Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
San Jose State
'Dogs travel to San Jose State, play for Valley Trophy
9/14/2026 3:10:00 PM | Football
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Fresno State (1-1, 0-0 Pac-12) at San Jose State (2-1, 0-0 MW)
Saturday, September 19 | 8 p.m. PT | FS1 | CEFCU Stadium | San Jose, Calif.Â
Fresno State Game Notes (PDF)Â | San Jose State Game Notes (PDF)Â
Fresno State Weekly Press Conference | Ultimate Broadcast Guide
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - FS1
Play-by-Play: Carlo Jimenez
Analyst: Petros Papadakis
Radio - Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler
Analyst - Pat Hill
Sideline - Kenny Wiggins
Radio - Bulldog Sports Network (Spanish)Â
Play-by-Play - Jose Gonzalez
Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com/LiveStats
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A LOOK INSIDE
Series: Fresno State leads, 46-39-3
Head Coaches:
Matt Entz
Fresno State Record (Years):Â 10-5 (2nd season)
Career DI Record (Years): 70-16 (5 seasons)
Ken Niumatalolo
Record at San Jose State (Years): 12-16 (2nd season)
Career Record (Years): 121-99
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QUICK LOOK
- Fresno State and San Jose State will play for the Valley Trophy on Saturday.
- Fresno State has had possession of the Valley Trophy for the last two years.Â
- The Bulldogs are coming off of a dominating 49-3 win over Sacramento State.
- In the win, Fresno State scored 32 points in the second quarter. Before that, the last time the Bulldogs scored at least 32 points in a quarter against an FBS team was Sept. 15, 2012, when they scored 35 points in the first quarter of a 69-14 win over Colorado.
- Fresno State had a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers for the first time since 2012. It was only the third time since 1986 that the Bulldogs had a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers.Â
- Fresno State's defense forced a turnover against Sacramento State (INT). It was the eighth consecutive game with a forced turnover by the Bulldogs, dating back to Oct. 25, 2025 vs San Diego State.Â
- Fresno State is one of 13 FBS programs who do not face an FCS opponent this season: Fresno State, Hawai'i, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, Tulane, UCLA, UNLV, USC
- Fresno State's first three opponents of the 2026 season all played a Week 0 game
- Of its 12 games on the schedule, Fresno State plays nine games in the state of California.
- Fresno State is coached by second year head coach Matt Entz. Fresno State retained all but one coach from 2025, but filled that role internally.Â
- Fresno State has 118 players on its roster for 2026.
- QB Jayden Mandal tied the program record with a completion percentage of 88.5 percent (23-of-26) against Sacramento State
- DB Simeon Harris grabbed the Bulldogs' lone interception last weekend. It was the seventh of his career, ranking third among all active FBS players.Â
- K Manaki Watanabe kicked a 51-yard field goal last weekend. It was the longest made field goal by a Bulldog since 2023. Watanabe hit Fresno State's 16th 50-plus-yard field goal. He is the first known Bulldog kicker to make a 50-plus-yard field goal in his Fresno State debut.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- Fresno State and San Jose State will be meeting for the 89th time in program history
- Fresno State currently leads the series with a record of 46-39-3Â
- Fresno State has won the last two in the series, and looks for its third this weekend. The last time Fresno State had more than two-straight wins in the series was a four-game stretch from 2007-10.
- The series between Fresno State and San Jose State dates back over 100 years  to when the teams first competed against one another on November 19, 1921 where the Spartans defeated the Bulldogs 14-2 on the road
- From 1991-2005, Fresno State dominated their series with San Jose State, winning 12-straight games within that time span
- Fresno State's largest margin of victory over San Jose State came on November 20, 1999 where they defeated the Spartans 63-12
- The teams compete for the Valley Trophy, a piece of hardware that represents the schools in the San Joaquin Valley and the Silicon Valley
- Fresno State has two players on its roster who have spent time at San Jose State - DL Dylan Hampsten and DL Jairus Satele.Â
- Fresno State freshman tight end Bryce McDaniel has a brother on the Spartan roster - QB Robert McDaniel
