For the second consecutive week, San Jose State lost to a ranked opponent as the Spartans fell to No. 23 UNLV 27-16 on a rainy Friday night at CEFCU Stadium. UNLV scored 17 consecutive points to erase a 16-10 halftime deficit, dropping the Spartans to 6-5 overall and 3-4 in the Mountain West Conference.

The UNLV football team will play under the Friday night lights this week, needing a road victory at San Jose State in order to keep pace in the race for the Mountain West championship (7 p.m., FS1)

The Spartans are set to face either Utah State or Boise State in the second round, are waiting to see if a Colorado judge will allow alleged transgender athlete to play.

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Jai'Den Thomas ran for 135 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter to help No. 23 UNLV keep its conference title hopes alive with a 27-16 victory over San Jose State on Friday night. The Rebels (9-2,

San Jose State leads the series 20-7-1 and has one the last four out of five meetings. Storylines: This is the first time SJSU has ever hosted ranked teams on back-to-back weeks. … UNLV is ranked No.

UNLV came up with a big come from behind 27-16 victory on the road against the San Jose State Spartans. OFFENSE The offense struggled throughout the first half of the game. The rainy weather played a huge effect on the passing game as Hajj-Malik Williams had negative passing yards at the end of the first quarter.