Records: San Jose State (4-4, 2-2 Mountain West), New Mexico (6-1, 3-0 MW)

Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose

TV: MW+/NBC Sports Bay Area

Series history: San Jose State leads the all-time series 16-5-1. The last meeting was Oct. 3, 2025, when SJSU beat the Lobos 35-28. San Jose State won the first meeting 26-14 in 1954. The Spartans have won the last four meetings.

San Jose State storylines: The Spartans have won eight straight at home against the Lobos. … The Spartans’ defense has allowed 19.7 points per game since the Eastern Michigan game in Week 1. … San Jose State is coming off a 28-13 loss to Nevada. … The Spartans played three quarterbacks against Nevada and hasn’t named a starter for this game. Senior Luke Weaver led the only touchdown drive against Nevada in the fourth quarter. Weaver ranks second in the Mountain West with 11 touchdown passes and has thrown for 1,620 yards. Daniel Rolovich was banged up against Nevada, his second straight start, and fellow freshman Robert McDaniel took over before giving way to Weaver. … Jayland McGlothen has six sacks this season, which ranks first in the conference and 12th in the nation. … Carson Clark leads the conference with five receiving touchdowns. He leads all freshmen in the nation with 47 receptions. … San Jose State is third in the nation with 29 sacks.

New Mexico storylines: New Mexico has won four straight and is coming off a 21-16 win over North Dakota State. … The Lobos have not beaten the Spartans in San Jose since 1969, but the program is not the doormat it used to be and entered the week just outside the Top 25 rankings. New Mexico is 15-5 under Jason Eck and 9-2 in conference play. … New Mexico’s last win against San Jose State came in 2016, a 48-41 victory. …  The Lobos have recorded at least one takeaway in every game this season. Their 86 points off turnovers leads the nation. … The Lobos have won nine straight games against conference opponents, tied for the longest active streak in FBS football. … Sophomore Toa Fa’avae, the former De La Salle quarterback, has 245 rushing yards and eight total touchdowns.

Stats that matter: San Jose State has scored just one first-quarter touchdown all season, against UTEP. … San Jose State allowed 324 yards against Nevada, while the Wolf Pack held the Spartans to 204 yards. … New Mexico is averaging 210.6 rushing yards per game, while San Jose State is averaging 129.5.

— Haddy Barghouti