Records: San Jose State (2-2, 0-0 Mountain West), Hawaii (1-3, 0-2 Mountain West)
Kickoff: 9 p.m. Saturday at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu
TV: MW+
Series history: San Jose State leads 24-22-1. The Spartans beat Hawaii 45-38 at home last season. San Jose State won the first meeting 13-8 in 1936. The last time the Spartans faced Hawaii in Honolulu was in 2023, when they shut out the Rainbow Warriors 35-0.
San Jose State storylines: The Spartans have won their last five games against Hawaii dating to 2020. … San Jose State has expanded its rushing attack, with 136 rushing attempts through four games after having 317 combined rushing attempts last season. … Linebacker Dylan Lee ranks third in the Mountain West with 35 tackles and is 24th nationally. … The Spartans have five players from Hawaii. … Quarterback Luke Weaver is coming off a four-interception game but will return to face his former team. He leads the Mountain West with 1,032 passing yards and nine touchdowns. … Defensive lineman Jeremiah Tuiileila was named to the PFF Group of Five Team of the Week. … Running back Jabari Bates leads the Mountain West with 413 rushing yards. … San Jose State went winless on the road in conference play last season. Its last Mountain West road win came in October 2024, when the Spartans won 24-14 at Wyoming. … The Spartans are coming off a 26-10 loss to Fresno State before their bye week.
Hawaii storylines: The last time the Rainbow Warriors beat the Spartans was in 2019, when Hawaii emerged with a 42-40 victory in a game in which neither team punted. … Before the Spartans’ current five-game winning streak, Hawaii had won 14 of the previous 18 meetings. … Quarterback Micah Alejado needs 289 passing yards to reach 5,000 for his career. He ranks second nationally with 27.3 pass completions per game. … Receiver Tama Uiliata ranks second in the conference with 24 catches. … The Rainbow Warriors are coming off a 27-10 loss to Wyoming.
Stats that matter: San Jose State is 3-11 in Mountain West conference openers dating back to 2013. … San Jose State allowed 397 yards against Fresno State, while the Bulldogs held the Spartans to 227 total yards. … Hawaii has committed three turnovers this season, while San Jose State has committed seven. … The Spartans have scored in each of their last 13 quarters against Hawaii. … San Jose State has trailed at the start of each of its last four games and has not scored in the first quarter during that span. … The Spartans are averaging 146.3 rushing yards per game, while Hawaii is averaging 83.3.
— Haddy Barghouti