2016 San Jose State Spartans football team
2016 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 4–8 (3–5 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Al Borges (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Ron English (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | CEFCU Stadium (Capacity: 30,456) |
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Wyoming xy | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 25 San Diego State xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-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 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.
On November 27, head coach Ron Caragher was fired.[1] Caragher finished at San Jose State with a four-year record of 19–30.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | SJSU Years | Alma Mater |
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Ron Caragher | Head | 4th | UCLA '90 |
Arnold Ale | Linebackers | 1st | UCLA '93 |
Al Borges | Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks | 2nd | Chico State '81 |
Phil Earley | Runningbacks | 1st | Pacific Lutheran '80 |
Ron English | Defensive Coordinator | 1st | California '91 |
Dan Ferrigno | Special Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends | 2nd | San Francisco State '77 |
Will Harris | Defensive Backs | 1st | Southern California '10 |
Andrew Rolin | Recruiting Coordinator & Wide Receivers | 4th | San Diego '09 |
Barry Sacks | Defensive Line | 4th | Montana '80 |
Adam Stenavich | Offensive Line | 2nd | Michigan '06 |
Nicholas Kaspar | Defense | 3rd | San Jose State '13 |
Matt Peleti | Offense | 4th | San Diego '13 |
Vince Hug | Football Operations | 1st | Lake Erie '09 |
Korey Geist | Player Personnel | 1st | San Francisco State '15 |
Gary Uribe | Athletic Performance | 4th | La Verne '96 |
Melanie Hein | Learning Specialist | 2nd | San Jose State '96 |
Roster
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Quarterback
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Offensive Lineman
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Long Snappers
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Schedule
September 34:00 PMat Tulsa*
CBSSNL 10–45 18,748 September 101:30 PMNo. 16 (FCS) Portland State*
W 66–35 13,210 September 177:30 PMUtah*
- CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 17–34 16,041 September 249:00 AMat Iowa State*
FSNL 10–44 50,851 October 11:00 PMat New Mexico
ROOTL 41–48 19,852 October 81:30 PMHawaii
- CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
Oceanic PPVL 17–34 16,837 October 157:30 PMNevada
- CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 14–10 15,161 October 217:30 PMat San Diego State
ESPN2L 3–42 25,613 October 297:30 PMUNLV
- CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 30–24 15,733 November 47:15 PMat No. 24 Boise State
ESPN2L 31–45 31,863 November 197:30 PMAir Force
- CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 38–41 15,533 November 2612:30 PMat Fresno State
CBSSNW 16–14 20,991
Schedule Source: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football schedule
Game summaries
at Tulsa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Golden Hurricane | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–3 | 2004 | TULSA, 34–24 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–28, 234 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Dane Evans (TULSA): 12–23, 198 YDS, 1 TD
- Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 19 CAR, 43 YDS; D'Angelo Brewer (TULSA): 22 CAR, 164 YDS, 3 TD
- Receiving leaders: Rahshead Johnson (SJSU): 2 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD; Keevan Lucas (TULSA): 6 REC, 112 YDS
Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 (FCS) Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Spartans | 7 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 66 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 14–20, 233 YDS, 3 TD; Alex Kuresa (PSU): 10–22, 135 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
- Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 18 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD; Paris Penn (PSU): 14 CAR, 137 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 4 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD; Alex Kuresa (PSU): 1 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Utes | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–6 | 2010 | UTAH, 56–3 |
- Passing leaders: Josh Love (SJSU): 11–21, 184 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Troy Williams (UTAH): 20–28, 257 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 12 CAR, 45 YDS; Zack Moss (UTAH): 12 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 4 REC, 81 YDS; Tim Patrick (UTAH): 6 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TD
at Iowa State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Cyclones | 10 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–3 | 1980 | ISU, 27–6 |
- Passing leaders: Josh Love (SJSU): 13–27, 155 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT; Jacob Park (ISU): 15–19, 165 YDS, 3 TD
- Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 24 CAR, 104 YDS; Mike Warren (ISU): 19 CAR, 103 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 3 REC, 48 YDS; Deshaunte Jones (ISU): 3 REC, 78 YDS, 2 TD
at New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 13 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
Lobos | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–1–4 | 2015 | SJSU, 31–21 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–29, 314 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; Lamar Jordan (UNM): 4–8, 45 YDS, 1 INT
- Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 9 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD; Teriyon Gipson (UNM): 11 CAR, 156 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 4 REC, 99 YDS; Tyrone Owens (UNM): 2 REC, 27 YDS
Hawaii
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Spartans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–1–18 | 2015 | SJSU, 42–23 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–30, 160 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT; Dru Brown (HAW): 24–33, 287 YDS, 2 TD
- Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 19 CAR, 91 YDS; Dru Brown (HAW): 6 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving leaders: Billy Freeman (SJSU): 3 REC, 51 YDS; Marcus Kemp (HAW): 6 REC, 69 YDS
Nevada
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–19–2 | 2015 | NEV, 37–34 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 11–17, 142 YDS; Tyler Stewart (NEV): 9–20, 144 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 35 CAR, 139 YDS; James Butler (NEV): 20 CAR, 94 YDS
- Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 5 REC, 76 YDS; James Butler (NEV): 3 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
at San Diego State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–18–2 | 2015 | SDSU, 30–7 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 13–29, 104 YDS; Christian Chapman (SDSU): 13–18, 167 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 9 CAR, 42 YDS; Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU): 24 CAR, 135 YDS, 2 TD
- Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 3 REC, 46 YDS; Rashaad Penny (SDSU): 2 REC, 64 YDS
UNLV
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Spartans | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–5–1 | 2015 | SJSU, 33-27 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 24–39, 292 YDS, 2 TD; Kurt Palandech (UNLV): 10–21, 161 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 18 CAR, 77 YDS; Charles Williams (UNLV): 22 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving leaders: Tim Crawley (SJSU): 8 REC, 114 YDS; Devonte Boyd (UNLV): 6 REC, 136 YDS
at Boise State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 6 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 31 |
#24 Broncos | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–12 | 2015 | BSU, 40–23 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 23–36, 278 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–21, 219 YDS, 3 TD
- Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 12 CAR, 109 YDS, 1 TD; Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 28 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TD
- Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 6 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD; Cedrick Wilson (BSU): 6 REC, 102 YDS, 2 TD
Air Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
Spartans | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 38 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–2 | 2015 | AF, 37–16 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 25–37, 340 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT; Arion Worthman (AF): 3–6, 33 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 22 CAR, 52 YDS, 3 TD; Arion Worthman (AF): 28 CAR, 215 YDS, 2 TD
- Receiving leaders: Tim Crawley (SJSU): 11 REC, 147 YDS; Jalen Robinette (AF): 2 REC, 30 YDS, 1 TD
at Fresno State
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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36–40–3 | 2015 | SJSU, 49–23 |
- Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 15–25, 111 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Zach Kline (FRES): 10–17, 145 YDS
- Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 26 CAR, 126 YDS; Dontel James (FRES): 12 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 5 REC, 43 YDS; Aaron Peck (FRES): 6 REC, 63 YDS