SAN JOSE STATE AT HAWAII
Records: San Jose State 4-0, Hawaii 3-3
Kickoff: Today, 3 p.m., Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Radio: KDOW (1220 AM, Palo Alto; 95.3 FM, San Francisco)
Television: Spectrum Sports (Free on the Team1 Sports app, according to San Jose State)
Series history: Hawaii leads the all-time series 22-19-3. Since Brent Brennan took over as San Jose State’s coach for the 2017 season, the three matchups have been thrillers. … In 2018, Hawaii defeated San Jose State 44-41 in five overtimes. … Last season marked the introduction of the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy. Tomey coached for 10 seasons at Hawaii and five seasons at San Jose State. Hawaii has the trophy after defeating San Jose State 42-40 in 2019.
Storylines: San Jose State hasn’t played since Nov. 14. … The past two opponents on the Spartans’ schedule, Fresno State and Boise State, had to cancel because of coronavirus issues. The games were declared no contests by the Mountain West. … The Hawaii game was moved from San Jose to Honolulu this week because of Santa Clara County’s coronavirus restrictions banning contact sports until at least Dec. 21. … Hawaii has played its entire schedule upset previously-undefeated Nevada 2421 last weekend. … Two weekends ago, Hawaii lost to Boise State 40-32. … If San Jose State wins, it’ll be the Spartans’ first 5-0 start since going 13-0 in 1939.
Matchup to watch: Nick Starkel vs. Hawaii’s secondary. … Last weekend, Hawaii held Nevada QB Carson Strong to 168 passing yards. Entering play, Strong averaged 361 passing yards per game. … In the Mountain West, Hawaii’s opponents are averaging the second-fewest passing yards per game (183.3) and third-lowest completion percentage (58.3). … Hawaii has not allowed 300 or more passing yards in a game this season.
Injuries: None to report.
Stats that matter: San Jose State’s first four opponents averaged 42.5 rushing attempts to 27.5 passing attempts per game. … Hawaii averages 36.0passing attempts to 36.3rushing attempts per game. … QBs Nick Starkel of SJSU and Chevan Cordeiro of Hawaii are third and fourth in passing yards per game, respectively. … Hawaii ranks eighth in average points scored per game (24.3) and average points allowed per game (29.7). … San Jose State DE Cade Hall leads the Mountain West in sacks (5.5) and LB Kyle Harmon leads the Mountain West in tackles per game (13.0).