Fresno State-San Jose State Postgame notes

Captains: Camryn Bracha, Al’zillion Hamilton, Jadon Pearson, Jacob Spomer
Toss: Fresno State wins, defers

Team Notes

Fresno State kept possession of the Valley Trophy for the second year in a row
Fresno State won its second rivalry trophy of the season (2-of-3)
With the 27-point margin of victory on Saturday, Fresno State had its largest margin of victory in the series with San Jose State since 2021
Fresno State earned its first win in San Jose since 2021
Fresno State won its final Mountain West regular season game. The Bulldogs complete Mountain West play with an overall record of 64-40 in Mountain West games
Fresno State won its regular season finale for the first time since 2022
Fresno State finished the regular season with a 4-2 record on the road, its most wins since the 2022 season
With a 21-7 lead at halftime, Fresno State had its largest halftime lead since Oct. 4 vs Nevada
Fresno State grabbed a season-high five interceptions. It was its most in a game since grabbing five at Arizona State in 2023
Fresno State’s five turnovers gained against San Jose State were its most turnovers gained in a game since the 2023 game at Arizona State when the Bulldogs set the program record with eight
Fresno State’s defense has forced at least one turnover in five straight games
Fresno State has two players with at least four interceptions on the season for the first time since 2018 (Juju Hughes and Tank Kelly, four each)
Fresno State converted on a 2-point try for the first time since Aug. 30, 2025 vs Georgia Southern
TE Jake Tarwater left the game with an injury
RB Rayshon Luke left the game with an injury
OL Edward Fonua left the game with an injury

Offense Notes

RB Elijah Gilliam had a season-long 39-yard run
Gilliam scored his fourth and fifth rushing touchdowns of the season
Gilliam nears the end of his Bulldog career with 20 career touchdowns (19 rushing, 1 receiving)
RB Brandon Ramirez scored his third rushing touchdown of the season
WR Josiah Freeman scored his sixth touchdown of the season
Freeman’s touchdown was a 37-yard reception, his longest catch of the year
The 37-yard touchdown pass by Warner to Freeman was the second-longest TD pass of the season
WR Jordan Malau’ulu had a career-high 27 yards on Saturday
QB E.J. Warner earned his second start in as many weeks, completing 15-of-20 pass attempts for 138 yards with one touchdown and one interception
OL Braylan Henderson saw his first snaps on the offensive line of the season, taking over for injured Fonua in the fourth quarter

Defense Notes

NKL Simeon Harris grabbed his team-leading fourth and fifth interceptions of the season
Harris becomes just the third Bulldog since 2019 to have at least four interceptions in a season, joining cornerbacks Cam Lockridge and Carlton Johnson
Five interceptions ties the most interceptions by a Bulldog since 2013. Harris joins Lockridge (2022 & 2024) five interceptions, the most by a Bulldog since Derron Smith with seven in 2013
Harris is the first Bulldog to grab multiple interceptions in a game this season
CB Al’zillion Hamilton also grabbed his fourth interception of the season
Hamilton joins Harris in aforementioned bullet point
Hamilton grabbed his eighth career interception
S Ethan Tierney grabbed his first career interception
S Jayden Davis grabbed his first interception of the season, and second of his career
Davis also led the team in tackles with five
Davis led the team in tackles for the first time this season

Special Teams Notes

K Dylan Lynch was 4-of-4 on his field goal attempts on Saturday
Lynch had a season-high four made field goals
P Nick Verdugo averaged 47 yards per punt, his highest average in games with multiple punts this season
Verdugo had a career-long 57 yard punt on Saturday

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