San Jose Sports Wrap, Saturday, November 7, 2026
San Jose State beats Northern Illinois; Earthquakes clinch home playoff series; Barracuda shut out Bakersfield.
SAN JOSE - San Jose State football won at home, the Earthquakes clinched their first playoff game at PayPal Park, and the Barracuda won a 1-0 shutout on Saturday, Nov. 7, according to team and school box scores.
San Jose State football beat Northern Illinois 30-19 at CEFCU Stadium. Viliami Teu ran for two touchdowns, and Daniel Rolovich threw for 231 yards and a touchdown. The Spartans are 5-5, 3-3 in the Mountain West.
The San Jose Earthquakes lost 3-1 at Minnesota United in their regular-season finale but still finished fourth in the Western Conference at 14-10-10 (52 points). Preston Judd scored his team-leading 17th goal. San Jose will host Houston in Game One of a best-of-three first-round playoff series at PayPal Park, its first home playoff game there.
The San Jose Sharks lost 4-3 at the Dallas Stars. Michael Misa, Ivar Stenberg and Will Smith scored, and Macklin Celebrini had three assists. Alex Nedeljkovic made 26 saves. The Sharks (7-11-1) have lost five straight.
Andre Gasseau scored the only goal and Ilya Samsonov stopped all 23 shots as the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks' minor-league team, beat the Bakersfield Condors 1-0 at Tech CU Arena. The Barracuda are 6-7-0-0.
San Jose State men's basketball lost 91-79 at UC Irvine after trailing 51-31 at halftime. Joey Chammaa and Mookie Cook scored 16 each. The Spartans are 1-1.
San Jose State volleyball lost 3-0 at Grand Canyon (25-10, 25-10, 25-20). Zuzsana Kosíková led the Spartans in kills and digs.
Source: SJSU Athletics recap: football vs. Northern Illinois, Nov. 7, 2026; San Jose Earthquakes match recap: at Minnesota United, Nov. 7, 2026; NHL.com gamecenter: Sharks at Stars, Nov. 7, 2026; San Jose Barracuda game recap: vs. Bakersfield, Nov. 7, 2026; SJSU Athletics recap: men's basketball at UC Irvine, Nov. 7, 2026; SJSU Athletics recap: volleyball at Grand Canyon, Nov. 7, 2026.
- SJSU Athletics recap: football vs. Northern Illinois, Nov. 7, 2026
- San Jose Earthquakes match recap: at Minnesota United, Nov. 7, 2026
- NHL.com gamecenter: Sharks at Stars, Nov. 7, 2026
- San Jose Barracuda game recap: vs. Bakersfield, Nov. 7, 2026
- SJSU Athletics recap: men's basketball at UC Irvine, Nov. 7, 2026
- SJSU Athletics recap: volleyball at Grand Canyon, Nov. 7, 2026