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By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose State Spartans are looking to beat the Wyoming Cowboys again. This time, the Mountain West matchup will be held in Laramie, Wyo. But there will be the same similarity: a Josh Allen-less Wyoming roster, which can be an advantage for San Jose State, who have a great roster as long as they can keep their run game and ground attack in tip-top shape.

In case you missed it, you can watch head coach Brent Brennan’s weekly press conference through the video below.

Anyhow, here are the facts to know before Saturday’s game against Wyoming.

Road game
San Jose State at Wyoming
Saturday, November 3, 2018
War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.
11:00 am PT on AT&T SportsNet

San Jose State’s record
1-7, 1-3 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans won for the first time this season defeating UNLV, 50-37, on October 27.

Wyoming’s record
3-6, 1-4 Mountain West. The Cowboys won the Border War over Colorado State, 34-21, on October 26 to end a four-game losing streak.

Radio
KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose) originates San Jose State football broadcasts. Justin Allegri calls the play-by-play, while Kevin Richardson provides commentary. The Wyoming broadcast begins at 10:30 am PT with a pregame show.

San Jose State’s network affiliate is KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas).

Television
AT&T SportsNet will provide play-by-play coverage of the San Jose State-Wyoming game. Drew Goodman calls the play-by-play, while Sed Bonner provides analysis. Brad Thompson is the sideline reporter. The live telecast is scheduled for 12:00 pm MT.

AT&T SportsNet is available on: DirecTV Channel 684, DISH Network Channel 414, UVerse Channel 757

This game can be seen on the Mountain West Network.

Series history
Wyoming leads the series, 6-4. The Spartans were winners in the last three meetings between these teams including a 20-17 decision to conclude San Jose State’s 2017 season. San Jose State won its last time in Laramie posting a 27-20 overtime victory on October 18, 2014.

The Spartans are 2-2 at War Memorial Stadium. San Jose State’s first win in Laramie, Wyo. was a 26-24 triumph on October 3, 1992. Kicker Joe Nedney, who would have a 15-season NFL career, converted a 60-yard field on the final play of the game for the Spartans. Even after 26 years, the ball never hit the ground.

Winning streak, maybe?
San Jose State seeks its first two-game winning streak since the 2014 season when the Spartans defeated the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels at home, 33-10, and topped Wyoming, 27-20, in overtime two weeks later.

Time for a conference win on the road
San Jose State is 0-1 in Mountain West road games this season prior to the Wyoming game and winless in its last five conference road contests. The Spartans’ last road win in conference play was the 2016 victory at Fresno State, 16-14, on November 26. The Fresno State game in 2016 also was San Jose State’s last road victory against a conference or non-conference opponent in 10 outings.

Lots of points
San Jose State’s 50 points versus UNLV are its most points in a game against a FBS opponent since its 62-52 win over #16 Fresno State in 2013. The Spartans did have a 66-35 triumph over FCS member Portland State on September 10, 2016.

Rushing effort for real
San Jose State produced a season-high 157 net rushing yards in its win over UNLV. It was the second time this season the Spartans rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.

The last time San Jose State rushed for more than 157 yards in a game was a 173-yard effort at Nevada on November 11, 2017.

Four passing touchdowns
For the first time since the 2013 win over Fresno State, San Jose State passed for four touchdowns in a game in the UNLV triumph. The Spartans passed for six touchdowns in the Fresno State game. to end the 2013 season.

Big-play potential
For the first time this season, San Jose State had six offensive plays in a game of 20 or more yards against UNLV.

Previously, the Spartans’ best big-play production in a game was five plays of 20 or more yards against UC Davis and Hawaii.

Three interceptions again
The UNLV game marked the second time this season San Jose State intercepted three passes in a game. The Spartans did it the first time this season at Washington State.

San Jose State has 12 interceptions for the season and is tied for eighth nationally. The last time the Spartans more than 12 interceptions in a season was in 2012 with 15 in a 13-game season.

Crawford is the real deal
For the second time this season, senior Bryce Crawford is the only FBS kicker nationally-ranked in the top-25 in field goals per game (19th) and punting average (23rd). There is no other combination kicker ranked in the top-50 in both categories.

Spartan nation, don’t forget you can watch the San Jose State at Wyoming game with your fellow Spartans at Stanley’s Sports Bars at Solar4America Ice on 1500 10th Street, San Jose, CA 95112.