HAWAII IN THE STATE OF SAN JOSE
Facts: San Jose State (2-5, 1-2 Mountain West); Hawaii (6-2, 3-1 MW)
Kick-off: 7:30 PM
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: 860 AM KTRB
Series history: SJSU leads 23-22-1, SJSU is 4-1 in the last five meetings of the Dick Tomey Legacy Game. The game was renamed in 2019 in honor of the late former SJSU and Hawaii head coach.
SJSU Storylines: San Jose State is coming off back-to-back road losses (35-28 loss to Wyoming, 30-25 loss to Utah State) and the Spartans return to CEFCU for the first time in nearly a month, where they are 2-1. … Under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, the Spartans are 7-3 at home. … Quarterback Walker Eget and Danny Scudero both battled through injuries against Utah State and after a bye week, neither was listed on the Spartans’ injury report this week.
Hawaii Storylines: After being projected to finish seventh in the Mountain West, the Rainbow Warriors are in third place heading into the match. … Kicker Kansai Matsuzawa needs one more field goal to tie the school record for most goals in a season. He has started the year 20 for 20, including the game-winner against Stanford in the season opener.
Statistics that matter: SJSU and Hawaii rank 1-2 respectively in passing offense in the Mountain West, but SJSU ranks 11th (out of 12 teams) in passing defense. Hawaii is fifth. … Eget has attempted 228 since throwing his last interception, the third-longest streak in Mountain West history. … The Spartans have totaled 543 yards of offense against the Aggies, but are 0-2 in games. The offense has gone north of 500 yards (524 total yards in a 30-29 loss to Stanford). … Scudero still leads the FBS in receiving yards with 870. … Hawaii quarterback Micah Alejado has thrown for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns in each of the past three games. Hawaii averaged 505.3 yards of offense and 39.7 points in those games.
– AARON JOHNSON
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