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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox sports rivalry Шаблон:OSM Location map The Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry, also known as the Battle for the Valley[1] is a college football rivalry between the Fresno State Bulldogs football team of California State University, Fresno and the San Jose State Spartans football team of San José State University. The two teams currently play annual, regularly scheduled contests as Mountain West Conference (West Division) opponents.

Since 1921, Fresno State and San Jose State have shared conference affiliation in numerous athletics conferences including the California Coast Conference, Far Western Conference, California Collegiate Athletic Association, Big West Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference.

The rivalry is likely rooted in the two schools' relatively close proximity to one another in the state of California. The city of Fresno is located approximately 150 miles south of San Jose. Both institutions are also members of the California State University system.

Additionally, Fresno State and San Jose State are both located in geographical valleys. Fresno is located in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley while San Jose is located in the Santa Clara Valley, which is now more widely known as Silicon Valley. The locations of the two schools account for the names Valley Cup, Valley Bowl and the Battle for the Valley.

As of 2023, Fresno State leads the series 44-39-3.

Historical overview

San Jose State led the series from 1949 to 2001, but Fresno State tied it at 32–32–3 with a victory in 2002 and recaptured the lead in 2003. The Bulldogs and Spartans first played each other in 1921, making the rivalry series the second-oldest in the Mountain West Conference, behind only Colorado State–Wyoming.

The rivalry took a one-year break in 2012 after conference realignment temporarily separated the two schools, with Fresno State moving to the Mountain West Conference while San Jose State stayed in the Western Athletic Conference. It resumed as a conference rivalry in 2013 when San Jose State joined the Mountain West, and is assured of being an annual matchup since both schools are in the West Division. Beginning in 2013, the winner of the game is awarded the Valley Trophy.[2][3] The trophy features a silver letter V, with an electrical transistor pattern down one side, and a grape vine pattern down the other, representing each school's representative geographic region.

Statistics

Fresno State San Jose State
Games played 86
Wins style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|44 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|39
Ties 3
Home wins style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|22 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|22
Road wins style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|22 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|17
Consecutive wins style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|12 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|7
Most total points in a game 114
Most points in a win style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|63 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|65
Most points in a loss style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|52 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|30
Fewest total points in a game 0
Largest margin of victory style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|50 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|42
Smallest margin of victory style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|1 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|1
Total points scored in series style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|1,920 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|1,884
Shutouts of opposing team style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|4 style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|2
Source:[4]

Game results

Шаблон:Sports rivalry series table

See also

References

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