Northern Colorado Bears @ San José St Spartans
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNCO | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
SJSU | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Love leads San Jose State to 35-18 win in opener
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Josh Love threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and San Jose State opened the season with a 35-18 victory over Northern Colorado on Thursday night.
Love, in his third season as a starter, was 21-of-31 passing for 224 yards. He threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Jermaine Braddock in the first quarter and a 14-yarder to a leaping Derrick Deese Jr. in the left side of the end zone in the third quarter. Love's 3-yard dive up the middle gave the Spartans a 21-6 halftime lead. DeJon Packer opened the scoring with a 1-yard run.
Collin Root kicked three field goals, his final one cutting San Jose State's lead to 10 early in the fourth quarter. But Bobby Brown intercepted a Jacob Knipp pass and returned it 14 yards to the Bears 13 and Tyler Nevans covered the rest in two carries, including the 8-yard score.
It was the first meeting between the programs. The Spartans are 16-2 against FCS teams.
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San Jose, CA
2026 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Montana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Southern Utah | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UC Davis | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Utah Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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