2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

2019 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Odum (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCEFCU Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Fresno State 122 (17)
2 San Diego State 106 (3)
3 Nevada 74
4 Hawaii 67 (1)
5 UNLV 51
6 San Jose State 21
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 120 (15)
2 Utah State 108 (6)
3 Air Force 73
4 Wyoming 66
5 Colorado State 52
6 New Mexico 22

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
San Jose State		 Alma Mater
Brent Brennan Head coach 3rd as HC;
9th overall		 UCLA (1996)
Kevin McGiven Offensive coordinator 2nd Utah Valley

(2001)

Derrick Odum Defensive coordinator 3rd Utah

(1993)

Joe Bernardi Offensive line/RGC 3rd Fresno State

(2010)

Alonzo Carter Running backs/RC 3rd Cal State East Bay
Kevin Cummings Wide receivers 3rd Oregon State

(2014)

Fred Guidici Special teams 3rd San Jose state

(1989)

Ryan Gunderson Quarterbacks/PGC 3rd Oregon state

(2007)

Joe Seumalo Defensive line 3rd Hawaii

(1988)

Scott White Linebackers 3rd Washington

(2006)

Aric Williams Defensive backs 2nd Oregon state

(2005)

Terry Malley Analyst 1st Santa Clara

(1976)

Source:

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*
W 35–1813,480
September 76:00 p.m.Tulsa*
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN3L 16–3412,471
September 214:30 p.m.at Arkansas*
SECNW 31–2456,058
September 275:00 p.m.at Air Force
CBSSNL 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 RML 38–4115,311
October 194:00 p.m.San Diego Statedagger
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
Stadium on FacebookL 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 HIL 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)
ESPN2W 17–1612,835

Game summaries

Northern Colorado

See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Northern Colorado Bears at San Jose State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 3 9318
Spartans 14 7 7735

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

Tulsa

See also: 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at San Jose State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 7 10 31434
Spartans 3 7 0616

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Arkansas

See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
San Jose State Spartans at Arkansas Razorbacks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 17 0731
Razorbacks 7 0 31424

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR

Game information

At Air Force

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team
San Jose State Spartans at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 3 01424
Falcons 7 14 13741

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information

New Mexico

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team
New Mexico Lobos at San Jose State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lobos 0 7 7721
Spartans 6 20 0632

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Nevada

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
San Jose State Spartans at Nevada Wolf Pack
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 3 7 141438
Wolf Pack 14 10 71041

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

Game information

San Diego State

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team
San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aztecs 7 6 14027
Spartans 7 0 3717

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team
San Jose State Spartans at Army Black Knights
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 16 01134
Black Knights 7 3 71229

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information

Boise State

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team
No. 21 Boise State Broncos at San Jose State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Broncos 7 10 142152
Spartans 14 10 10842

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information

At Hawaii

See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
San Jose State Spartans at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 3 20 31440
Rainbow Warriors 7 14 71442

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

Game information

At UNLV

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team
San Jose State Spartans at UNLV Rebels
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 6 0 22735
Rebels 7 14 31438

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

Game information

Fresno State

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry
Battle for the Valley Trophy: Fresno State Bulldogs at San Jose State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 14 2 0016
Spartans 3 0 7717

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

  • Ethan Aguayo, LB, Senior

Honorable Mentions

  • Bailey Gaither, WR, Senior
  • Troy Kowalski, OL, Senior
  • Matt Mercurio, PK, Freshman
  • Jack Snyder, OL, Junior

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