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Long Beach State vs. San José State

Long Beach State and San José State first met in 1970 and have played 22 times; San José State leads the series 17–⁠5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s San José State 7–⁠3, and San José State has won the last 3.

Long Beach State wins
5
San José State wins
17
Ties
0
First meeting
1970
Longest streak
9 San José State
Current streak
3 San José State
Last 10 meetings
San José State 7–⁠3
Most recent
1991

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠9
1980s4–⁠6
1990s0–⁠2
Average margin
15.2 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Long Beach State
1–⁠8 Long Beach State’s record at home
At San José State
9–⁠4 San José State’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Long Beach State’s biggest win1988: Long Beach State 34, San José State 13by 21 points
  2. San José State’s biggest win1984: San José State 42, Long Beach State 7by 35 points
  3. Upset1988: Long Beach State 34, San José State 13Long Beach State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1982: Long Beach State 22, San José State 21Long Beach State had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1971: San José State 30, Long Beach State 28San José State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLong Beach StateSeriesSan José State
1979–⁠1983Dave Currey2–⁠3Jack Elway
1984–⁠1986Mike Sheppard1–⁠2Claude Gilbert
1987–⁠1989Larry Reisbig1–⁠2Claude Gilbert

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Long Beach State’s side (Currey 2–⁠3 against Elway). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Long Beach State and San José State, 1970 on13001500170019701975198019851990

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 21, 1991San José State 32, Long Beach State 20at Long Beach State
Oct 13, 1990San José State 46, Long Beach State 29at San José State
Oct 21, 1989San José State 21, Long Beach State 10at Long Beach State
Nov 5, 1988Long Beach State 34, San José State 13at San José State
Nov 14, 1987San José State 44, Long Beach State 16at San José State
Nov 15, 1986San José State 38, Long Beach State 14at San José State
Nov 7, 1985Long Beach State 37, San José State 22at Long Beach State
Nov 10, 1984San José State 42, Long Beach State 7at San José State
Oct 22, 1983San José State 18, Long Beach State 9at Long Beach State
Oct 16, 1982Long Beach State 22, San José State 21at San José State
Nov 21, 1981San José State 24, Long Beach State 22at Long Beach State
Oct 18, 1980Long Beach State 23, San José State 21at San José State
Oct 27, 1979San José State 53, Long Beach State 42at San José State
Dec 2, 1978San José State 24, Long Beach State 6at San José State
Oct 15, 1977San José State 33, Long Beach State 16at Long Beach State
Oct 16, 1976San José State 34, Long Beach State 7at San José State
Oct 11, 1975San José State 30, Long Beach State 7at Long Beach State
Oct 5, 1974San José State 27, Long Beach State 17at San José State
Sep 22, 1973San José State 24, Long Beach State 6at Long Beach State
Oct 28, 1972San José State 35, Long Beach State 8at San José State
Oct 8, 1971San José State 30, Long Beach State 28at Long Beach State
Oct 3, 1970Long Beach State 7, San José State 3at San José State

Every game is listed as played on the field.