Minnesota vs. San José State

Minnesota and San José State have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1991; Minnesota leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Minnesota 3–⁠1, and Minnesota has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Minnesota. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Minnesota wins
3
San José State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1991
Longest streak
2 Minnesota
Current streak
2 Minnesota
Last 10 meetings
Minnesota 3–⁠1
Most recent
2014

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s1–⁠1
2010s2–⁠0
Average margin
12.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Minnesota
3–⁠1 Minnesota’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Minnesota and San José State, 1991 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

David Fales San José State22 of 35, 439 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT2013 Passing
Chandler Jones San José State7 catches, 197 yards, 3 TD2013 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 20, 2014Minnesota 24, San José State 7at Minnesota
Sep 21, 2013Minnesota 43, San José State 24at Minnesota
Sep 12, 1992San José State 39, Minnesota 30at Minnesota
Sep 14, 1991Minnesota 26, San José State 20at Minnesota

Every game is listed as played on the field.