Walnut Creek, Calif.-----For the first time in its long-standing football series dating back to 1900, San Jose State and Stanford will begin a season against each other on a Friday when the two teams kickoff their 2012 schedules.

            The Spartans and the Cardinal will meet for the 66^th time on Friday, August 31, in a 7:00 p.m. (PDT) game that will be televised by the new Pac-12 Network.

            "It's exciting for our program to open against an excellent team in Stanford on a Friday night. There won't be many games on and it will give both of us a greater stage. It's a great opportunity for our kids," says San Jose State football head coach Mike MacIntyre.

            The 2012 game will be the 16^th time San Jose State and Stanford meet in the season opener for both teams. The most recent occurrence was a year ago in Stanford Stadium. The only time the two squads played each other in San Jose State's Spartan Stadium in a season opener was in 1995.

            With today's announcement, four San Jose State's games now are assigned for a live broadcast and all regular season contests except for the September 22 San Diego State game have a kickoff time.

2012 SAN JOSE STATE UNIVIERSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE