San Jose State fans can finally mark down some on their calendars for this fall after the Mountain West announced its football schedule Thursday for the 2024 season, Ken Niumatalolo’s first in charge.
The highlight of the Spartans’ home season will be at the end: San Jose State will host Boise State and UNLV in its last two conference games (Nov. 16 and Nov. 23, respectively) with a chance at revenge for being left out of the 2023 conference title game based on computer projections. Then, in the final game of the season, it will host Stanford in a renewal of the South Bay rivalry.
The Spartans open up at home on Thursday, Aug. 29 against Sacramento State before playing their first conference game of the season in Week 2 at Air Force.
They’ll return home to face Kennesaw State, which is entering the Football Bowl Subdivision, on Sept. 14, then travel to face Washington State in the first of two games against the Pac-12’s remaining schools; Oregon State on Nov. 9 is a rematch from last year’s 42-17 home-opening loss.
The rivalry game at Fresno State will be played Oct. 26, immediately preceding a bye week and following games against Nevada (Oct. 5), at Colorado State (Oct. 12) and against Wyoming (Oct. 19).
ACC heads to Bay Area
Cal and Stanford announced their 2024-25 home and away opponents on Thursday for both men’s and women’s basketball. On the men’s side, the Bay Area teams will mostly visit the bluebloods, as Syracuse and Virginia are the big-name programs to head west next winter, while Cal and Stanford will play Duke and North Carolina on the road.
Boston College, Florida State, Miami, SMU and Virginia Tech will also visit both schools.
On the women’s side, No. 4 Stanford and Cal are set to face Virginia Tech, currently ranked No. 5, on the road but will host No. 12 NC State, No. 17 Notre Dame and No. 19 Syracuse.
Pitt, Florida State, Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Boston College will play at both Bay Area schools.
For the full breakdown of the men’s and women’s opponents, visit the ACC’s website.
