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Cal State Fullerton vs. San José State

Cal State Fullerton and San José State first met in 1974 and have played 19 times; officially, San José State leads 13–⁠6; as played, 14–⁠5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and San José State has won the last 3. San José State forfeited the 1979 game. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
San José State leads 13–⁠6
Cal State Fullerton wins on file
5
San José State wins on file
14
Ties
0
First meeting
1974
Longest streak
9 San José State
Current streak
3 San José State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
1992

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠6
1980s5–⁠5
1990s0–⁠3
Average margin
23 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal State Fullerton
2–⁠5 Cal State Fullerton’s record at home
At San José State
9–⁠3 San José State’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal State Fullerton’s biggest win1988: Cal State Fullerton 58, San José State 13by 45 points
  2. San José State’s biggest win1992: San José State 49, Cal State Fullerton 3by 46 points
  3. Upset1983: Cal State Fullerton 20, San José State 11Cal State Fullerton had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1989: Cal State Fullerton 28, San José State 14Cal State Fullerton had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsCal State FullertonSeriesSan José State
1976–⁠1978Jim Colletto0–⁠3Lynn Stiles
1980–⁠1983Gene Murphy1–⁠3Jack Elway
1984–⁠1989Gene Murphy4–⁠2Claude Gilbert

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cal State Fullerton’s side (Colletto 0–⁠3 against Stiles). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal State Fullerton and San José State, 1974 on1300150017001975198019851990

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 10, 1992San José State 49, Cal State Fullerton 3at San José State
Nov 9, 1991San José State 35, Cal State Fullerton 7at San José State
Nov 3, 1990San José State 44, Cal State Fullerton 6at Cal State Fullerton
Nov 18, 1989Cal State Fullerton 28, San José State 14at San José State
Nov 12, 1988Cal State Fullerton 58, San José State 13at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 3, 1987San José State 46, Cal State Fullerton 19at San José State
Nov 8, 1986San José State 48, Cal State Fullerton 24at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 3, 1985Cal State Fullerton 20, San José State 18at San José State
Oct 13, 1984Cal State Fullerton 21, San José State 12at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 15, 1983Cal State Fullerton 20, San José State 11at San José State
Oct 9, 1982San José State 38, Cal State Fullerton 15at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 17, 1981San José State 45, Cal State Fullerton 23at San José State
Nov 15, 1980San José State 33, Cal State Fullerton 21at San José State
Oct 6, 1979San José State 23, Cal State Fullerton 0forfeitedat San José State
Nov 4, 1978San José State 30, Cal State Fullerton 21at San José State
Sep 24, 1977San José State 23, Cal State Fullerton 12at San José State
Sep 18, 1976San José State 20, Cal State Fullerton 0at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 25, 1975San José State 41, Cal State Fullerton 7at San José State
Nov 16, 1974San José State 49, Cal State Fullerton 8at Cal State Fullerton

Every game is listed as played on the field; a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.