2023 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

2023 San Jose State Spartans football
MW regular season co-champion
Hawaii Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Coastal Carolina
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record7–6 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
  • Brent Brennan (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Odum (7th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCEFCU Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UNLV y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Boise State y$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
San Jose State   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Air Force   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Wyoming   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Fresno State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Utah State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Hawaii   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Colorado State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Nevada   2 – 6     2 – 10  
New Mexico   2 – 6     4 – 8  
San Diego State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by Brent Brennan in his seventh and final year as head coach. They played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.[1]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Giovonni Harper S Texas Southern
Grady Manley DL Unknown
Isaiah Hamilton WR Washington State
Mikale Greer CB Northern Arizona
Terrence Loville WR College of San Mateo
Jermaine Braddock WR Portland State
Ryan Nixon CB Valdosta State
Isaiah Ifanse RB California

Incoming

Player Position Previous School
Quali Conley RB Utah Tech
Jayvion Cole CB Cal Poly
DJ Harvey CB Virginia Tech
Jay Butterfield QB Oregon
Kyler Halvorsen K Hawaii

[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 265:00 p.m.at No. 6 USC*P12NL 28–5663,411
September 312:30 p.m.No. 18 Oregon State*CBSL 17–4220,337
September 91:00 p.m.Cal Poly*
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
NBCSBAW 59–314,224
September 164:00 p.m.at Toledo*ESPN+L 17–2120,039
September 227:30 p.m.Air Force
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
FS1L 20–4516,124
October 75:00 p.m.at Boise StateCBSSNL 27–3537,491
October 143:00 p.m.at New Mexico
MW NetworkW 52–2413,027
October 214:00 p.m.Utah Statedagger
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 42–2115,028
October 289:00 p.m.at HawaiiSPEC PPVW 35–011,486
November 117:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
CBSSNW 42–1818,886
November 187:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 24–1316,224
November 2512:30 p.m.at UNLVKVVU / MW NetworkW 37–3125,554
December 237:30 p.m.vs. Coastal Carolina*
  • Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
  • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)
ESPNL 14–247,089

[4][5]

Roster

2023 San Jose State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Isaac Jernagin Jr
WR 1 Kejuan Bullard Jr.  Fr
QB 2 Chevan Cordeiro Sr
WR 3 Nick Nash  Jr
WR 4 Charles Ross  Jr
QB 5 Walker Eget  So
RB 7 Quali Conley Jr
QB 9 Jay Butterfield  So
QB 10 Tyler Voss  Fr
WR 11 Justin Lockhart Sr
WR 11 Malikhi Miller  Jr
WR 13 Branden Alvarez  So
WR 15 Matthew Coleman  Fr
QB 16 Anthony Garcia Fr
WR 17 Cooper Hoch Fr
WR 18 Keynan Higgins Fr
RB 20 Jabari Bates  Fr
RB 21 Kayden Collins  Fr
WR 24 Sebastian Macaluso Jr
RB 28 Jakob Galloway  Fr
RB 32 Kairee Robinson Sr
RB 34 Viliami Teu Fr
OT 54 Jaime Navarro GS
OL 55 James McNorton  So
OL 60 Hudson Mesa  So
OL 61 Marist Talavou  Jr
OL 62 Nathan Balestrieri Fr
OL 65 Denaris DeRosa Jr.  Fr
OL 67 Kai Davison  So
OL 68 Ryan Stewart  So
OL 69 Uluakinofo Taliauli  Fr
OL 70 Malik Williams  So
OL 71 Tyler Ostrom GS
OL 72 Nate Hale Fr
OL 73 Laakea Kapoi  Fr
OL 74 Anthony Pardue GS
OL 75 Joseph Harbert  Fr
OL 77 Luke Griskey Fr
OL 78 Jake Steele  Fr
OL 79 Fernando Carmona Jr.  So
WR 80 Trevor Voss  Fr
TE 81 Dominick Mazotti  Jr
WR 82 Nicholas Williams  Fr
TE 83 Kamaehu Kopa-Kaawahauole Fr
TE 84 Joshua Scott  Fr
TE 85 Jackson Canaan  So
TE 86 Skylar Loving-Black Sr
WR 87 Joseph Hernandez Jr. Fr
TE 88 Sam Olson  Jr
TE 89 Nate Lewis  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Chase Williams  Sr
DB 2 D. J. Harvey  So
DL 3 Tre Smith  So
DL 4 Noah Lavulo Sr
LB 5 Jaylan Lawson Sr
LB 6 Bryun Parham Jr
CB 7 Kenyon Reed  Jr
CB 8 Jay'Vion Cole So
LB 9 Matthew Tago  Sr
LB 10 Jordan Pollard So
LB 14 Elijah Wood  So
CB 15 Jalen Bainer  So
DB 16 Imari Conley Fr
DB 17 Zavion Reese Jr
LB 19 Noah McNeal-Franklin Jr
DB 20 Isiah Revis So
S 22 Tre Jenkins GS
LB 23 Justin Stearns  Fr
LB 24 Justin Eklund  Fr
DB 25 Michael Dansby So
LB 26 Ethan Powell So
S 27 Andrew Jenkins GS
LB 28 Jordan Allen  So
DB 29 Jalen Apalit-Williams  So
DB 30 Assani Berkeley  So
DB 31 Hunter Nowell Fr
LB 34 Dylan Lee Fr
LB 35 Charles Rogers Sr
DB 36 Jeremiah Zamora Fr
DL 37 Dylan Hamptsen Fr
DB 38 Elisha Guidry  Sr
CB 39 Caleb Womack  Fr
DL 40 Tavarius Pitts Jr
LB 41 Taniela Latu Jr
DL 42 Soane Toia Jr
LB 44 Jordan Cobbs  Jr
LB 45 Alexander Cobbs Fr
DL 48 Dejon Roney So
DL 50 Gafa Faga So
LB 53 Brady Van Bennekum Fr
DL 56 Jairus Satele  Fr
DL 90 Akio Martinson Fr
DL 91 Quincy Likio Jr
DL 92 Natano Woods  So
DL 94 Mata Hola  So
DL 95 Tangata Tuitupou Jr
DL 96 Jay Kakiva GS
DL 97 John Norwood  Fr
DL 98 Naka Hansen Fr
DL 99 Kaleb Peleki  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 11 Kyler Halvorsen Jr
K 39 Dino Beslagic  Fr
K 49 Tarne Schive Jr
LS 51 Andrew Gonneville Sr
LS 59 Davis Salom  So
P 99 Alex Weir Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Derrick Odum – Associate head coach/Defensive coordinator
  • Kevin McGiven – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Scott White – Special teams coordinator/Linebackers
  • Alonzo Carter – Running backs
  • Matt Adkins – Tight ends
  • Eric Scott – Wide receivers
  • Rob Christoff – Outside linebackers
  • Josh Oglesby – Offensive linemen
  • Chip Viney – Cornerbacks
  • Joe Seumalo – Defensive linemen
  • Cullen Carroll – Director, Strength and Conditioning
  • Terry Malley – Offensive analyst
  • Lyle Moevao – Offensive analyst
  • Joe Palcic – Special teams analyst
  • Sam Maday – Graduate assistant
  • Tamarick Pierce – Graduate assistant
  • Jace Schneider – Graduate assistant
  • J. P. Sorensen – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/23/23

Game summaries

at No. 6 USC

Pregame line Over/under Win prob.
USC -31.5 66 USC 96%
San José State Spartans (0–0) at No. 6 USC Trojans (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 14 7728
No. 6 Trojans 7 14 211456

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: August 26, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,411
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
  • Boxscore[6]
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:32) USC – Dorian Singer 13-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:41; USC 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:12) SJSU – Kairee Robinson 1-yard rush, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 7:12; Tied 7–7)
  • (9:38) USC – Tahj Washington 76-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 92 yards, 1:48; USC 14–7)
  • (3:31) USC – Austin Jones 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:32; USC 21–7)
  • (0:08) SJSU – Nick Nash 28-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:19; USC 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:45) USC – Austin Jones 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; USC 28–14)
  • (6:00) USC – Zachariah Branch 25-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:35; USC 35–14)
  • (1:50) SJSU – Nick Nash 32-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; USC 35–21)
  • (1:34) USC – Zachariah Branch 96-yard kickoff return, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:19; USC 42–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:28) USC – Brenden Rice 12-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:32; USC 49–21)
  • (6:53) USC – Miller Moss 4-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:11; USC 56–21)
  • (5:08) SJSU – Nick Nash 2-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:39; USC 56–28)
Statistics SJSU USC
First downs 24 25
Total yards 396 501
Rushes/yards 27–198 33–169
Passing yards 198 341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–38–0 24–35–0
Time of possession 30:42 29:18
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing Chevan Cordeiro 21/38, 198 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Quali Conley 6 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Nick Nash 6 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TD
USC Passing Caleb Williams 18/25, 178 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Austin Jones 6 carries, 54 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tahj Washington 2 receptions, 85 yards, TD

No. 18 Oregon State

Pregame line Over/under Win prob.
ORST -14 56.5 ORST 80.2%
No. 18 Oregon State Beavers (0-0) at San Jose State Spartans (0-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Beavers 7 14 71442
Spartans 0 3 01417

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

  • Date: September 3, 2023
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,337
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:51) OSU – DJ Uiagalelei 1 Yd Run, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:19; Oregon State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:24) SJSU – Kyler Halvorsen 41 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:25; Oregon State 7–3)
  • (4:21) OSU – Jack Velling 14 Yd pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:58; Oregon State 14–3)
  • (0:14) OSU – DJ Uiagalelei 1 Yd Run, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:46; Oregon State 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (6:02) OSU – Jeremiah Noga 31 Yd pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:43; Oregon State 28–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:52) SJSU – Sam Olson 0 Yd Run, Kyler Halvorsen Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:37; Oregon State 28–10)
  • (10:13) OSU – Anthony Gould 28 Yd pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:35; Oregon State 35–10)
  • (3:13) OSU – Deshaun Fenwick 3 Yd Run, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:13; Oregon State 42–10)
  • (0:04) SJSU – Branden Alvarez 19 Yd pass from Jay Butterfield, Kyler Halvorsen Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Oregon State 42–17)
Statistics ORST SJSU
First downs 27 20
Total yards 63–473 47–279
Rushing yards 35–197 22–56
Passing yards 276 223
Turnovers 22–28–0 25–42–0
Time of possession 31:55 28:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 20/25, 239 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Damien Martinez 18 carries, 145 yards
Receiving Anthony Gould 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
SJSU Passing Chevan Cordeiro 18/32, 143 yards
Rushing Quali Conley 11 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Sam Olson 6 receptions, 60 yards

Cal Poly

Pregame line Over/under Win prob.
SJSU -23.5 60 SJSU 88.4%
Cal Poly Mustangs (1–0) at San Jose State Spartans (0–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 0 3 003
Spartans 17 21 21059

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 14,224
  • TV: NBCSBA
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics CP SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SJSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Toledo

San Jose State Spartans (1–2) at Toledo Rockets (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 10 7017
Rockets 0 7 14021

at Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 20,039
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics SJSU TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
SJSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Toledo Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Air Force

Air Force Falcons (3–0) at San Jose State Spartans (1–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 14 72145
Spartans 6 14 0020

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

  • Date: September 22, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 16,124
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (Play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (Analyst)
  • ESPN – Michel, Eldridge help Air Force run over San Jose State 45-20 for 8th straight win[7]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:43) SJS TD – Chevan Cordeiro 10-yard rush, Kyler Halvorsen PAT failed
    Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:17; San Jose State 6–0
  • (03:02) AF FG – Reagan Tubbs 30-yard field goal
    Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:41; San Jose State 6–3
Second quarter
  • (10:53) AF TD – Emmanuel Michel 17-yard rush, Reagan Tubbs kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:55; Air Force 10–6
  • (07:57) SJS TD – Kairee Robinson 29-yard rush, Kyler Halvorsen kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:52; San Jose State 13–10
  • (03:24) SJS TD – Kairee Robinson 1-yard rush, Kyler Halvorsen kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:29; San Jose State 20–10
  • (00:25) AF TD – Emmanuel Michel 4-yard rush, Reagan Tubbs kick
    Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; San Jose State 20–17
Third quarter
  • (06:18) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 5-yard rush, Reagan Tubbs kick
    Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:42; Air Force 24–20
Fourth quarter
  • (12:50) AF TD – Emmanuel Michel 1-yard rush, Reagan Tubbs kick
    Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:38; Air Force 31–20
  • (07:51) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 34-yard rush, Reagan Tubbs kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:05; Air Force 38–20
  • (02:20) AF TD – Jet Harris 2-yard rush, Reagan Tubbs kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:56; Air Force 45–20
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics AF SJSU
First downs 25 18
Total yards 428 354
Rushing yards 73–400 17–115
Passing yards 28 239
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 39:05 20:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Zac Larrier 2/2, 28 yards
Rushing Emmanuel Michel 33 carries, 148 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jared Roznos 1 reception, 22 yards
SJSU Passing Chevan Cordeiro 24/35, 238 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Kairee Robinson 7 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dominick Mazotti 5 receptions, 60 yards

At Boise State

San Jose State Spartans (1–4) at Boise State Broncos (2–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 14 13 0027
Broncos 0 14 71435

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 37,491
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics SJSU BSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
SJSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boise State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At New Mexico

San Jose State Spartans (1–5) at New Mexico Lobos (2–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 14 241452
Lobos 3 14 0724

at University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics SJSU UNM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
SJSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Utah State

Utah State Aggies (3–4) at San Jose State Spartans (2–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 0 000
Spartans 0 0 000

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics USU SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SJSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Hawaii

San Jose State Spartans (3–5) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 14 7735
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 000

at Ching Complex, Honolulu, HI

  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 11,486
  • TV: SPEC PPV
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics SJSU HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
SJSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Hawaii Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Fresno State

Fresno State Bulldogs (8–1) at San Jose State Spartans (4–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 7 0818
Spartans 21 7 7742

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 18,886
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Brandon Bishop (sideline)
  • Pregame line: San Jose State −2.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:34) SJSU – Malikhi Miller 25-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:26; San Jose State 7–0)
  • (6:04) FRES – Daniel Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 6:30; San Jose State 7–3)
  • (2:55) SJSU – Isaac Jernagin 7-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:09; San Jose State 14–3)
  • (1:25) SJSU – Kairee Robinson 4-yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:20; San Jose State 21–3)
Second quarter
  • (9:55) SJSU – Nick Nash 14-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:52; San Jose State 28–3)
  • (7:57) FRES – Mac Dalena 39-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:54; San Jose State 28–10)
Third quarter
  • (2:55) SJSU – Michael Dansby 98-yard interception return, Kyler Halvorsen kick (San Jose State 35–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:07) SJSU – Kairee Robinson 5-yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:55; San Jose State 42–10)
  • (9:01) FRES – Jalen Moss 11-yard pass from Logan Fife, Jake Boust–Logan Fife 2-point pass (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:01; San Jose State 42–18)
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics FRE SJSU
First downs 19 21
Total yards 308 459
Rushing yards 83 313
Passing yards 225 146
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 27:40 32:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Logan Fife 11/21, 115 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Mac Dalena 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
SJSU Passing Chevan Cordeiro 9/18, 146 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kairee Robinson 19 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nick Nash 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

San Diego State

San Diego State Aztecs (3–7) at San Jose State Spartans (5–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Aztecs 7 3 0313
Spartans 0 10 7724

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C), Wind: W 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 16,225
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst), and Emily Proud (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:01) SDSU - Jaylon Armstead 1 yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:30 (San Diego State 7-0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:19) SJSU - Dominick Mazotti 10 yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Kyler Halvorsen kick); 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:37 (Tied 7-7)
  • (3:03) SDSU - Gabriel Plascencia 46 yard field goal; 7 plays, 4 yards, 3:37 (San Diego State 10-7)
  • (0:00) SJSU - Kyler Halvorsen 35 yard field goal; 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:03 (Tied 10-10)
Third Quarter
  • (6:16) SJSU - Quali Conley 20 yard run (Kyler Halvorsen kick); 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:41 (San Jose State 17-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:54) SDSU - Gabriel Plascencia 21 yard field goal; 16 plays, 85 yards, 7:50 (San Jose State 17-13)
  • (5:13) SJSU - Kairee Robinson 5 yard run (Kyler Halvorsen kick); 6 plays, 94 yards, 3:41 (San Jose State 24-13)
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics SDSU SJSU
First downs 18 19
Total yards 300 355
Rushing yards 183 181
Passing yards 117 174
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:16 24:44
Team Category Player Statistics
San Diego State Passing Jalen Mayden 15/24, 117 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jaylon Armstead 21 carries, 134 yards, TD
Receiving Phillippe Wesley II 4 receptions, 48 yards
SJSU Passing Chevan Cordeiro 15/20, 174 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Quali Conley 13 carries, 155 yards, TD
Receiving Isaac Jernagin 2 receptions, 56 yards

at UNLV

San Jose State Spartans (6–5) at UNLV Rebels (9–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 17 3 10737
Rebels 7 3 71431

at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

  • Date: November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 25,554
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:49) SJSU – Sam Olson 56-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; San Jose State 7–0)
  • (9:57) SJSU – Kyler Halvorsen 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:55; San Jose State 10–0)
  • (4:37) SJSU – Kairee Robinson 25-yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:06; San Jose State 17–0)
  • (2:08) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 7-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:29; San Jose State 17–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:59) SJSU – Kyler Halvorsen 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:04; San Jose State 20–7)
  • (3:33) UNLV – Jose Pizano 34-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:57; San Jose State 20–10)
Third quarter
  • (13:10) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 3-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; San Jose State 20–17)
  • (9:43) SJSU – Isaac Jernagin 3-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; San Jose State 27–17)
  • (4:49) SJSU – Kyler Halvorsen 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:26; San Jose State 30–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:27) SJSU – Kairee Robinson 40-yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:18; San Jose State 37–17)
  • (6:19) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 2-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:03; San Jose State 37–24)
  • (1:27) UNLV – Corey Thompson Jr. 29-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:24; San Jose State 37–31)
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics SJSU UNLV
First downs 21 22
Total yards 482 411
Rushing yards 233 182
Passing yards 249 229
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 36:40 23:20
Team Category Player Statistics
SJSU Passing Chevan Cordeiro 19/26, 249 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kairee Robinson 17 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nick Nash 3 receptions, 98 yards
UNLV Passing Jayden Maiava 19/29, 229 yards, TD
Rushing Vincent Davis 9 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Ricky White 5 receptions, 111 yards

vs. Coastal Carolina (Hawaii Bowl)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7–5) vs. San Jose State Spartans (7–5) (2023 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl)
Period 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 7 0 71024
Spartans 0 0 01414

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Date: December 23, 2023
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. HST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) NE
  • Game attendance: 7,089
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (ESPN): John Schriffen (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (3:16) CCU – Matt Alaimo 2 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:24; Coastal Carolina 7–0)
Second Quarter

No scoring

Third Quarter
  • (3:19) CCU – Kendall Karr 2 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:25; Coastal Carolina 14–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:16) CCU – Kade Hensley 49 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:31; Coastal Carolina 17–0)
  • (12:27) SJSU – Sam Olson 35 yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Coastal Carolina 17–7)
  • (8:30) SJSU – Quali Conley 12 yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:22; Coastal Carolina 17–14)
  • (2:43) CCU – Sam Pinckney 8 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Coastal Carolina 24–14)
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under

Statistics CCU SJSU
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 73–348 55–369
Rushes–yards 40–149 25–159
Passing yards 199 215
Passing: comp–att–int 20–33–0 16–30–0
Time of possession 37:11 22:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Ethan Vasko 20/33, 199 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ethan Vasko 17 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Sam Pinckney 8 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
San Jose State Passing Chevan Cordeiro 16/30, 215 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kairee Robinson 12 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Sam Olson 4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches—————————————RVRV
CFPNot released——————Not released

References

  1. ^ "Facilities". SJSU Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 San Jose State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  3. ^ "San Jose State Spartans 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  4. ^ "2023 San Jose State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "National CBS Game Among Nationally Televised Games for SJSU in 2023". SJSU Athletics. May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Heisman winner Caleb Williams throws 4 TD passes, leads No. 6 USC past San Jose State 56-28". ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401532584". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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