Kyle Reed News

RUSTON - Win or lose, the outcome of the San Jose State game wasn't going to change the way you look at Louisiana Tech's season.

San Jose State finished its season Saturday with a 2-10 record - and without solving the same issues that dogged the Spartans in September.

Daniel Porter ran for 199 yards and three touchdowns, leading Louisiana Tech to a 55-20 win over San Jose State in the final game for Spartans veteran coach Dick Tomey.

Kickoff: 11 a.m. at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, La. TV/Radio: CSNCA/1590 Series history: Tied 4-4, but Louisiana Tech has won three of the last four.

Tyler Cope's 19-yard field goal with 34 seconds remaining lifted San Jose State to a 13-10 win over New Mexico State on Saturday night in Spartans coach Dick Tomey's final home game.

It sounds funny, but it's true. The New Mexico State vs. San Jose State football game Saturday should be a battle.

The Situation: Hawaii 0, San Jose State 0, 6:34 remaining, first quarter, San Jose State ball, first and 10 at San Jose State 35 The Play: CB Lametrius Davis intercepts QB Jordan La Secla for the second time in the first quarter, giving Hawaii the ball at the San Jose State 46.

SAN JOSE, Calif.>> Before yesterday's game with Hawaii, one of the San Jose State players told coach Dick Tomey that the team needed to win the game for him.

Despite the best defensive effort of the year and a spark from a quarterback change, San Jose State couldn't snap a five-game losing streak, losing 17-10 to Hawaii in overtime Saturday night at Spartan Stadium.

Backup quarterback Shane Austin threw for a career-high 299 yards and Leon Wright-Jackson scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in overtime to lift Hawaii to a 17-10 win over San Jose State on Saturday night.

Hawai'i and San Jose State were tied at 10 with 3:48 remaining in the fourth quarter of a Western Athletic Conference football game at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif.

USU quarterback Diondre Borel escapes a collapsing pocket against Nevada, looking for yards on the ground.

Friday Owego Free Academy at Ithaca , 7 p.m.: Owego's coming off a 50-0 thrashing against Dryden, and the Indians looked good doing it.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Heading into Week Three of the college football season, San Jose State's schedule eases up - ever so slightly.

Wisconsin's not quite over the flu. Badgers coach Bret Bielema said yesterday at his weekly news conference that after more than 40 players were sick over the course of last week, two more players showed flulike symptoms Sunday.

It's the battle of the South Bay this Saturday. Stanford is hosting San Jose State in the 3rd annual Bill Walsh Legacy Classic.

Dave Chaffin, an assistant commissioner for the Western Athletic Conference, introduced Boise State football coach Chris Petersen during Monday's teleconference call, and then asked him to talk about his upcoming opponent.

After two days of sifting through the wreckage, San Jose State coach Dick Tomey found something positive in the 56-3 loss at USC.

Terrance Cain passed for 248 yards and hit Jereme Brooks for a go-ahead 51-yard score early in the fourth quarter, and No.

Who: Utah vs. San Jose State Where: Spartan Stadium When: 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: ESPNU/1590 Story line: The 17th-ranked Utes beat Utah State 35-17 in their opener, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 15 games.