The San José State Spartans football team announced today that they will play a home-and-home series with the Washington State Cougars.
The first of the two games will be played in Pullman, Washington on September 21st, 2024. However, SJSU will have a lengthy wait for the Cougars to return the home game at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California as that game is scheduled for September 6th, 2031.
SJSU and Washington State last met in 2018 and have only played twice in the last 34 years. The Cougars have not played in San Jose since 1968.
SJSU athletic director Jeff Konya said, “We are excited about this home-and-home series against Washington State. One Spartan Nation should be excited for seeing the Cougars visit San Jose for the first time since 1968.”
San Jose State’s updated 2024 non-conference schedule now looks like this: Week 1 vs Sacramento State, Week 2 at USC, Week 3 vs UL-Monroe, Week 4 at Washington State.
In addition to the Washington State announcement, San José State also revealed a change and an addition to the future schedule lineup. SJSU moved its home date versus Idaho up to a Week 0 kickoff in 2025 on August 23rd. The Spartans also announced that the Cal Poly Mustangs, a FCS opponent, will be coming to CEFCU Stadium on September 21, 2030.
The Spartans have also renewed their rivalry with the Stanford Cardinal in the Bill Walsh Legacy Game. The two programs will meet four times from 2025 to 2035, with each team having two home games during that span.
The Spartans will also play another PAC-12 opponent when they host Oregon State in the 2023 home opener, which is also going to be the unveiling of the new Spartan Athletics Complex. The Oregon State Beavers are also scheduled to play at San José State in 2030.
SJSU’s Future Non-Conference Schedules:
2023:
August 26: at USC
September 2: Oregon State
September 9: Cal Poly
September 16: at Toledo
2024:
August 31: Sacramento State
September 7: at USC
September 14: UL-Monroe
September 21: at Washington State
2025:
August 23: Idaho
August 30: Central Michigan
September 6: at Texas
September 13: Stanford
September 20: at South Florida
2026:
September 5: at Eastern Michigan
September 19: at Penn State
September 26: UTEP
November 28: at Stanford
2027:
September 2: at Minnesota
September 11: Akron
September 18: Portland State
September 25: at UTEP
2028:
September 2: Howard
September 9: Toledo
September 16: at Washington
November 25: at Stanford
2029:
August 25: Holy Cross
September 1: Eastern Michigan
September 8: at Oregon State
September 15: at UL-Monroe
2030:
September 7: Oregon State
September 14: at Rice
September 21: Cal Poly
2031:
September 6: Washington State
September 20: Rice
2032:
September 18: at Akron
2035:
September 1: Stanford
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