illinois; W 41–31 vs. UNLV.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Air Force has won four straight, since losing 38–32 to North Dakota State (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Air Force is No. 61 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Air Force lines up under center on 62% of its plays, the most in FBS.resultsPlays not marked “Shotgun” in the stat crew’s description, of the offense’s runs, passes and sacks this season (200 or more).
- Troy Calhoun is 144–98 in his 20th season at Air Force.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Troy Calhoun is 5–2 against San José State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Liam Szarka (QB): 391 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Evan Medders (QB): 375 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Blake Fletcher (LB): 64 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1998, Air Force beat No. 25 Wyoming 10–3.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
- Troy Calhoun is 9–8 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).
- 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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