San Diego State vs. San José State
San Diego State and San José State have 36 meetings on file, the first in 1950; San Diego State leads the series 23–11–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s San Diego State 8–2. Share
- San Diego State wins
- 23
- San José State wins
- 11
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1950
- Longest streak
- 7 San Diego State
- Current streak
- 1 San Diego State
- Last 10 meetings
- San Diego State 8–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 5–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 7–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–2 |
- Average margin
- 21.5 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At San Diego State
- 13–3–1 San Diego State’s record at home
- At San José State
- 8–10–1 San José State’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- San Diego State’s biggest win2017: San Diego State 52, San José State 7by 45 points
- San José State’s biggest win1957: San José State 46, San Diego State 0by 46 points
- Upset1966: San Diego State 25, San José State 0San Diego State had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2020: San José State 28, San Diego State 17San José State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2012: San José State 38, San Diego State 34San José State had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | San Diego State | Series | San José State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–1972 | Don Coryell | 2–1 | DeWayne King |
| 1973–1975 | Claude Gilbert | 1–1–1 | Darryl Rogers |
| 2013–2016 | Rocky Long | 4–0 | Ron Caragher |
| 2017–2019 | Rocky Long | 3–0 | Brent Brennan |
| 2020–2023 | Brady Hoke | 2–2 | Brent Brennan |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from San Diego State’s side (Coryell 2–1 against King). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
| Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State | 21 carries, 261 yards, 3 TD | 2014 Rushing | |
| Rashaad Penny San Diego State | 20 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD | 2017 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | FS1 | 0.1 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Photos
The 2019 game
Quarterback Josh Love of San Jose State takes a snap vs San Diego State on 10/19/2019. Photo by Hammer Down SportsPhoto: Hammer Down Sports, Flickr, @HMRDWNSPORTS, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The 2019 game
Quarterback Josh Love of San Jose State takes a snap vs San Diego State on 10/19/2019. Photo by Hammer Down SportsPhoto: Hammer Down Sports, Flickr, @HMRDWNSPORTS, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.