Fresno State–San Jose State rivalry

Fresno State–San Jose State Rivalry

Teams	Fresno State Bulldogs San Jose State Spartans
Originated	1921
Overall Series	Fresno State leads, 39-34-3

The Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually between the Fresno State Bulldogs football team of California State University, Fresno and the San Jose State Spartans football team of San Jose State University. The rivalry has no official name, and fans variously refer to it as the Battle of the 152 for state highway 152 which connects San Jose and Fresno, or the Valley Rivalry for the Central Valley where Fresno is located and the Silicon Valley where San Jose is located. San Jose State led the series from 1949 until 2001, but Fresno State tied it at 32 games each with a victory in 2002, and recaptured the lead in 2003. The Bulldogs have maintained the series lead since 2003. The Bulldogs and Spartans played the first football game of the series in 1921. The rivalry between the two universities now extends to all sports in which they compete.

1 History
2 Football
3 Game results
4 References

History

Football

Game results

San Jose victories shaded in ██ azure blue. Fresno State victories are shaded ██ cardinal red.

#	Date	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	1921	San Jose State	14	Fresno State	2	San Jose State 1-0
	1922	No Game
	1923	No Game
	1924	No Game
2	1925	Fresno State	23	San Jose State	7	Tied 1-1
3	1926	Fresno State	34	San Jose State	0	Fresno State 2-1
4	1927	Fresno State	10	San Jose State	7	Fresno State 3-1
	1928	No Game
5	1929	San Jose State	26	Fresno State	14	Fresno State 3-2
6	1930	Fresno State	27	San Jose State	12	Fresno State 4-2
7	1931	Fresno State	32	San Jose State	0	Fresno State 5-2
8	1932	Fresno State	0	San Jose State	0	Fresno State 5-2-1
9	1933	San Jose State	18	Fresno State	0	Fresno State 5-3-1
10	1934	Fresno State	7	San Jose State	7	Fresno State 5-3-2
	1935	No Game
	1936	No Game
	1937	No Game
	1938	No Game
11	1939	San Jose State	42	Fresno State	7	Fresno State 5-4-2
12	1940	San Jose State	14	Fresno State	7	Tied 5-5-2
13	1941	Fresno State	0	San Jose State	0	Tied 5-5-3
14	1942	Fresno State	6	San Jose State	0	Fresno State 6-5-3
	1943	No Game
	1944	No Game
	1945	No Game
15	1946	San Jose State	13	Fresno State	2	Tied 6-6-3
16	1947	Fresno State	21	San Jose State	20	Fresno State 7-6-3
17	1948	San Jose State	41	Fresno State	6	Tied 7-7-3
18	1949	San Jose State	43	Fresno State	7	San Jose State 8-7-3
19	1950	San Jose State	33	Fresno State	7	San Jose State 9-7-3
20	1951	San Jose State	32	Fresno State	6	San Jose State 10-7-3
21	1952	San Jose State	40	Fresno State	6	San Jose State 11-7-3
22	1953	San Jose State	27	Fresno State	21	San Jose State 12-7-3
23	1954	San Jose State	28	Fresno State	0	San Jose State 13-7-3
24	1955	Fresno State	19	San Jose State	13	San Jose State 13-8-3
25	1956	Fresno State	30	San Jose State	14	San Jose State 13-9-3
26	1957	Fresno State	13	San Jose State	6	San Jose State 13-10-3
27	1958	San Jose State	48	Fresno State	6	San Jose State 14-10-3
28	1959	San Jose State	40	Fresno State	14	San Jose State 15-10-3
29	1960	Fresno State	27	San Jose State	12	San Jose State 15-11-3
30	1961	Fresno State	36	San Jose State	27	San Jose State 15-12-3
31	1962	Fresno State	20	San Jose State	14	San Jose State 15-13-3
32	1963	San Jose State	56	Fresno State	27	San Jose State 16-13-3
33	1964	San Jose State	26	Fresno State	14	San Jose State 17-13-3
34	1965	Fresno State	24	San Jose State	18	San Jose State 17-14-3

#	Date	Winning team		Losing team		Series
35	1966	Fresno State	15	San Jose State	13	San Jose State 17-15-3
36	1967	San Jose State	35	Fresno State	30	San Jose State 18-15-3
37	1968	San Jose State	25	Fresno State	21	San Jose State 19-15-3
	1969	No Game
38	1970	Fresno State	27	San Jose State	19	San Jose State 19-16-3
39	1971	Fresno State	14	San Jose State	7	San Jose State 19-17-3
40	1972	Fresno State	14	San Jose State	7	San Jose State 19-18-3
41	1973	San Jose State	24	Fresno State	6	San Jose State 20-18-3
42	1974	San Jose State	28	Fresno State	7	San Jose State 21-18-3
43	1975	San Jose State	21	Fresno State	7	San Jose State 22-18-3
44	1976	San Jose State	21	Fresno State	7	San Jose State 23-18-3
45	1977	Fresno State	45	San Jose State	24	San Jose State 23-19-3
46	1978	San Jose State	26	Fresno State	16	San Jose State 24-19-3
47	1979	San Jose State	35	Fresno State	22	San Jose State 25-19-3
48	1980	San Jose State	26	Fresno State	14	San Jose State 26-19-3
49	1981	San Jose State	65	Fresno State	33	San Jose State 27-19-3
50	1982	Fresno State	39	San Jose State	27	San Jose State 27-20-3
51	1983	San Jose State	41	Fresno State	23	San Jose State 28-20-3
52	1984	San Jose State	18	Fresno State	17	San Jose State 29-20-3
53	1985	Fresno State	37	San Jose State	17	San Jose State 29-21-3
54	1986	San Jose State	45	Fresno State	41	San Jose State 30-21-3
55	1987	San Jose State	20	Fresno State	16	San Jose State 31-21-3
56	1988	Fresno State	17	San Jose State	15	San Jose State 31-22-3
57	1989	Fresno State	31	San Jose State	30	San Jose State 31-23-3
58	1990	San Jose State	42	Fresno State	7	San Jose State 32-23-3
59	1991	Fresno State	31	San Jose State	28	San Jose State 32-24-3
	1992	No Game
	1993	No Game
60	1994	Fresno State	45	San Jose State	13	San Jose State 32-25-3
	1995	No Game
61	1996	Fresno State	28	San Jose State	18	San Jose State 32-26-3
62	1997	Fresno State	53	San Jose State	12	San Jose State 32-27-3
63	1998	Fresno State	24	San Jose State	21	San Jose State 32-28-3
64	1999	Fresno State	63	San Jose State	12	San Jose State 32-29-3
65	2000	Fresno State	37	San Jose State	6	San Jose State 32-30-3
66	2001	Fresno State	40	San Jose State	21	San Jose State 32-31-3
67	2002	Fresno State	19	San Jose State	16	Tied 32-32-3
68	2003	Fresno State	41	San Jose State	7	Fresno State 33-32-3
69	2004	Fresno State	62	San Jose State	28	Fresno State 34-32-3
70	2005	Fresno State	45	San Jose State	7	Fresno State 35-32-3
71	2006	San Jose State	24	Fresno State	14	Fresno State 35-33-3
72	2007	Fresno State	30	San Jose State	0	Fresno State 36-33-3
73	2008	Fresno State	24	San Jose State	10	Fresno State 37-33-3
74	2009	Fresno State	41	San Jose State	21	Fresno State 38-33-3
75	2010	Fresno State	33	San Jose State	18	Fresno State 39-33-3
76	2011	San Jose State	27	Fresno State	24	Fresno State 39-34-3

References

Fresno State Bulldogs football

Venues	Bulldog Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle for the Bone (Louisiana Tech) San Jose State Milk Can (Boise State)

Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

San Jose State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State

Culture & lore	Sammy Spartan San Jose State Spartan Marching Band Read-2-Lead Classic

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Fresno State–San Jose State rivalry

Contents

History

Football

Game results

References