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CEFCU ('sef-kyü) Stadium, formerly known as Spartan Stadium, is an outdoor athletic stadium on the west coast of the United States, located in the Spartan Keyes neighborhood of central San Jose, California. Owned by San José State University, the venue is the longtime home of Spartan football; it also hosts the university's commencement ceremony on Memorial Day weekend, and occasional high school football games. Known as Spartan Stadium for over eight decades, it was renamed in 2016.
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George Raymond Nessman II is an American athletic administrator and former college basketball coach who is the current athletic director at Justin-Siena High School. Nessman coached at the high school and community college levels before becoming an assistant basketball coach at California in 2004. From 2005 to 2013, Nessman was the men's basketball head coach at San Jose State. He was also athletic director at Porterville College from 1995 to 2001 while also serving as men's basketball head coach.
Matthew Alexander "Matt" Castelo is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.
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The San Jose State Spartans football team represents San José State University in NCAA Division I FBS college football as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
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The 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second year head coach Mike MacIntyre and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 5–7, 3–4 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.
The 2015 Cure Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2015 at Orlando Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The first edition of the Cure Bowl featured the San Jose State Spartans of the Mountain West Conference against the Georgia State Panthers of the Sun Belt Conference. It began at 7:00 p.m. EST and aired on CBS Sports Network. It was the one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
The San Jose State Spartans football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the San Jose State Spartans football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Spartans represent San Jose State University in the NCAA's Mountain West Conference (MW).
The 1928 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1928 college football season.
The 1936 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College. The Spartans were led by fifth-year head coach Dudley DeGroot and played home games at Spartan Stadium. The team played as an independent and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).
The 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. San José State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.
The 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San José State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium and Sam Boyd Stadium as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the regular season 6–0 in Mountain West play and defeated Boise State in the Mountain West championship game. This was the Spartans' first Mountain West championship win and 17th overall conference title. The championship victory also marked San Jose State's first win over Boise State in program history.
The 1892 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1892 college football season. In their first year fielding an American football team, the Spartans lost in their sole contest against the local YMCA team of San Jose. The game technically occurred during 1893, but it represented the 1892 academic year and so that is the season it is counted.
The 1895 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1895 college football season. In their third year of play, the Spartans achieved their first tie, a 6–6 decision against nearby College of the Pacific. The contest was played in late January 1896, but as was done in 1892, their game was counted in the 1895 academic year.
The 1898 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1898 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Thad McKay, the Spartans compiled their first undefeated record at 5–0–1, and outscored their opponents by a total of 80 to 17. Many other milestones characterized the 1898 season, including the program's first shutout, and intercollegiate win, and their first season in which they participated in multiple games.
The 1899 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1899 college football season. In their only season under head coach Jess Woods, the Spartans compiled a 6–3–1 record, their first ten-game schedule. The season was highlighted by a record number of wins (six) and losses (three). They outscored their opponents by a total of 120 to 69, although they were outscored 56 to 11 by collegiate teams.
The 1900 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1900 college football season. The 1900 team was co-coached by three men, James Addicott, who was the first coach for the Spartans back in 1895, coach Whitemeger, and one of the most well-known coaches of his era, Fielding Yost. This trio of leadership did not allow the Spartans to repeat their record from the year before, compiling a mild 3–3–1, although for the first time all of the Spartan's games were against collegiate opponents.
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- ↑ "San Jose State Game by Game Results". 2015-09-05. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
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