WHO: San Jose State (5-4) vs. Oregon State (4-4)

When: 12:30

Where: Reser Stadium – Corvallis, Oregon.

Coaches: Trent Bray (1st season, 4-4) vs. Ken Niumatolo (114-8 overall, 5-3 at SJSU)

Spread: Oregon State -3

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Against the State of San José

– Oregon State and San José State meet for the eighth time and fifth in Corvallis.

– OSU is 5-2 all-time in the series, with a five-game win streak entering Saturday’s game.

– Three of those five wins came in Corvallis, including the last meeting, a 35-21 win in 2015.

– The Spartans won the first match between the two 24-14 in 1979, but later forfeited the match.

– OSU led 21-3 at halftime in last season’s 42-17 win at CEFCU Stadium. The Beavers matched that with 21 points in the second half.

– OSU limited SJSU to 279 yards of offense in last season’s win.

– The Beavers were 35-21 winners in the 2015 game at Reser Stadium. Storm Woods ran for 151 yards in that win and OSU, despite trailing 21-14 at halftime, scored 21 points in the third quarter for the win. It was punctuated by a 41-yard interception return by Caleb Saulo.

– Offensive coordinator Ryan Gunderson coached at SJSU from 2017-2020. He was the quarterbacks coach during his tenure and was a Broyles Award nominee in 2019. The Spartans ranked fourth nationally in 2019 (338.0) and 19th in 2020 (298.4).