2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

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2019 San Jose State Spartans football
San Jose State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Odum (3rd season)
Home stadium CEFCU Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$  8 0   12 2  
No. 22 Air Force  7 1   11 2  
Utah State  6 2   7 6  
Wyoming  4 4   8 5  
Colorado State  3 5   4 8  
New Mexico  0 8   2 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy  5 3   10 5  
San Diego State x  5 3   10 3  
Nevada  4 4   7 6  
San Jose State  2 6   5 7  
UNLV  2 6   4 8  
Fresno State  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third year coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. San Jose State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. [1] They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.

Contents

On June 5, 2019, San Jose State broke ground on its new Football Operations Building. The first phase of the project involved replacing the bleachers on the east side of the stadium with grass, which reduced the seating capacity by 8,936. [2] It will be demolished and rebuilt along with the new Football Operations Building by 2023.

On September 21, 2019, San Jose State beat Arkansas for its first win over a Power 5 opponent since 2006. [3] This was also San Jose State's first ever win over an opponent from the Southeastern Conference.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Spartans were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division. [4]

West
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Fresno State122 (17)
2San Diego State106 (3)
3Nevada74
4Hawaii67 (1)
5UNLV51
6San Jose State21
Mountain
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Boise State120 (15)
2Utah State108 (6)
3Air Force73
4Wyoming66
5Colorado State52
6New Mexico22

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Spartans did not have any selections to the preseason All−Mountain West Team. [5]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State
Alma Mater
Brent Brennan Head coach3rd as HC;
9th overall
UCLA (1996)
Kevin McGiven Offensive coordinator2nd Utah Valley

(2001)

Derrick OdumDefensive coordinator3rd Utah

(1993)

Joe BernardiOffensive line/RGC3rd Fresno State

(2010)

Alonzo CarterRunning backs/RC3rd Cal State East Bay
Kevin CummingsWide receivers3rd Oregon State

(2014)

Fred Guidici Special teams3rd San Jose state

(1989)

Ryan GundersonQuarterbacks/PGC3rd Oregon state

(2007)

Joe SeumaloDefensive line3rd Hawaii

(1988)

Scott WhiteLinebackers3rd Washington

(2006)

Aric WilliamsDefensive backs2nd Oregon state

(2005)

Terry Malley Analyst1st Santa Clara

(1976)

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m. Northern Colorado *W 35–1813,480
September 76:00 p.m. Tulsa *
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN3 L 16–3412,471
September 214:30 p.m.at Arkansas * SECN W 31–2456,058
September 275:00 p.m.at Air Force CBSSN L 24–4124,768
October 47:00 p.m. New Mexico
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 32–2116,119
October 121:00 p.m.at Nevada AT&T RM L 38–4115,311
October 194:00 p.m. San Diego State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
Stadium on Facebook L 17–2718,285
October 269:00 a.m.at Army *CBSSNW 34–2935,346
November 27:30 p.m.No. 21 Boise State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 42–5219,184
November 98:00 p.m.at Hawaii SPEC HI L 40–4219,858
November 231:00 p.m.at UNLV AT&TSNL 35–3817,373
November 307:30 p.m. Fresno State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
ESPN2 W 17–1612,835

Game summaries

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado Bears at San Jose State Spartans
Period1234Total
Bears339318
Spartans1477735

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at San Jose State Spartans
Period1234Total
Golden Hurricane71031434
Spartans370616

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Arkansas

San Jose State Spartans at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period1234Total
Spartans7170731
Razorbacks7031424

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR

Game information

At Air Force

San Jose State Spartans at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Spartans7301424
Falcons71413741

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at San Jose State Spartans
Period1234Total
Lobos077721
Spartans6200632

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Nevada

San Jose State Spartans at Nevada Wolf Pack
Period1234Total
Spartans37141438
Wolf Pack141071041

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

Game information

San Diego State

San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans
Period1234Total
Aztecs7614027
Spartans703717

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Army

San Jose State Spartans at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
Spartans71601134
Black Knights7371229

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information

Boise State

No. 21 Boise State Broncos at San Jose State Spartans
Period1234Total
No. 21 Broncos710142152
Spartans141010842

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Hawaii

San Jose State Spartans at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Period1234Total
Spartans32031440
Rainbow Warriors71471442

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

Game information

At UNLV

San Jose State Spartans at UNLV Rebels
Period1234Total
Spartans6022735
Rebels71431438

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

Game information

Fresno State

Battle for the Valley Trophy: Fresno State Bulldogs at San Jose State Spartans
Period1234Total
Bulldogs1420016
Spartans307717

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

Awards and honors

Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year - Josh Love, QB

All-Conference Team

First Team Offense

Second-Team Defense

Honorable Mentions

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