2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

2015 San Jose State Spartans football

Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 27–16 vs. Georgia State
Conference	Mountain West
Division	West Division
2015 record	6–7 (4–4 MWC)
Head coach	Ron Caragher (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Greg Robinson (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Tyler Ervin
Captain	Wes Schweitzer
Captain	Jimmy Pruitt
Captain	Christian Tago
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 30,456)

2015 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
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 As of 04:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC); 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 on 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.

Personnel

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
Ron Caragher	Head coach	3	UCLA (1990)
Al Borges	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	1	Chico State (1981)
Jimmie Dougherty	Assistant head coach, wide receivers, passing game	3	Missouri (2001)
Dan Ferrigno	Special teams, tight ends	1	San Francisco State (1978)
James Jones	Defensive line	3	Texas Southern (1998)
Greg Robinson	Defensive coordinator, linebackers	2	Pacific (1975)
Andrew Rolin	Running backs	3	San Diego (2009)
Joe Staab	Outside linebackers	3	San Diego (2008)
Adam Stenavich	Offensive line	1	Michigan (2006)
Donté Williams	Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator	3	Idaho State (2006)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	No. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire*	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA		W 43–13	15,198
September 12	7:15 PM	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPNU	L 16–37	22,389
September 19	5:00 PM	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 21–35	34,573
September 26	7:30 PM	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Valley Trophy)	CBSSN	W 49–23	17,264
October 3	1:00 PM	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 21–35	87,451
October 10	6:00 PM	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	MWN	W 33–27 ^OT	19,190
October 17	7:30 PM	San Diego State	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	ESPNU	L 7–30	16,339
October 24	4:00 PM	New Mexico	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	ROOT	W 31–21	11,646
November 6	8:30 PM	BYU*	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 16–17	15,652
November 14	1:00 PM	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MWN	L 34–37 ^OT	17,215
November 21	8:00 PM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	Oc 16	W 42–23	20,320
November 27	12:30 PM	Boise State	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 23–40	15,770
December 19	4:00 PM	vs. Georgia State*	Orlando Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	CBSSN	W 27–16	18,536
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game notes

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	6	13
Spartans	20	6	10	7	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	9	0	16
Falcons	7	7	3	20	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1997	SJSU, 25–22

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	14	0	0	21
Beavers	7	7	21	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	1997	OSU, 26–12

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	13	0	23
Spartans	14	7	14	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–40–3	2014	FRES, 38–24

at Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	7	7	21
Tigers	14	7	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	AUB, 59–14

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Spartans	0	17	3	7	6	33
Rebels	7	3	0	17	0	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–5–1	2014	SJSU, 33–10

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	10	13	0	30
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–17–2	2014	SDSU, 38–7

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	7	0	7	21
Spartans	7	14	7	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4–1	2006	SJSU, 20–12

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	0	3	17
Spartans	3	7	0	6	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–6	2012	SJSU, 20–14

at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Spartans	0	14	7	10	3	34
Wolf Pack	7	3	7	14	6	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–18–2	2012	NEV, 21–10

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	21	14	7	0	42
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	14	9	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–18–1	2014	HAW, 13–0

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	9	7	24	40
Spartans	3	7	0	13	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–11	2010	BSU, 48–0

Georgia State–Cure Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	10	3	14	27
Panthers	0	7	0	9	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

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

San Jose State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State (Valley Trophy) Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)

Culture & lore	Sammy Spartan San Jose State Spartan Marching Band Read-2-Lead Classic

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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