2022 San Jose State Spartans football team

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2022 San Jose State Spartans football
San Jose State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven (5th season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Odum (6th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium CEFCU Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Boise State xy  8 0   10 4  
Air Force  5 3   10 3  
Wyoming  5 3   7 6  
Utah State  5 3   6 7  
Colorado State  3 5   3 9  
New Mexico  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$  7 1   10 4  
San Diego State  5 3   7 6  
San Jose State  5 3   7 5  
UNLV  3 5   5 7  
Hawaii  2 6   3 10  
Nevada  0 8   2 10  
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brent Brennan, who was coaching his sixth season with the program. The Spartans played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.

Contents

Schedule

San Jose State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022. [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m. Portland State * NBCSBA W 21–1716,291
September 104:30 p.m.at Auburn * ESPNU L 16–2483,340
September 247:30 p.m. Western Michigan *
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSN W 34–617,058
October 14:30 p.m.at Wyoming CBSSNW 33–1617,765
October 77:30 p.m. UNLV
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 40–716,669
October 157:45 p.m.at Fresno State FS2 L 10–1741,031
October 223:00 p.m.at New Mexico State * FloSports Canceled
October 297:30 p.m. Nevada
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 35–2817,117
November 57:30 p.m. Colorado State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
NBCSBAW 28–1616,382
November 127:30 p.m.at San Diego State FS1 L 27–4328,406
November 196:45 p.m.at Utah State FS1L 31–3513,677
November 2612:30 p.m. Hawaii
SPEC PPV W 27–1415,012
December 2012:30 p.m.vs. Eastern Michigan * ESPN L 27–4110,122

Roster

2022 San Jose State Spartans football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Isaac Jernagin [lower-alpha 1] So
WR 1Kejuan Bullard, Jr.Fr
QB 2 Chevan Cordeiro Jr
WR 3Nick NashSr
WR 4 Elijah Cooks GS
QB 5Walker EgetSo
RB 6Camdan McWright [lower-alpha 2] Fr
WR 7Charles RossSo
RB 8Jakob GallowayFr
WR 9Isaiah HamiltonSr
QB 10Tyler VossFr
WR 11Justin LockhartSo
WR 12Malikhi MillerSo
WR 13Jermaine BraddockSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 0Isaac Jernagin [lower-alpha 1] So
DB 1Chase Williams Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 2Dion LeonardGS
DL 3Tre SmithSo
DL 4Noah WrightGS
S 5Jaylan LawsonJr
LB 6Bryun ParhamSo
CB 7Kenyon ReedJr
LB 8Alii MatauGS
LB 10Jordan PollardFr
CB 11Ryan NixonSr
LB 12Rahyme JohnsonGS
LB 13Justin StearnsFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 22, 2023

Awards and honors

Mountain West individual awards

The following individuals received postseason awards and honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season. [3]

AwardPlayerPosition
Defensive Player of the Year Viliami Fehoko DL

All-conference teams

The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams. [3]

PositionPlayer
First Team Offense
WR Elijah Cooks
First Team Defense
DL Viliami Fehoko
DL Cade Hall
LB Kyle Harmon
Second Team Offense
QB Chevan Cordeiro

Notes

  1. 1 2 Jernagin according to the San Jose State football roster is both a wide receiver and a cornerback.
  2. McWright was hit by a bus resulting in his death and the postponing of the New Mexico State game. [2]

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References

  1. Michael Nowels (February 16, 2022). "San Jose State's 2022 football schedule features room for revenge". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. Bonagura, Kyle (October 21, 2022). "San Jose State RB Camdan McWright struck, killed while on scooter". ESPN.com . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Mountain West Announces 2022 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.