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Serving San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)Vol. 1, No. 15
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Viliami Teu scores twice as San José State beats Northern Illinois 30-19

Trajan Sinatra kicked three field goals.  The Spartans are 5-5 with a trip to Air Force next.

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A San José State football player in a blue helmet and gold pants points upfield while running along the sideline, as Spartans staff and cheerleaders with blue and gold pom-poms react behind him.
A San José State player runs along the sideline at CEFCU Stadium as cheerleaders and staff look on. — Photo: courtesy of San José State Athletics, Courtesy of the school's athletics department

SAN JOSE - San José State beat Northern Illinois 30-19 on Saturday, Nov. 7, at CEFCU Stadium, according to the official box score.  The Spartans improved to 5-5 overall and 3-3 in the Mountain West, while the Huskies fell to 0-9 and 0-5.

Viliami Teu scored on a 5-yard run in the first quarter and a 1-yard run in the third, and Trajan Sinatra kicked field goals of 25, 46 and 22 yards.  Northern Illinois tied the game 13-13 in the second quarter before Sinatra's late kick gave San José State a 16-13 halftime lead.

Daniel Rolovich completed 16 of 27 passes for 231 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown to Dominique McKenzie, who finished with 71 receiving yards on two catches.  The defense recorded five sacks, and Dylan Lee had an interception and 10 tackles, according to SJSU Athletics.  Northern Illinois outgained the Spartans 400 yards to 316.

San José State plays at Air Force on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. at Falcon Stadium.

Source:  SJSU Athletics official box score, Northern Illinois at San José State, Nov. 7, 2026 (PDF); SJSU Athletics game recap; San José State football schedule.

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