On November 19, the game at Fresno State scheduled for Nov. 21 was canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Fresno State program.[8]
Nearly four and a half hours before kickoff, the Nov. 28 game at Boise State was canceled because of "an upward trend of COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the Boise State football program."[9]
The home game against Hawaii scheduled for Dec. 5 was moved to
Aloha Stadium in Honolulu after new COVID-19 restrictions were released in
Santa Clara County, where CEFCU Stadium is located.
The Dec. 11 home game against
Nevada, originally scheduled to be played at CEFCU Stadium, was moved to
Sam Boyd Stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Santa Clara County.
The
Mountain West conference championship game was to be hosted by San Jose at CEFCU Stadium, but was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Santa Clara County.
On November 8, San Jose State received votes in the
Coaches Poll for the first time since Week 2 of 2013.[20][21] Then on November 15, San Jose State received votes in the
AP Poll for the first time since being ranked no. 21 in the final 2012 season poll.[22][23] This led to the Spartans cracking the College Football Playoff Top 25 for the first time, ranking no. 24 on Dec. 15, 2020.
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
On November 19, the game at Fresno State scheduled for Nov. 21 was canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Fresno State program.[8]
Nearly four and a half hours before kickoff, the Nov. 28 game at Boise State was canceled because of "an upward trend of COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the Boise State football program."[9]
The home game against Hawaii scheduled for Dec. 5 was moved to
Aloha Stadium in Honolulu after new COVID-19 restrictions were released in
Santa Clara County, where CEFCU Stadium is located.
The Dec. 11 home game against
Nevada, originally scheduled to be played at CEFCU Stadium, was moved to
Sam Boyd Stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Santa Clara County.
The
Mountain West conference championship game was to be hosted by San Jose at CEFCU Stadium, but was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Santa Clara County.
On November 8, San Jose State received votes in the
Coaches Poll for the first time since Week 2 of 2013.[20][21] Then on November 15, San Jose State received votes in the
AP Poll for the first time since being ranked no. 21 in the final 2012 season poll.[22][23] This led to the Spartans cracking the College Football Playoff Top 25 for the first time, ranking no. 24 on Dec. 15, 2020.
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes