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By Ana Kieu

The San Jose State Spartans football team had lost two in a row. So what’s next for the 3-4 team? They’ll head to West Point, N.Y. for the Army Black Knights game this Saturday.

Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s game:

Game #8
San Jose State at Army West Point
Michie Stadium, West Point, N.Y.
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m. ET
CBS Sports Network

SJSU record
3-4, 1-3 Mountain West. Most recently, San Jose State lost a Mountain West contest to San Diego State, 27-17, on October 19.

Army record
3-4. Army lost their third consecutive contest, 28-21, at Georgia State, on October 19.

Radio
KKSF (910 AM, Oakland), RealTalk 910, is the new flagship radio station for San Jose State football. Justin Allegri calls the play-by-play. Kevin Richardson provides commentary. The Army broadcast begins at 8:30 a.m. PT with a pregame show.

Network affiliates are KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas), KFIV (1360 AM, Modesto), KWSX (1280 AM, Stockton).

Television
CBS Sports Network will provide broadcast coverage. Ben Holden calls the play-by-play. Ross Tucker provides commentary. Tina Cervasio is the sideline reporter. The CBS Sports Network presentation begins at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT.

Series history
Army leads the series, 1-0. The Black Knights won the first meeting between these teams, 52-3, on October 13, 2018, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

First team trip to New York
The Army game will be the first time a San Jose State football team is playing a game in the state of New York and the tenth contest in the Eastern Time Zone. The Spartans’ last game in the Eastern Time Zone was their AutoNation Cure Bowl victory over Georgia State, 27-16, on December 19, 2015.

Hawaiian optics
San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan and Army head coach Jeff Moncken started their college coaching careers as a graduate assistant at the University of Hawaii. Brennan was there for the 1998 season when Fred von Appen was in his third season as the Rainbow Warriors’ head coach. Moncken was a graduate assistant in 1989 when Bob Wagner was in his third season as head coach at Hawaii.

#40 in 2018
In 2018, San Jose State became the 40th school in college football to play each of the three service academies that compete for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy.

The 2019 season is the first time in school history the Spartans are playing two service academies, Air Force and Army West Point, in the same season.

Bid to become #20
Through the 2018 season, 19 schools have wins over Army, Navy and Air Force. San Jose State with wins over Air Force in 1997 and Navy in 2011 and 2012 can join the group by defeating Army on October 26.

Possible second road win in 2019
San Jose State has its second opportunity this season for a second road win in the same season. The Spartans picked up their first 2019 road victory at Arkansas, 31-24, on September 21.

The 2015 season was the last time San Jose State won two road games in the same season defeating Mountain West opponents UNLV, 33-27 in overtime in Las Vegas, and Hawaii, 42-23, in Honolulu.

The last time San Jose State won two non-conference road games was in back-to-back weeks in 2012 with victories at San Diego State, 38-34, and Navy, 12-0.

Tie for #2 nationally in turnover margin
For the third consecutive week, San Jose State is in the top-three nationally in turnover margin. The Spartans were the national leader in turnover margin in games played through October 5 and October 12.

After games played through October 19, San Jose State is tied for second with San Diego State at 1.57 per game or +11.

The Spartans have 13 interceptions, which leads the country, and five fumble recoveries.

San Jose State has lost the ball on four fumbles and three pass interceptions.

The next running back in 2019
After seven games, four Spartans have started a game at the running back position. The latest is freshman Kairee Robinson against San Diego State. Robinson’s modest rushing totals against San Diego State, 14 carries for 59 yards, are season bests by a Spartan running back this season.

Prior to Robinson receiving the starting call for the first time, senior DeJon Packer started four games; junior Tyler Nevens, one; and freshman Isaiah Holiness, one.

A 99-yard scoring drive
For the first time since 2011, San Jose State had a 99-yard touchdown drive in the recent San Diego State game with an 11-play, 99-yard touchdown drive capped by a Bailey Gaither 8-yard touchdown reception.

In the October 29, 2011 game at Louisiana Tech, San Jose State scored its final touchdown in a 38-28 loss on an 11-play, 99-yard drive that consumed 2:37 of game time. Quarterback Matt Faulkner connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass play to tight end Ryan Otten for the Spartan touchdown.

10 Spartans with a touchdown reception in 2019
Running back Kairee Robinson became the 10th San Jose State player this season with a touchdown catch, thanks to his 15-yard reception in the first quarter of the San Diego State game.

Of the 10 players with a touchdown catch, six are wide receivers, two are tight ends, and two are running backs.

The last time the Spartans had 10 players with a touchdown reception in the same season was in 2016.