Valley Trophy on the line in regular season finale

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Fresno State (7-4, 4-3 MW) at San Jose State (3-8, 2-5 MW)
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. PT | FS1 | CEFCU Stadium | San Jose, Calif.

Fresno State Game Notes (PDF) | San Jose State Game Notes (PDF) | Mountain West Weekly Release (PDF)
Fresno State Weekly Press Conference | Ultimate Broadcast Guide

MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - FS1
Play-by-Play - Trent Rush
Analyst - Charles Arbuckle
Analyst - N/A

Radio - Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler
Analyst - Pat Hill
Sideline - Cam Worrell

Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics

Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com/LiveStats

A LOOK INSIDE
Series: Fresno State leads 45-39-3

Head Coaches:
Matt Entz
Fresno State Record (Years): 7-4 (1st season)
Career DI Record (Years): 67-15 (5 seasons)

Ken Niumatalolo
Record at San Jose State (Years): 10-14 (2nd season)
Career Record (Years): 119-83 (17th season)

QUICK LOOK

Fresno State and San Jose State will face off for the Valley Trophy on Saturday evening
The introduction of the trophy coincided with the first season the two teams began sharing league membership in the Mountain West
Why the Valley Trophy? The two schools are separated by only approximately 150 driving miles and represent two distinct valleys. Fresno State represents the San Joaquin Valley, the world's richest agricultural area of export dollars and is known for wearing a green V on the back of its helmets as a symbol to the agricultural community of the Central Valley of California. San Jose State is the metropolitan capital of the high-tech Silicon Valley.
Saturday's game is Fresno State's final regular season game as a member of the Mountain West
Fresno State and San Jose State will meet for the last time as conference opponents on Saturday. The programs have shared conference affiliation in the Big West, WAC and Mountain West.
Fresno State leads the intra-conference series history with the Spartans, 23-8
Fresno State is 6-5 against San Jose State as Mountain West foe
Despite having the all-time series against the Spartans 45-39-3, Fresno State is 18-21-2 in the series on the road
Fresno State looks for its first win in San Jose since 2021
Fresno State looks to win its regular season finale for the first time since 2022
Fresno State will have its final road game of the season, but has not left the state of California since the Nov. 1 trip to Boise State
The Bulldogs are 3-2 on the road this season with key conference wins at Hawai'i and Boise State
Fresno State hasn't won more than three road games in a season since 2022
Fresno State honored 27 seniors ahead of last Saturday's final home game of the season
After starting Carson Conklin for three games, and winning two in a row, the Bulldogs went back to E.J. Warner last week to start against Utah State
Fresno State's defense is second in the Mountain West and 15th in the FBS in total defense, allowing 299.5 yards per game to its opponents
Fresno State leads the Mountain West and is 10th in the FBS in passes intercepted with 14
Fresno State is second in the MW and 18th in the FBS in turnovers gained (19)
Fresno State has forced a turnover in four-straight games
Fresno State held Wyoming to 12-straight scoreless drives to end the game on Nov. 15, and kept Utah State scoreless for three to start the game last week, going 15 consecutive drives without allowing a score
Fresno State has had 14 different players score a touchdown this season
RB Rayshon Luke is second in the MW and 22nd in the FBS in all-purpose yards, averaging 111.27 all-purpose yards per game
K Dylan Lynch is sixth all-time with 292 career points, and is just eight points away from Top 5

ABOUT THE MATCHUP

Fresno State and San Jose State will be meeting for the 88th time in program history
Fresno State currently leads the series with a record of 45-39-3
While going through three conference changes together from the Big West to the WAC to the Mountain West, this Saturday's matchup may be the final between the teams as conference rivals. As MW foes since 2013, Fresno State leads the series, 6-5.
The series between Fresno State and San Jose State dates back over 100 years to when the teams first competed against one another on November 19, 1921 where the Spartans defeated the Bulldogs 14-2 on the road
From 1991-2005, Fresno State dominated their series with San Jose State, winning 12-straight games within that time span.
Fresno State's largest margin of victory over San Jose State came on November 20, 1999 where they defeated the Spartans 63-12
The teams compete for the Valley Trophy, a piece of hardware that represents the schools in the San Joaquin Valley and the Silicon Valley

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Players Mentioned

Carson Conklin

Rayshon Luke

Dylan Lynch

E.J. Warner