San Francisco vs. San José State

San Francisco and San José State first met in 1936 and have played 10 times; San Francisco leads the series 8–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s San Francisco 8–⁠2, and San Francisco has won the last 7.

San Francisco wins
8
San José State wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1936
Longest streak
7 San Francisco
Current streak
7 San Francisco
Last 10 meetings
San Francisco 8–⁠2
Most recent
1951

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠1
1940s4–⁠1
1950s3–⁠0
Average margin
17.1 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At San Francisco
4–⁠2 San Francisco’s record at home
At San José State
0–⁠4 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

  1. San Francisco’s biggest win1951: San Francisco 39, San José State 2by 37 points
  2. San José State’s biggest win1939: San José State 16, San Francisco 6by 10 points
  3. Upset1939: San José State 16, San Francisco 6San José State had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1940: San José State 7, San Francisco 6San José State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsSan FranciscoSeriesSan José State
1950–⁠1951Joe Kuharich3–⁠0Robert Bronzan

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of San Francisco and San José State, 1936 on130015001700194019451950

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 12, 1951San Francisco 42, San José State 7at San José State
Sep 21, 1951San Francisco 39, San José State 2at San Francisco
Oct 20, 1950San Francisco 27, San José State 0at San Francisco
Oct 14, 1949San Francisco 27, San José State 20at San José State
Sep 19, 1947San Francisco 20, San José State 6at San José State
Oct 25, 1942San Francisco 20, San José State 13at San Francisco
Nov 22, 1941San Francisco 20, San José State 0at San Francisco
Oct 18, 1940San José State 7, San Francisco 6at San Francisco
Sep 24, 1939San José State 16, San Francisco 6at San Francisco
Oct 5, 1936San Francisco 13, San José State 0at San José State

Every game is listed as played on the field.