What to know before San Jose State kicks off at San Diego State
SAN JOSE STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE Records San Jose State - - Mountain West San Diego State - - MW Kickoff p m TV FS Radio AM KTRB Series history San Diego State leads - - Aztecs are - - at home against the Spartans SJSU storylines SJSU won the last matchup between the two schools - in SJSU fired defensive coordinator Derrick Odum following a - loss against Nevada Inside linebackers coach Bojay Filimoeatu will serve as the interim defensive coordinator for the final two games During SJSU s loss to Nevada the Spartans only had total yards of offense one yard more than their season low against Texas Quarterback Walker Eget is coming off his worst championship as an SJSU starter only throwing for yards and three interceptions The Spartans are - on the road this season SJSU was projected to finish third in the Mountain West in the preseason poll but sit at th in the conference San Diego State storylines SDSU is - overall but demands to win out in order to have a chance at a College Football Playoff bid SDSU is coming off a - win over Boise State The Aztecs are - at home outscoring opponents - with two shutouts San Jose State is the first organization SDSU will play with a sub record since Oct against Nevada SDSU s defense has three shutouts on the season which is the most of in FBS two of them coming against Cal and Fresno State The Aztecs were picked eighth in the preseason poll but right now sit in sole possession of first in the Mountain West Stats that matter Aztecs running back Lucky Sutton is the MW rushing leader with he s the only contestant in the conference to eclipse the mark SJSU wide receiver Danny Scudero leads FBS in receiving yards with receiving yards and is tied for first in the MW with receiving touchdowns Over his past two games Eget has thrown five interceptions without a touchdown after not throwing a pick since week two against Texas SDSU is th in the MW in total passing offense yards per match but are third in the conference in total rushing offense yards per championship SDSU also has the second-best total pass defense in the conference yards per contest and has forced more turnovers than touchdowns allowed SJSU has the best total passing offense in the conference passing yards per tournament but is ninth in the conference in scoring points per match AARON JOHNSON Related Articles San Jose State looks to bounce back at Mountain West-leading San Diego State San Jose State fires defensive coordinator with two games remaining San Jose State s bowl hopes snuffed out in blowout loss at Nevada What to know before San Jose State kicks off at Nevada San Jose State demands to snap long Reno drought to keep bowl hopes alive
