2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

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2015 San Jose State Spartans football
San Jose State Spartans wordmark.svg
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 27–16 vs. Georgia State
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Al Borges (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Greg Robinson (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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 in 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.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmNo. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire *W 43–1315,198
September 127:15 pmat Air Force ESPNU L 16–3722,389
September 195:00 pmat Oregon State * P12N L 21–3534,573
September 267:30 pm Fresno State
CBSSN W 49–2317,264
October 31:00 pmat Auburn * SECN L 21–3587,451
October 106:00 pmat UNLV MWN W 33–27 OT19,190
October 177:30 pm San Diego State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNUL 7–3016,339
October 244:00 pm New Mexico
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ROOT W 31–2111,646
November 68:30 pm BYU *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 16–1715,652
November 141:00 pmat Nevada MWNL 34–37 OT17,215
November 218:00 pmat Hawaii Oc 16 W 42–2320,320
November 2712:30 pm Boise State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 23–4015,770
December 194:00 pmvs. Georgia State *CBSSNW 27–1618,536
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Schedule Source: [1]

Game summaries

New Hampshire

1234Total
Wildcats070613
Spartans20610743

At Air Force

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Spartans709016
Falcons7732037

At Oregon State

1234Total
Spartans7140021
Beavers7721035

Fresno State

1234Total
Bulldogs01013023
Spartans147141449

At Auburn

1234Total
Spartans707721
Tigers1477735

At UNLV

1234OTTotal
Spartans01737633
Rebels73017027

San Diego State

1234Total
Aztecs71013030
Spartans07007

New Mexico

1234Total
Lobos770721
Spartans7147331

BYU

1234Total
Cougars770317
Spartans370616

At Nevada

1234OTTotal
Spartans014710334
Wolf Pack73714637

At Hawaii

1234Total
Spartans21147042
Rainbow Warriors0014923

Boise State

1234Total
Broncos0972440
Spartans3701323

Georgia State–Cure Bowl

1234Total
Spartans01031427
Panthers070916

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State
Alma Mater
Ron Caragher Head coach 3 UCLA (1990)
Al Borges Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks1 Chico State (1981)
Jimmie Dougherty Assistant head coach, wide receivers, passing game3 Missouri (2001)
Dan Ferrigno Special teams, tight ends1 San Francisco State (1978)
James JonesDefensive line3 Texas Southern (1998)
Greg Robinson Defensive coordinator, linebackers2 Pacific (1975)
Andrew Rolin Running backs3 San Diego (2009)
Joe StaabOutside linebackers3 San Diego (2008)
Adam Stenavich Offensive line1 Michigan (2006)
Donte Williams Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator3 Idaho State (2006)
Reference: [2]

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References

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