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San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu: SJSU fall short in effort vs. Wyoming; face UNLV in Sin City Wednesday; plus further info

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On the San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu:

1. San Jose State returned home to host Wyoming Saturday afternoon. What can you say about that game?

2. Spartans’ Jalen James sliced through the Cowboys’ full court press and made a twisting layup with 0.5 seconds left in regulation. What went wrong in overtime?

3. The Ryan Welage show aired at the Event Center. Welage scored a career-high 37 points. Tell me more about the Spartans’ flaws that cost them the game.

4. Turnovers continue to be a huge problem for San Jose State. Just how important are the possessions?

5. San Jose State takes on UNLV tonight at 8 pm on AT&T SportsNet and KLIV 1590 AM. Give us your three keys to the game.

6. What’s your score prediction for tonight’s game?

Ana Kieu does the San Jose State men’s basketball podcast each week on sportsradioservice.com

 

Welage helps the Spartans, but San Jose State drops 90-86 decision to Wyoming in overtime

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Spartans have lost eight straight games. Their last win (75-63) came on December 21, 2017, in a crosstown matchup against the Santa Clara Broncos. Meanwhile, the Wyoming Cowboys were doing just fine and entered the building with a two-game winning streak. The Cowboys upset Nevada 104-103 on January 24 and Utah State 85-77 on January 20.

Win streak or not, the Spartans were focused on the task at hand. San Jose State isn’t playing for the postseason, as they’ve only won three games so far this season, but they just wanted a win against Wyoming at the Event Center.

The Spartans’ starting lineup consisted of Keith Fisher, Noah Baumann, Jalen James, Ryan Welage and Ashtin Chastain.

The Cowboys got off to a fast start as Justin James hit a jumper and a 3-pointer and Cody Kelly made a layup, but the Spartans got back in the game. Chastain hit a jumper and made a layup and then Welage added a jumper and a three to give SJSU a 9-7 lead at the 17:11 mark of the first half.

Spartans’ Jaycee Hillsman threw down a dunk to make it a one-point game at the 12:01 mark, but the Cowboys quickly responded as Alexander Aka Gorski hit a three just 17 seconds later.

The Cowboys went on a 12-0 run in a span of 2:34 to overwhelm the Spartans, who ended Wyoming’s run after a bit, thanks to pair of free throws from Welage with 8:29 left in the first half.

Things got chippy when Cowboys’ Alan Herndon fell to the floor and appeared to be in a lot of pain. Herndon managed to pick himself up off the floor. The officials handed a foul to Spartans’ Jaycee Hillsman. After that, Austin Mueller entered the game in relief of Herndon.

Both teams exchanged shots late in the first half, but the score was in favor of the Cowboys, who carried a 47-33 lead to the locker room at halftime.

Here are the Spartans’ first half stats: 13-28 FG-FGA (total), 2-6 FG-FGA (3-ptr), 5-6 FT-FTA, 1 offensive rebound, 19 defensive rebounds, 20 total rebounds, 9 PF, 33 TP, 11 A, 13 TO, 1 Stl, 100 Min.

The Spartans got the ball to start the second half. However, the Cowboys struck first on James’ layup just 27 seconds in. And, as you may have expected, the Ryan Welage show came on as the junior forward shot two pairs of free throws and a jumper in a single-handed response to Wyoming.

James, Hillsman and Isaiah Nichols joined the Spartans’ scoring party. Welage then hit a jumper to pull SJSU within six (65-59) with 9:10 left in the second half.

The SJSU cheerleading team continued chanting their “defense” chants, which appeared to help the Spartans get back on track. Aside from the usual Welage show, Keith Fisher got into the limelight with a layup and a jumper to bring SJSU within one (73-72) with 3:17 left.

Welage collected a pass from Fisher and launched a three from the top of the arc to tie the game at 75 apiece with 1:44 left. It was do-or-die for the Spartans, who seemingly maximized their defense in the end.

The Cowboys regained the lead (77-75) on James’ dunk with 5.4 seconds left. Both teams took a timeout. Following Wyoming’s timeout, James made a layup to tie the game at 77 apiece and force overtime.

Hillsman hit a jumper to put the Spartans up 79-77 to start the overtime period. However, the Cowboys immediately responded with a game-tying shot–Louis Adams’ layup–less than a minute later.

The back-and-forth action between the two teams ensued as Welage made a lone free throw, James hit a three, Chastain made a layup, Adams made a pair of free throws and Fisher followed with a pair of free throws.

James made a layup to put the Cowboys back on top (86-84), but the game was far from over. James added a jumper to extend the Cowboys’ lead to 88-84 and then his team took a 30-second timeout with 11.4 seconds left.

Nichols got a foul, which hurt the Spartans as James made a pair of free throws following the malicious incident. Welage hit a jumper with just one second left on the clock, but it was too late. The Spartans dropped a 90-86 decision to the Cowboys in overtime.

Here are the Spartans’ final stats: 30-62 FG-FGA (total), 4-15 FG-FGA (3-ptr), 22-28 FT-FTA, 8 offensive rebounds, 35 defensive rebounds, 43 total rebounds, 24 PF, 86 TP, 20 A, 21 TO, 2 Stls, 225 Min.

Notes
The Spartans’ coaching staff wore sneakers with their suits for today’s Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week game, a nationwide event to raise awareness and help save lives from cancer.

The first 400 students got free pizza at halftime.

Up Next
The Spartans head to Las Vegas to take on UNLV Wednesday night at 8 pm PT.

San Jose State returns home to host Wyoming

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By: Ana Kieu

Spartans host Cowboys Saturday afternoon
The San Jose State Spartans will return home Saturday to host the Wyoming Cowboys for a 2:00 pm PT tipoff inside the Event Center. Tickets for the game are available at the Spartans’ ticket office and will be available for purchase at the ticket window outside the Event Center. The game will be broadcasted live on the Mountain West Network and can be heard on KLIV 1590 AM with Justin Allegri’s play-by play call.

Game #20: By the Numbers
San Jose State (3-16, 0-8 MW) vs. Wyoming (13-7, 4-3 MW)
Saturday, January 27, 2018, 2:00 pm PT
The Event Center (5,000) in San Jose, Calif.
Tickets: Spartan Ticket Office – (408) 924-7589
Television: Mountain West Network
Radio: KLIV 1590 AM

History Between SJSU and Wyoming
Wyoming controls the all-time series 10-2 after beating San Jose State twice last season. The Spartans’ last win in the series came on Jan. 13, 2016, at the Event Center. SJSU’s win was the first on its home floor against a MW opponent since joining the league in the 2013-14 season. Since then, the Cowboys have won three straight, including last year’s regular season finale in Laramie, Wyo., in a 74-62 win.

Wyoming Comes in off of a Big Win
The same night SJSU lost to Boise State, Wyoming knocked off the MW-leading Nevada in double-overtime in a close 104-103 win. Fifth-place Wyoming with a 4-3 league record has defeated Nevada, Boise State and San Diego State in the first half of league play.

Spartans Were Unable to Defeat the Broncos
Earlier this week, SJSU lost to Boise State by 23 points (94-71) on the road. despite dispelling the tale of the supposed tape heading into the MW matchup. The Broncos brought in a stellar defense, which ranked second in the MW for holding teams to 40.1% shooting, but the Spartans hit 53.8% of its shots against them. Boise State’s 3-point field goal percentage defense ranked seventh in Division I basketball at 29.4%. But SJSU sank 8-of-14 (57.1%) shots from downtown that night. SJSU’s 3-point shooting wasn’t the main story because Boise State rained in 18 threes for a single-game record for a SJSU opponent. The Spartans got 22 points from Ryan Welage and a new career-high 16 points from Keith Fisher III, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Boise State’s sizzling shooting.

League’s Most Accurate Three-Point Shooter Is Spartans’ Noah Baumann
SJSU’s Noah Baumann is shooting 62.1% (18-29) from beyond the arc during league play, which ranks first among all MW players. The Desert Vista High School graduate from Phoenix has been lethal from downtown with an overall percentage of 52.5% (31-59).

Some defenses in league play have pressed on Baumann, such as New Mexico and San Diego State, which allowed him to take only six combined shots. However, he’s had a breakthrough in games of three-plus hits from deep against Utah State, Colorado State and Air Force.

Spartans’ Ryan Welage Has His Ninth 20-Point Game
Ryan Welage led the Spartans in scoring for the 14th time with 22 points at Boise State on Wednesday night. It was his ninth 20-point game of the season. He buried a couple of threes early on to get himself going and moved into a tie for third all-time at SJSU with 134 made threes. His next three will give him sole possession of third place, leaping ahead of Rashad Muhammad, and trailing only Adrian Oliver (138) and Tim Pierce (153).

Field Goal Percentage Defense Remains Solid
SJSU’s 43.0 field goal percentage defense is the best in a very long time. The Spartans took the MW’s fifth-ranked 42.4 field goal percentage defense into the week before Boise State knocked down 53.1% of its shots on Wednesday.

If the season ended at the beginning of the week, that 42.4% would be the best for any Spartan squad since the 2000-01 season. Last season, SJSU opponents hit 46% of their shots against the Spartans. The Spartans face Wyoming Saturday, where they’re holding MW opponents to 41% shooting.

SJSU Outshoots Another League Foe
SJSU barely edged Boise State in shooting on Wednesday after hitting 53.8% (28-52) from the floor. It was the fifth time in eight MW games that the Spartans finished with a better shooting percentage than the opponent. The Spartans have made more baskets than their opponents in three league games. Though, they’re still in search of their first league win. In the games where SJSU outshoots its opponent, it’s generally turnovers and 3-point shooting that shift the score in the opponents’ favor. The Spartans’ 17.6 turnovers per game are the most in Division I basketball.

In Case You Missed It
With a pair of free throws with 4:12 remaining in the second half of the game at San Diego State on January 9, 2017, Ryan Welage scored career points #999 and #1,000. He became the 15th player in program history (108 seasons) and the first since Justin Graham in 2011 to reach this particular milestone. He reached 1,000 points in his 77th game as a Spartan, and with 11 games remaining this season, he could continue to climb on SJSU’s all-time scoring list.

  1. 1,767 – Ricky Berry (84 games)
  2. 1,750 – Adrian Oliver (80 games)
  3. 1,504 – Stu Inman (123 games)
  4. 1,432 – Wally Rank (102 games)
  5. 1,272 – Justin Graham (119 games)
  6. 1,236 – Chris McNealy (81 games)
  7. 1,173 – Coby Dietrick (72 games)
  8. 1,139 – Terry Cannon (97 games)
  9. 1,136 – Johnnie Skinner (73 games)
  10. 1,125 – Ken Mickey (82 games)
  11. 1,095 – Sid Williams (111 games)
  12. 1,050 – S.T. Saffold (72 games)
  13. 1,050 – Olivier Saint-Jean (51 games)
  14. 1,049 – Carroll Williams (75 games)
  15. 1,048 – Ryan Welage (80 games) 

San Jose State’s hopes for first conference win were destroyed by Boise State, who routed them 94-71

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By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose State Spartans were searching for their first conference win of the season against the Boise State Broncos at Taco Bell Arena Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the Spartans were unable to get past the Broncos.

The Spartans were ready to rumble during the pregame warmups as Ryan Welage stretched his hips on the court while Noah Baumann hit a few 3-pointers. San Jose State appeared to be ready for the tipoff, but their actions spoke louder than words.

The Spartans went on an 8-0 run to take a 15-10 lead over the Broncos at the 11:38 mark of the first half. The Broncos then had a four-point advantage with a 26-22 lead with 7:56 left in the half. Boise State was able to grab a lead because both teams went back-and-forth from beyond the arc. Six of those eight baskets were threes.

The Welage show started when he scored 10 points late in the half.

However, Boise State closed out the half on a 12-3 run, The Spartans trailed the Broncos 47-34 at the half. SJSU was 56.6% from the field. In addition, Welage tied for third all-time with 134 threes.

Jaycee Hillsman went off the window early in the second half. The Spartans pulled within 10 (54-44) at 15:07 of the half.

The Broncos stepped up their shooting game starting in the mid-point of the half. This gave Boise State a 71-49 lead over SJSU. They’ve hit 15 threes, which was a season-high for an SJSU opponent.

The Spartans got blown out by the Broncos 94-71 in Boise, Idaho.

Welage led all scorers with 22 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Keith Fisher scored 16 points and six rebounds. Jaycee Hillsman had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists. Caleb Simmons had just five points, one rebound and two assists.

Notes
Game two of four in the Assist4Literacy program occurred tonight. The Spartans made assists that counted towards literary increases among elementary school children in the San Jose area.

Up Next
The Spartans will return home to host the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday at 2 pm PT.

San Jose State Spartans men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu: Spartans look for first conference win at Boise State

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By: Ana Kieu

1. San Jose State got routed by Nevada 71-54 last Wednesday. Can you tell us more about this conference game? Also, was the attendance like?

2. After the SJSU vs. Nevada game, head coach Jean Prioleau said the Spartans were inconsistent. What can you add onto Prioleau’s adjective used to describe the team?

3. The Spartans are back on the road for a two-game trip. Tonight, they’ll take on the Boise State Broncos, who are the better team. What does SJSU have to do in order to secure their first conference win of the season?

4. What are your score predictions for SJSU at Boise State and SJSU at SDSU?

5. Do you think Brandon Mitchell should be in the Spartans’ starting lineup? After all, he came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points against Nevada, becoming SJSU’s only double scorer that night.

6. Are there any questions in your mailbag?

7. Are there any other Spartans updates?

Ana Kieu does the San Jose State Spartans men’s basketball podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com.

 

San Jose State off to Boise State to seek first conference win this season

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By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose State Spartans went on the road to start the week with a Mountain West matchup against the Boise State Broncos. The game’s tipoff on AT&T SportsNet is set for 7:00 pm PT. Spartan fans can hear the home broadcast by tuning into KLIV 1590 AM with Justin Allegri’s play-by-play call. The pregame show begins at 6:30 pm PT.

Looking at the numbers
San Jose State (3-15, 0-7 MW) at Boise State (16-4, 6-2 MW)
Wednesday, January 24, 2018, 8:00 pm MT
Taco Bell Arena (12,480)
Boise, Idaho
How to tune in
TV: AT&T SportsNet
Radio: KLIV 1590 AM

Historical facts
Series: Boise State leads, 30-3
Last meeting: SJSU lost to Boise State, 85-78, inside Taco Bell Arena on Feb. 25, 2017

Some more history 
Boise State has a commanding 30-3 lead in the all-time series. San Jose State is in search of its first win in Boise, Idaho. SJSU’s last win came on March 5, 2016, in San Jose, by a score of 68-63. Wth the win, SJSU snapped an eight-game losing skid and notched their first win over the Broncos since 2002. Taco Bell Arena has not been kind to SJSU recently as the Spartans have lost their last three trips there by an average of 27.3 points per game.
In case you missed it

It was a two-possession game with 4:30 to play in the second half, and then the first-place Nevada Wolf Pack pulled away from SJSU for a 71-54 win.

Trailing 54-48, the Spartans allowed Nevada to go on a 7-0 Nevada and Caleb Martin put the dagger in with a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired and 15 seconds remaining to put Nevada up by 17 points. Martin finished the game with 24 points.

SJSU’s Brandon Mitchell scored a new career-high 18 points to lead the Spartans.

Close rebounding margins

Boise State currently has the Mountain West’s top rebounding margin of +7.9. But that title belonged to San Jose State for most of the season, and even to date, SJSU has a +5.7 margin, which ranks third in the league.

The two teams are separated by just a sliver in per-game rebounding with the edge going to Boise State at 31.6 as opposed to SJSU’s 31.1. Chandler Hutchison leads Boise State with 8.1 rebounds per game. Hutchison has three other Broncos teammates who are averaging five or more boards per game.

Keith Fisher III leads SJSU with 5.7 rebounds per game. Ryan Welage has been averaging seven rebounds in the last three games.

San Jose State remain in top five in field goal percentage defense 

Heading into Wednesday’s game, San Jose State’s field goal percentage defense ranks fifth in the Mountain West with 42.4.

A 34.7 clip for the Spartans’ opponents from beyond the arc also ranks fifth.

In its last game, SJSU held Nevada to a season-low 26 points on 26.7 percent (8-30) shooting in the first half.

Boise State is one of the teams who are ahead of SJSU in field goal percentage defense. The Broncos have held their opponents to 40.9 percent shooting, ranking second in the conference, while their 29.4 three-point field goal percentage defense towers the conference.

Baumann ranks second among all scorers

San Jose State freshman Noah Baumann was guarded closely in the Spartans’ games at New Mexico on January 6 and San Diego State on January 9. Baumann went into that week as the league’s most accurate 3-point shooter, qualifying with at least four attempts per game.

The Spartans’ opponents responded by locking Baumann down to a combined six shots in those two games, but Baumann found a way to get his shots against the Air Force Falcons, and they dropped. He finished 4-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-6 from downtown and had a total of 11 points. He nailed both of his 3-point attempts against Nevada.

He is now 17-of-26 (65.4 percent) from 3-point land during conference play. He’s SJSU’s second-leading scorer during league play with 8.1 PPG.

Again, in case you missed it

San Jose State trailed Air Force by as many as 18 points in the first half, but battled back to snatch multiple leads in the second period.

The Spartans used their best shooting first half of the season (58.3 percent, 14-24) to climb out of the hole and trailed by six (40-34) at halftime. SJSU trailed by just two points with 2:58 remaining in regulation, but Air Force’s 8-0 run along with the Spartans’ five missed free throws allowed the Falcons to pull out a 78-71 win in San Jose.

San Jose State commits season-low nine turnovers

Despite a loss, there were plenty of positives in San Jose State’s game against Air Force.

The most important positive was SJSU’s 15 assists to a season-low nine turnovers. The Spartans had turned the ball over 20 or more times in six straight games before giving it away 18 times at San Diego State. Then, they cut the number in half against Air Force.

SJSU’s -6.4 turnover margin and 17.8 giveaways per game rank last in NCAA Division I, but the Spartans now have something to build on if you look at the results from the last game.

San Jose State outshoots another league foe

San Jose State shot 47.1 percent (24-51) against Air Force and held them to 41.1 percent (23-56) shooting.

It was the fourth time during Mountain West play where SJSU has finished with a better shooting percentage than their opponent.

It’s also the third time that SJSU has made more field goals than their league foe and lost. In these games where the Spartans outshoot their opponent, it’s generally turnovers and 3-point shooting that slant the score in the opponents’ favor.

Jalen James responds with one of his best games

It has been an up and down senior year for Jalen James. His playing time has been limited by multiple nagging injuries and a few of the team’s different rotations.

But after what was perhaps San Jose State’s worst loss of the season, an 85-49 beating at San Diego State, James responded with one of his best games of the season against Air Force. He scored 13 points, had four assists. He also hit a pair of 3-pointers and guided SJSU for a season-high 29 minutes.

James started a game for the first time since November 22, 2017 in SJSU’s win over Idaho State.

Welage joins 1,000 point club

With a pair of free throws with 4:12 remaining in the second half of the game at San Diego State, Ryan Welage scored career points #999 and #1,000. He became the 15th player in program history (108th season) and the first since Justin Graham in 2011 to reach this milestone.

Welage reached 1,000 points in his 77th game as a Spartan. With a minimum of 13 games remaining this season, he could climb higher on SJSU’s all-time scoring list.

1. 1,767 – Ricky Berry (84 games)
2. 1,750 – Adrian Oliver (80 games)
3. 1,504 – Stu Inman (123 games)
4. 1,432 – Wally Rank (102 games)
5. 1,272 – Justin Graham (119 games)
6. 1,236 – Chris McNealy (81 games)
7. 1,173 – Coby Dietrick (72 games)
8. 1,139 – Terry Cannon (97 games)
9. 1,136 – Johnnie Skinner (73 games)
10. 1,125 – Ken Mickey (82 games)
11. 1,095 – Sid Williams (111 games)
12. 1,050 – S.T. Saffold (72 games)
12. 1,050 – Olivier Saint-Jean (51 games)
14. 1,049 – Carroll Williams (75 games)
15. 1,026 – Ryan Welage (79 games)

Stanford rolls over San Jose State

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by Jerry Feitelberg

Here we go- it’s the start of the football season for the fourth ranked Stanford Cardinal. Stanford is coming off a great season in 2012 winning the Pac-12 championship and representing the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl and, just to refresh your memory, Stanford beat Wisconsin to win the Rose Bowl game for the first time in 40 years. They opened the season Saturday night against the Spartans of San Jose State. Although the Cardinal has had their way with the Spartans the last few years, they cannot take this team lightly. The Spartans nearly upset Stanford last year but this a new year and the Spartans have a solid team with a terrific quarterback, David Fales. Stanford easily beat the Spartans by a final score of 34-13.

The Cardinal got off to a great start. San Jose State got the ball first but could manage just one first down. The Cardinal defense stopped the Spartans and the Cardinal got the ball on their own 33 yard line. Cardinal quarterback Kevin Hogan then took the Cardinal on a 67 yard drive in six plays. The touchdown was a 40 yard strike from Kevin Hogan to Devon Cajuste. It took just 2 minutes and 42 seconds for Stanford to score to take a 7-0 lead. The Spartans came back  after the kickoff and marched 62 yards before the drive stalled and they settled for a 30 yard field goal. Stanford led 7-3 with 3:26 left in the first quarter and that’s the score at the end of the first 15 minutes of play.

The Cardinal scored their second touchdown of the game with 12:33 left to play in the first half. The Cardinal went 75 yards  in 13 plays. The key play was a 16 yard run by Tyler Gaffney for the score.

14-3  in favor of Stanford. The Spartans could do nothing after the kickoff and were forced to punt. The punt was partially blocked and Stanford had great field position. The Cardinal went 19 yards in 4 plays and had to settle for a 40 yard field goal as they now lead 17-3 with 8:54 left in the first half.

The Spartans took the kickoff and marched down the field at will but the Stanford defense rose up and stopped the Spartans at the 5 yard line. The Spartans made the field goal and trail 17-6 with 3:43 left to play. The drive took 5:11 off the clock. Stanford missed a 52 yard field goal attempt at the end of the half . Stanford up by a score of 17-6.

Stanford’s Kevin Hogan was 8 for 15 passing for 94 yard and one touchdown. Tyler Gaffney had 8 carries for 53 yards and a TD. David Fales was 14 for 19 for the Spartans for 92 yards.

The Cardinal got the ball to start the second half and went on an 11 play 44 yard drive but the drive stalled and Jordan Williamson made a 48 yard field goal to put the Cardinal ahead 20-6 with 10:17 left to play in the third period. On the next series, Stanford’s defense forced the Spartans to punt from deep in their territory. The Cardinals got the ball in good field position and they marched 47 yard in 9 plays. The key play was a 17 yard pass from Kevin Hogan to Ty Montgomery for the score. Stanford leads 27-6 with 5:34 to go in the quarter. The Spartans then went on a 9 play 65 yard drive to score. The key play was a 13 yard pass from David Fales to Noel Grigsby for the touchdown. The drive was aided by a defensive holding penalty that kept the drive alive for San Jose State. The Spartans trail 27-13 late in the third period.

Stanford fumbled to start the fourth quarter but the Cardinal got the ball back when the defense put pressure on David Fales and that resulted in Ed Reynolds making an interception. Stanford then went 52 yards in 5 plays. The key plays on the drive was a 42 yard pass from Hogan to Ty Montgomery to put the ball on the six yard line. Tyler Gaffney ran for four to put the ball on the two and then Gaffney bulled his way into the end zone for the score. Second touchdown of the game for Gaffney and Stanford has a commanding 34-13 lead.There was no more scoring and Stanford wins the opener.

Game notes- Kevin Hogan was 17 for 27 for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Gaffney had 20 rushing attempts for 104 yards and two scores. Overall Stanford had 404 total yard on offense.

The Spartans’ David Fales was 29 for 43 for 216 yards and one TD. Jason Simpson was the Spartans leading rusher gaining 43 yards on 11 attempts. The Spartans had 251 total yards on offense.

Stanford travels back east to West Point to play Army.

 

Stanford vs San Jose State Preview

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By Jerry Feitelberg

The Stanford Cardinal opens its 119th season against the San Jose State Spartans Saturday night at Stanford Stadium at 8pm. The game is known as the Bill Walsh Legacy game as Bill was a graduate of San Jose State and later coached at Sanford and the San Francisco 49ers.

This will be Stanford’s first game since beating Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on January 1st, 2013.

The Cardinal has been ranked fourth in the nations in the pre-season Coaches poll. San Jose State has on win under its belt so far this season. The Spartans finished 11-2 last season and were ranked 22nd st the end of the year.

Stanford leads the series 51-14-1 and has won five straight and nine of the last ten meeting with the Spartans. However, Stanford cannot afford to take the Spartans lightly. The Cardinal had their hands full last year and just squeaked by winning 20-17.

Coach David Shaw is in his third year at the helm at Stanford. San Jose’s coach, Ron Caragher is in his first season as head coach but he has a record of 45-22 as a major college head coach.

Stanford’s offense will be lead by quarterback Kevin Hogan. Hogan took over the job as starting QB halfway through the season last year and led the team to the Rose Bowl crown. Running back Stepfan Taylor is gone but Coach Saw has said that he has capable replacements for Taylor. Shaw has filled holes on the offensive line and at tight end as well. Stanford’s defense is led by Linebacker Shane Skov and looks to strong again this year.  San Jose State’s offense is led by quarterback David Fales.

The Spartans defense is also strong as the held the potent Cardinal offense to just 280 yards of total offense.

Stanford is favored by 26 ½ points but the game should be a barnburner.