Crucial Matchup With SJSU Saturday

Boise State (4-1, 4-0 MW)
vs.
San Jose State (4-0 MW)
Saturday, Nov. 28 • 2 p.m. MT
Boise, Idaho • Albertsons Stadium
Series: Boise State leads, 14-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2019 (Boise State 52, San Jose State 42 - San Jose, Calif.)
TV: Fox (PxP: Tim Brando, Analyst: Spencer Tillman)
Radio: Bronco Radio Network (PxP: Bob Behler, Analyst: Pete Cavender)
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BOISE, Idaho - The Boise State football team will play host to San Jose State in the Broncos' final regular-season home game of the 2020 season, squaring off against the Spartans, Saturday (Nov. 28).

Boise State (4-1, 4-0 MW) and SJSU (4-0, 4-0 MW), two of the final three undefeated squads in Mountain West play, are slated to kick at 2:05 p.m., and the game will be nationally televised by Fox.

A Boise State home game has not been broadcast on one of the primary national networks – Fox, CBS, NBC or ABC – since the 2014 MW Championship Game (Dec. 6, 2014), a game the Broncos won, 28-14, over Fresno State.

The last regular-season home game to air on one of the primary national networks was Oregon State (Sept. 25, 2010), a game the Broncos won, 37-24, on ABC. ESPN's College GameDay was also at Albertsons Stadium for the game against the Beavers.

The Broncos' last home day game was the 2019 MW Championship Game against Hawai'i, Dec. 7, 2019, a game Boise State won, 31-10.

CONFERENCE WIN STREAK
The Broncos have recorded 13-straight conference victories, the second-longest streak in the country. Only Ohio State (19) has a longer winning streak against conference opponents.

Boise State also enters Saturday's game against SJSU on an 18-game regular-season winning streak in Mountain West play. That figure now ranks tied for second in Mountain West history with BYU's run of 18 in a row from 2006-08. TCU owns the longest regular-season Mountain West winning streak, at 24 (2008-11).

THE SERIES
Since the first meeting between Boise State and San Jose State – a nonconference tilt in Boise, Oct. 14, 1978 – the Broncos have yet to lose to the Spartans. Following the initial meeting, Boise State went 10-0 against SJSU when the schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference, and the Broncos are 3-0 against the Spartans as members of the Mountain West.

QUICK HITTERS
...Boise State is one of 11 schools in the country to score each time it has entered the red zone, and the 16 attempts by the Broncos are the most among those schools.

...The Broncos rank 11th nationally in third down defense, stopping their opponents 70.3 percent of the time.

...Andrew Van Buren is tied for the Mountain West lead with seven rushing touchdowns.

...Avery Williams is the only player in the country to rank in the top 10 nationally in both kickoff returns (8th; 29.6) and punt returns (8th; 13.3).

...Avery Williams is one of three players nationally to have two kickoff returns for a touchdown this season, and he's the only player in the country with three scores on special teams.

...Shane Irwin is tied for ninth nationally with 1.00 sacks per game, and he is the only Bronco since at least 2002 to have back-to-back games with at least 2.0 sacks.

...Boise State has 373 sacks since 2010, tied with Penn State for the sixth-most in the country during that time. Clemson (415), Virginia Tech (381), Alabama (380), Ohio State (380) and Stanford (376) are the only schools with more sacks during that time.

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Players Mentioned

Shane Irwin

Andrew Van Buren

Avery Williams