Denver vs. San José State

Denver and San José State first met in 1956 and have played 4 times; San José State leads the series 3–⁠1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s San José State 3–⁠1, and San José State has won the last 3.

Denver wins
1
San José State wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1956
Longest streak
3 San José State
Current streak
3 San José State
Last 10 meetings
San José State 3–⁠1
Most recent
1959

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠3
Average margin
9.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Denver
0–⁠2 Denver’s record at home
At San José State
1–⁠1 San José State’s record at home

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

Coach against coach

YearsDenverSeriesSan José State
1957–⁠1959John Roning0–⁠3Robert Titchenal

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Denver and San José State, 1956 on1300150017001960

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

Sep 18, 1959San José State 14, Denver 13at Denver
Oct 25, 1958San José State 27, Denver 7at San José State
Sep 27, 1957San José State 27, Denver 20at Denver
Nov 3, 1956Denver 35, San José State 26at San José State

Every game is listed as played on the field.