FBS

San José State

Spartans · Mountain West

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#116

Among 138 teams · ▼7 since Week 7

Record

4-4

3-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

−2.67

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−1.30

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

San José State is 4-4 and ranks No. 116 of 138 FBS teams, down 7 spots from Week 7. Its −2.7 power rating is 25.0 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FBS, 131st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 6.5 wins against it; San José State is 2.5 behind, 110th in résumé rank.

Best win: 27–21 over Eastern Michigan. Worst loss: 13–16 to Wyoming as a 72% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 74, after Week 2.

Next: at home against New Mexico on Sat, Oct 31. San José State is a 17.5-point underdog with an 18% chance to win.

Next game

vs. New Mexico
Home

New Mexico by 17.5

San José State 18% · New Mexico 82%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 77 after Week 1 to No. 116 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#116
Week 8: No. 116 · −2.67 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 177+2.44
Week 274+3.36
Week 3111−2.36
Week 4110−1.73
Week 599−0.15
Week 6108−2.49
Week 7109−1.74
Week 8116−2.67

Game results

8 games · 2026
San José State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Nevada #83
L13–2834%+2.74
at UTEP #135
W24–1169%−12.15
Wyoming #100
L13–16Upset72%−0.67
at Hawai'i #127
W20–1665%−5.41
L10–2658%+4.20
W30–2063%−5.91
W27–21—−3.95
at USC #36
L26–42—+10.09
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Mountain West
Mountain West power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
28up 86-1
+12.07
#29−1.25+25.7
34down 26-2
+10.43
#45+0.47+15.3
76down 205-2
+3.87
#60−0.42+7.6
83up 53-4
+2.74
#109+0.01+4.3
85down 54-3
+2.63
#75+1.65+0.4
100up 135-3
−0.67
#85−1.78-0.5
116down 74-4
−2.67
#110−1.30-2.1
127up 52-6
−5.41
#134−0.76-3.8
135up 21-6
−12.15
#127+5.04-22.1
137down 30-7
−13.87
#136+4.25-23.4