2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

2015 San Jose State Spartans football
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 27–16 vs. Georgia State
Conference Mountain West
Division West Division
2015 record 6–7 (4–4 MWC)
Head coach Ron Caragher (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Al Borges (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Greg Robinson (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Tyler Ervin
Captain Wes Schweitzer
Captain Jimmy Pruitt
Captain Christian Tago
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 30,456)
2015 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Air Force x   6 – 2         8 – 6  
New Mexico   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Utah State   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Boise State   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Colorado State   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Wyoming   2 – 6         2 – 10  
West Division
San Diego State x$   8 – 0         11 – 3  
Nevada   4 – 4         7 – 6  
San Jose State   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Fresno State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
UNLV   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8         3 – 10  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of 04:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third-year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. Though they finished 5–7 on the regular season, they qualified for a bowl berth due to having the third highest eligible Academic Progress Rate (APR), after only 77 of the 80 bids for a bowl were filled. This was San Jose's first bowl berth since 2012. The Spartans defeated Georgia State 27–16 to win the inaugural Cure Bowl.

Personnel

Name Position Seasons at
San Jose State 		Alma Mater
Ron Caragher Head coach 3 UCLA (1990)
Al Borges Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 1 Chico State (1981)
Jimmie Dougherty Assistant head coach, wide receivers, passing game 3 Missouri (2001)
Dan Ferrigno Special teams, tight ends 1 San Francisco State (1978)
James Jones Defensive line 3 Texas Southern (1998)
Greg Robinson Defensive coordinator, linebackers 2 Pacific (1975)
Andrew Rolin Running backs3 San Diego (2009)
Joe Staab Outside linebackers 3 San Diego (2008)
Adam Stenavich Offensive line 1 Michigan (2006)
Donté Williams Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator 3 Idaho State (2006)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM No. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 43–13   15,198
September 12 7:15 PM at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPNU L 16–37   22,389
September 19 5:00 PM at Oregon State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR P12N L 21–35   34,573
September 26 7:30 PM Fresno State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Valley Trophy) CBSSN W 49–23   17,264
October 3 1:00 PM at Auburn* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN L 21–35   87,451
October 10 6:00 PM at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV MWN W 33–27 OT  19,190
October 17 7:30 PM San Diego Statedagger Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA ESPNU L 7–30   16,339
October 24 4:00 PM New Mexico Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA ROOT W 31–21   11,646
November 6 8:30 PM BYU* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN L 16–17   15,652
November 14 1:00 PM at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV MWN L 34–37 OT  17,215
November 21 8:00 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Oc 16 W 42–23   20,320
November 27 12:30 PM Boise State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN L 23–40   15,770
December 19 4:00 PM vs. Georgia State* Orlando Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl) CBSSN W 27–16   18,536
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game notes

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 6 13
Spartans 20 6 10 7 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 9 0 16
Falcons 7 7 3 20 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1997 SJSU, 25–22

at Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 14 0 0 21
Beavers 7 7 21 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 1997 OSU, 26–12

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 13 0 23
Spartans 14 7 14 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–40–3 2014 FRES, 38–24

at Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 7 7 21
Tigers 14 7 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 AUB, 59–14

at UNLV

1 2 3 4OT Total
Spartans 0 17 3 76 33
Rebels 7 3 0 170 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–5–1 2014 SJSU, 33–10

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 10 13 0 30
Spartans 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–17–2 2014 SDSU, 38–7

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 7 0 7 21
Spartans 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–4–1 2006 SJSU, 20–12

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 0 3 17
Spartans 3 7 0 6 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–6 2012 SJSU, 20–14

at Nevada

1 2 3 4OT Total
Spartans 0 14 7 103 34
Wolf Pack 7 3 7 146 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–18–2 2012 NEV, 21–10

at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 21 14 7 0 42
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 14 9 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–18–1 2014 HAW, 13–0

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 9 7 24 40
Spartans 3 7 0 13 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–11 2010 BSU, 48–0

Georgia State–Cure Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 10 3 14 27
Panthers 0 7 0 9 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ "Official Football Roster". San Jose State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015 San Jose State Spartans Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
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