Fresno State has not been better than .500 after five games in a season since 2013, when quarterback Derek Carr and the Bulldogs won their first 10 games.
They can get there on Saturday by winning at San Jose State, which coincidentally is the team that ended the Bulldogs’ run at an undefeated season four years ago.
The Spartans this season are struggling under first-year coach Brent Brennan, just 1-5 and 0-2 in Mountain West play while being outscored by an average of 44.5 to 15.8 every game. They also are a 17-point underdog on their home field to a team that was 1-11 last year.