Wk 3 · 2026
Fresno State Bulldogs at San José State Spartans — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
· FS1 FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
11:00pET
FRES -4.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings opened +7.5 · 3 toward SJSU
Ratings differential FRES by 10.6
What is at stake
Valley Trophy. California's Central Valley rivalry now crosses conference lines — Fresno State went to the Pac-12 and San Jose State stayed in the Mountain West, and they kept the game anyway. They play for the Valley Trophy. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Fresno St form
L 31-38vs BOISW 26-6at WSUW 38-24vs RICEW 26-10at SJSUW 49-3vs SAC
2026 season
San José St form
L 13-16vs WYOW 20-16at HAWL 10-26vs FRESW 30-20vs CPW 27-21at EMU
2026 season
Fresno St this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
San José St this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 1
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Fresno St leads 12–7 · Fresno St has won the last 3
19 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.2 points toward Fresno St
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-19 | Fresno St 26 — 10 San José St | at SJSU | Fresno St |
| 2025 | 2025-11-29 | Fresno St 41 — 14 San José St | at SJSU | Fresno St |
| 2024 | 2024-10-26 | San José St 10 — 33 Fresno St | at FRES | Fresno St |
| 2023 | 2023-11-11 | Fresno St 18 — 42 San José St | at SJSU | San José St |
| 2022 | 2022-10-15 | San José St 10 — 17 Fresno St | at FRES | Fresno St |
| 2021 | 2021-11-25 | Fresno St 40 — 9 San José St | at SJSU | Fresno St |
| 2019 | 2019-11-30 | Fresno St 16 — 17 San José St | at SJSU | San José St |
| 2018 | 2018-11-24 | San José St 13 — 31 Fresno St | at FRES | Fresno St |
| 2017 | 2017-10-07 | Fresno St 27 — 10 San José St | at SJSU | Fresno St |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | San José St 16 — 14 Fresno St | at FRES | San José St |
| 2015 | 2015-09-26 | Fresno St 23 — 49 San José St | at SJSU | San José St |
| 2014 | 2014-11-08 | San José St 24 — 38 Fresno St | at FRES | Fresno St |
| 2013 | 2013-11-29 | Fresno St 52 — 62 San José St | at SJSU | San José St |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | San José St 27 — 24 Fresno St | at FRES | San José St |
| 2010 | 2010-10-23 | Fresno St 33 — 18 San José St | at SJSU | Fresno St |
| 2009 | 2009-10-17 | San José St 21 — 41 Fresno St | at FRES | Fresno St |
| 2008 | 2008-11-21 | Fresno St 24 — 10 San José St | at SJSU | Fresno St |
| 2007 | 2007-10-20 | San José St 0 — 30 Fresno St | at FRES | Fresno St |
| 2006 | 2006-12-02 | Fresno St 14 — 24 San José St | at SJSU | San José St |
Fresno St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jayden Mandal QB #7 | 91/137, 1034 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT |
| Jordan Malau'ulu WR #10 | 1/1, 21 YDS | |
| Rushing | Rayshon Luke RB #2 | 42 CAR, 286 YDS, 1 TD |
| Bryson Donelson RB #6 | 48 CAR, 206 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jayden Mandal QB #7 | 35 CAR, 109 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Josiah Freeman WR #5 | 25 REC, 322 YDS, 2 TD |
| Ezekiel Avit WR #0 | 13 REC, 234 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jahlil McClain WR #1 | 12 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rayshon Luke RB #2 | 12 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | K'vion Thunderbird LB #10 | 39 |
| Simeon Harris DB #5 | 25 | |
| Gerayas Grimes DB #27 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Dylan Hampsten DL #11 | 3 |
| Tytus Khajavi LB #35 | 2 | |
| Deijon Laffitte DL #0 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Simeon Harris DB #5 | 3 |
| Ethan Tierney DB #4 | 2 | |
| Justin Johnson LB #25 | 1 |
San José St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Luke Weaver QB #3 | 132/209, 1529 YDS, 11 TD, 6 INT |
| Tama Amisone WR #7 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jabari Bates RB #6 | 120 CAR, 556 YDS, 1 TD |
| Viliami Teu RB #20 | 13 CAR, 86 YDS | |
| Luke Weaver QB #3 | 52 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Carson Clark WR #1 | 37 REC, 405 YDS, 4 TD |
| Cooper Hoch WR #13 | 23 REC, 338 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jerry McClure WR #2 | 24 REC, 226 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Anthony Ivey WR #10 | 10 REC, 185 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Dylan Lee LB #4 | 54 |
| Caleb Womack CB #32 | 43 | |
| Naseri Danielson LB #3 | 41 | |
| Sacks | Ethan Powell LB #6 | 2.5 |
| Jayland McGlothen DL #90 | 2.5 | |
| Jeremiah Tuiileila DL #45 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Caleb Womack CB #32 | 2 |
| Dylan Lee LB #4 | 2 | |
| Naseri Danielson LB #3 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.