Rivalry leaderboard
Battle for the Valley Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 35/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 69
- Series record
- Fresno State 38-31 San José State
- Tracked years
- 1921-2024
- Trophy
- Valley Trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
2 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1989Week 10
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 30, Fresno State 31
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. No. 25 Fresno State · 1-point margin
Ranking 1/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1984Week 10
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 17, San José State 18
Winner: San José State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1988Week 10
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 17, San José State 15
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1972Week 4
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 23, San José State 21
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1966Week 11
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 15, San José State 13
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 2002Week 14
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 19, San José State 16
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1998Week 13
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 21, Fresno State 24
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1991Week 13
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 28, Fresno State 31
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1987Week 8
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 20, Fresno State 16
Winner: San José State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1986Week 6
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 41, San José State 45
Winner: San José State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1968Week 3
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 21, San José State 25
Winner: San José State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1967Week 11
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 35, Fresno State 30
Winner: San José State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1965Week 11
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 18, Fresno State 24
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1962Week 9
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 20, San José State 14
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1955Week 10
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 13, Fresno State 19
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1953Week 3
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 27, Fresno State 21
Winner: San José State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1971Week 2
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 7, Fresno State 14
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1957Week 10
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 6, Fresno State 13
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1970Week 13
Fresno State at San José State
Fresno State 27, San José State 19
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked San José State · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
- 1961Week 10
San José State at Fresno State
San José State 27, Fresno State 36
Winner: Fresno State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Fresno State · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.