2018 San Jose State Spartans football team American college football season
The 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Spartans were led by second-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium . San José State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.
Recruiting
Position key
Recruits
The Spartans signed a total of 24 recruits.[ 1]
College recruiting information (2018)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Lionel Anderson CB
Hayward, California
Moreau Catholic High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Feb 6, 2018
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Max Barth OT
Stockton, California
St. Mary's High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
Feb 1, 2018
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Charlie Bostic CB
San Jose, California
Valley Christian High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Oct 9, 2017
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Jermaine Braddock WR
Covina, California
Charter Oak High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Feb 9, 2018
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Bobby Brown CB
Lancaster, California
College of the Canyons
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Dec 20, 2017
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Lorenzo Burkes FB
Carmichael, California
Jesuit High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Oct 20, 2017
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Junior Fehoko TE–Y
Mountain View, California
Saint Francis High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Feb 3, 2018
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Cade Hall DE
San Jose, California
Bellarmine College Preparatory
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
Nov 26, 2017
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Isaiah Hamilton WR
Covina, California
Charter Oak High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 9, 2018
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Kyle Harmon ILB
Oakley, California
Freedom High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Dec 20, 2017
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Tre Jenkins S
Stockton, California
St. Mary's High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
Jan 20, 2018
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Korey Mariboho OG
Mission Viejo, California
Saddleback College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
Dec 4, 2017
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Nick Nash ATH
Irvine, California
Woodbridge High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 9, 2018
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Jamie Navarro OG
Temecula, California
Great Oak High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Jun 19, 2017
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Jalen Nelson CB
Chula Vista, California
Southwestern College
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Dec 10, 2017
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Leki Nunn WR
San Mateo, California
Junipero Serra High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Dec 20, 2017
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Tyler Ostrom OG
Ventura, California
St. Bonaventure High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
282 lb (128 kg)
Aug 2, 2017
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Anthony Pardue OG
Murrieta, California
Murrieta Valley High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
292 lb (132 kg)
Dec 13, 2017
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Michael Pryor OLB
Pittsburg, California
Pittsburg High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Feb 9, 2018
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Kairee Robinson RB
Concord, California
De La Salle High School
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jan 29, 2018
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Dimitri Sakalia DE
Atherton, California
Menlo High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Nov 28, 2017
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Nehemiah Shelton CB
Long Beach, California
Long Beach City College
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Dec 20, 2017
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Isaak Togia OLB
Oxnard, California
Pacifica High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Jan 10, 2018
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Demanuel Tulauti DT
San Diego, California
Madison High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Feb 9, 2018
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip , the Spartans were predicted to finish in last place in the West Division.[ 5]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Fresno State
126 (16)
2
San Diego State
116 (6)
3
UNLV
78
4
Nevada
72
5
Hawaii
45
6
San Jose State 25
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. UC Davis * L 38–4412,675 September 8 8:00 p.m. at Washington State * P12N L 0–3126,141 September 15 2:00 p.m. at No. 20 Oregon * P12N L 22–3550,049 September 29 4:00 p.m. Hawaii CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry ) SPECTSN L 41–44 5OT 16,363 October 6 7:30 p.m. Colorado State CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN L 30–4213,802 October 13 12:30 p.m. vs. Army * ESPNU L 3–5215,627 October 20 7:30 p.m. at San Diego State CBSSN L 13–1630,451 October 27 3:30 p.m. UNLV CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA AT&TSN W 50–3716,165 November 3 11:00 a.m. at Wyoming AT&TSN L 9–2413,238 November 10 1:00 p.m. at No. 14 Utah State Facebook L 24–6219,017 November 17 12:00 p.m. Nevada CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN3 L 12–2112,271 November 24 4:00 p.m. at Fresno State ESPNU L 13–3126,162 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
UC Davis
Game information
First Quarter UCD – Ulonzo Gilliam 5-yard run (Matt Blair kick), 11:58. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
SJSU – JaQuan Blackwell 5-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford kick), 9:33. Tie 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:00.
SJSU – Tyler Nevens 2-yard run (Bryce Crawford kick), 5:54. Spartans 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 1:22.
UCD – Ulonzo Gilliam 1-yard run (Matt Blair kick), 2:21. Tie 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:00. Second Quarter UCD – Wesley Preece 22-yard pass from Jake Maier (Matt Blair kick), 14:56. Aggies 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:29.
UCD – Jared Harrell 49-yard pass from Jake Maier (Matt Blair kick), 13:26. Aggies 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 0:00.
SJSU – Tyler Nevens 23-yard run (Bryce Crawford kick), 11:29. Aggies 28–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:51.
UCD – Carson Crawford 9-yard run (Matt Blair kick), 9:54. Aggies 35–21. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30. Third Quarter UCD – Team safety, 14:51. Aggies 37–21. Drive: 1 play, −10 yards, 0:00.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 29-yard field goal, 2:10. Aggies 37–24. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:21.
SJSU – Bailey Gaither 79-yard pass from Montel Aaron (Bryce Crawford kick), 0:02. Aggies 37–31. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:00. Fourth Quarter UCD – Ulonzo Gilliam 18-yard pass from Jake Maier (Matt Blair kick), 13:46. Aggies 44–31. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:16.
SJSU – Bailey Gaither 17-yard pass from Montel Aaron (Bryce Crawford kick), 1:24. Aggies 44–38. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:49.
Passing UCD – Jake Maier – 37/55, 446 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
SJSU – Montel Aaron – 13/19, 254 yards, 2 TD Rushing UCD – Ulonzo Gilliam – 23 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD
SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 18 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving UCD – Jared Harrell – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Bailey Gaither – 6 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
At Washington State
Game information
First Quarter WSU – Davontavean Martin 15-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza Kick), 12:55. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:05.
WSU – Davontavean Martin 36-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza Kick), 5:45. Cougars 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:30. Second Quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 36-yard field goal, 5:48. Cougars 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:47
WSU – Gardner Minshew 1-yard run (Blake Mazza Kick), 0:00. Cougars 24–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:13. Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter WSU – James Williams 3-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza Kick), 4:39. Cougars 31–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:03.
Passing SJSU – Montel Aaron – 13/25, 94 yards
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 34/51, 414 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing SJSU – Malike Roberson – 12 rushes, 33 yards
WSU – Max Borghi – 10 rushes, 46 yards Receiving SJSU – Josh Oliver – 5 receptions, 51 yards
WSU – Travell Harris – 6 receptions, 83 yards
At Oregon
Game information
First Quarter ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 3-yard run (Zach Emerson Kick), 11:18. Ducks 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:36.
ORE – Jake Breeland 66-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Zach Emerson Kick), 7:10. Ducks 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:45. Second Quarter SJSU – Bryce Crawford 31-yard field goal, 10:56. Ducks 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:06.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 28-yard field goal, 2:58. Ducks 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:15.
ORE – Johnny Johnson III 39-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Zach Emerson Kick), 2:28. Ducks 21–6. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:30. Third Quarter ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Zach Emerson Kick), 9:46. Ducks 28–6. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:13.
SJSU – Josh Oliver 7-yard pass from Josh Love, 5:00. Ducks 28–12. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:16. Fourth Quarter ORE – Johnny Johnson III 22-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Zach Emerson Kick), 14:49. Ducks 35–12. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:11.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 25-yard field goal, 13:42. Ducks 35–15. Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 1:07.
SJSU – Malike Roberson 1-yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick), 4:03. Ducks 35–22. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:06.
Passing Rushing SJSU – Malike Roberson – 16 rushes, 25 yards, 1 TD
ORE – C. J. Verdell – 15 rushes, 42 yards Receiving SJSU – Bailey Gaither – 6 receptions, 90 yards
ORE – Jake Breeland – 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii
Game information
First Quarter HAW – Ryan Meskell 25-yard field goal, 7:45. Rainbow Warriors 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 7:15. Second Quarter SJSU – Boogie Roberts 2-yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick), 14:25. Spartans 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:45.
SJSU – Bailey Gaither 55-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 10:04. Spartans 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 24-yard field goal, 6:12. Spartans 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:33.
HAW – Elijah Dale 18-yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell Kick), 2:21. Spartans 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:51. Third Quarter HAW – John Ursua 3-yard pass from Cole McDonald, 9:13. Spartans 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:56.
SJSU – Josh Oliver 14-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 8:20. Spartans 24–16. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 0:41. Fourth Quarter HAW – John Ursua 3-yard pass from Cole McDonald (Two-point conversion), 12:45. Tie 24–24. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:59.
SJSU – Malike Roberson 4-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 10:07. Spartans 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:38.
HAW – John Ursua 4-yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell Kick), 4:34. Tie 31–31. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:33. Overtime HAW – Dayton Furuta 1-yard run (Ryan Meskell Kick). Rainbow Warriors 38–31. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards.
SJSU – Malike Roberson 13-yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick). Tie 38–38. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 20-yard field goal. Spartans 41–38. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards.
HAW – Ryan Meskell 35-yard field goal. Tie 41–41. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards.
HAW – Ryan Meskell 35-yard field goal. Rainbow Warriors 44–41. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards.
Passing HAW – Cole McDonald – 34/57, 341 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
SJSU – Josh Love – 28/49, 451 yards, 3 TD Rushing HAW – Fred Holly – 11 rushes, 52 yards
SJSU – Malike Roberson – 16 rushes, 47 yards, 1 TD Receiving HAW – John Ursua – 13 receptions, 148 yards, 3 TD
SJSU – Josh Oliver – 8 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD
Colorado State
Game information
First Quarter CSU – Preston Williams 5-yard pass from K. J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan Kick), 10:57. Rams 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:51.
CSU – Preston Williams 16-yard pass from K. J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan Kick), 3:04. Rams 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:41. Second Quarter CSU – Warren Jackson 16-yard pass from K. J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan Kick), 3:24. Rams 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:43.
CSU – Warren Jackson 8-yard pass from K. J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan Kick), 0:23. Rams 28–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:55. Third Quarter SJSU – Tre Hartley 24-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 7:47. Rams 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:50.
SJSU – Tyler Nevens 6-yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick), 5:17. Rams 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:08.
SJSU – Tre Hartley 51-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 2:08. Rams 28–21. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:10.
SJSU – Thai Cottrell 1-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 0:28. Tie 28–28. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:30.
SJSU – Team safety, 0:23. Spartans 30–28. Drive: 1 play, −2 yards, 0:03. Fourth Quarter CSU – Izzy Matthews 1-yard run (Wyatt Bryan Kick), 11:26. Rams 35–30. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 3:24.
CSU – Rashad Ajayi 55-yard interception return (Wyatt Bryan Kick), 9:48. Rams 42–30. Drive: 3 plays, −5 yards, 1:30.
Passing CSU – K. J. Carta-Samuels – 14/27, 162 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
SJSU – Josh Love – 17/40, 232 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing CSU – Izzy Matthews – 22 rushes, 125 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 20 rushes, 73 yards, 1 TD Receiving CSU – Preston Williams – 4 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD
SJSU – Tre Hartley – 4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
Vs. Army
Game information
First Quarter SJSU – Bryce Crawford 49-yard field goal, 4:14. Spartans 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:37. Second Quarter ARMY – Jordan Asberry 41-yard pass from Kelvin Hopkins (John Abercrombie Kick), 14:53. Black Knights 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:21.
ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins 1-yard run (John Abercrombie Kick), 0:12. Black Knights 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:22. Third Quarter ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins 24-yard run (John Abercrombie Kick), 9:06. Black Knights 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:54.
ARMY – John Abercrombie 33-yard field goal, 7:39. Black Knights 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:22.
ARMY – Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard run (John Abercrombie Kick), 6:18. Black Knights 31–3. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 1:12.
ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins 4-yard run (John Abercrombie Kick), 1:44. Black Knights 38–3. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:31. Fourth Quarter ARMY – James Nachtigal 52-yard fumble return (John Abercrombie Kick), 14:32. Black Knights 45–3. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:05.
ARMY – Cam Thomas 28-yard run (John Abercrombie Kick), 5:05. Black Knights 52–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:59.
Passing ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins – 2/5, 54 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Montel Aaron – 12/17, 118 yards Rushing ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins – 18 rushes, 99 yards, 3 TD
SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 11 rushes, 43 yards Receiving ARMY – Jordan Asberry – 1 reception, 41 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Thai Cottrell – 3 receptions, 27 yards
At San Diego State
San Jose State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs
Quarter
Total
Spartans
6
0
7 0 13
Aztecs 0
10
3 3 16
at SDCCU Stadium , San Diego
Game information
First Quarter SJSU – Bryce Crawford 42-yard field goal, 8:56. Spartans 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 3:57.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 24-yard field goal, 6:25. Spartans 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:25. Second Quarter SDSU – Chase Jasmin 1-yard run (John Baron II Kick), 13:11. Aztecs 7–6. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:14.
SDSU – John Baron II 36-yard field goal, 0:16. Aztecs 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:29. Third Quarter SDSU – John Baron II 22-yard field goal, 7:09. Aztecs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:32.
SJSU – Malike Roberson 1-yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick), 0:50. Tie 13–13. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:19. Fourth Quarter SDSU – John Baron II 51-yard field goal, 4:36. Aztecs 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:39.
Passing SJSU – Josh Love – 26/36, 215 yards, 1 INT
SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 7/11, 86 yards Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 20 rushes, 60 yards
SDSU – Chance Bell – 15 rushes, 81 yards Receiving SJSU – Tre Hartley – 6 receptions, 68 yards
SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 2 receptions, 37 yards
UNLV
Game information
First Quarter UNLV – Max Gilliam 6-yard run (Evan Pantels Kick), 7:39. Rebels 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:26.
SJSU – Tyler Nevens 4-yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick), 6:16. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23. Second Quarter SJSU – Josh Oliver 2-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 12:28. Spartans 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:17.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 50-yard field goal, 6:25. Spartans 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:02.
UNLV – Tyleek Collins 75-yard pass from Max Gilliam (Evan Pantels Kick), 6:14. Spartans 17–14. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.
UNLV – Tyleek Collins 4-yard pass form Max Gilliam (Evan Pantels Kick), 1:36. Rebels 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:28.
SJSU – Tre Walker 37-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 0:34. Spartans 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 0:57. Third Quarter SJSU – Brett Foley 1-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 10:48. Spartans 31–21. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:12.
SJSU – Tre Hartley 9-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 4:17. Spartans 38–21. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:56.
UNLV – Tyleek Collins 46-yard pass from Max Gilliam (Evan Pantels Kick), 2:01. Spartans 38–28. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:12.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 36-yard field goal, 0:15. Spartans 41–28. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:46. Fourth Quarter SJSU – Dakari Monroe 50-yard interception return, 13:44. Spartans 47–28. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:27.
UNLV – Evan Pantels 23-yard field goal, 10:46. Spartans 47–31. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 2:58.
SJSU – Bryce Crawford 45-yard field goal, 7:11. Spartans 50–31. Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 2:12.
UNLV – Tyleek Collins 4-yard pass from Max Gilliam, 2:28. Spartans 50–37. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.
Passing UNLV – Max Gilliam – 28/50, 387 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
SJSU – Josh Love – 25/36, 335 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing UNLV – Lexington Thomas – 19 rushes, 61 yards
SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 22 rushes, 103 yards, 1 TD Receiving UNLV – Tyleek Collins – 9 receptions, 170 yards, 4 TD
SJSU – Tre Walker – 5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
At Wyoming
Game information
First Quarter WYO – Cooper Rothe 26-yard field goal, 10:36. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:24. Second Quarter WYO – Nico Evans 58-yard run (Cooper Rothe Kick), 14:50. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:45. Third Quarter SJSU – Bryce Crawford 26-yard field goal, 11:09. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:51.
WYO – Sean Chambers 64-yard run (Cooper Rothe Kick), 8:41. Cowboys 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:28. Fourth Quarter SJSU – Tre Walker 17-yard pass from Josh Love, 8:48. Cowboys 17–9. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:26.
WYO – Austin Fort 20-yard pass from Sean Chambers (Cooper Rothe Kick), 1:09. Cowboys 24–9. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:39.
Passing SJSU – Josh Love – 19/32, 173 yards, 1 TD
WYO – Sean Chambers – 4/8, 51 yards, 1 TD Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 17 rushes, 70 yards
WYO – Nico Evans – 33 rushes, 187 yards, 1 TD Receiving SJSU – Josh Oliver – 5 receptions, 66 yards
WYO – Austin Fort – 2 receptions, 28 yards, 1 TD
At Utah State
San Jose State Spartans at No. 14 Utah State Aggies
Quarter
Total
Spartans
7
3
7 7 24
No. 14 Aggies 10
28
21 3 62
at Maverik Stadium , Logan, Utah
Game information
First Quarter SJSU – Tre Jenkins 41-yard return of blocked punt (Bryce Crawford Kick), 11:09. Spartans 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 2:08.
USU – Jordan Nathan 42-yard pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle Kick), 8:45. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:16.
USU – Dominik Eberle 26-yard field goal, 5:24. Aggies 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:17. Second Quarter SJSU – Bryce Crawford 28-yard field goal, 13:53. Tie 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:28.
USU – Gerold Bright 24-yard pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle Kick), 10:22. Aggies 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.
USU – Jordan Love 1-yard run (Dominik Eberle Kick), 7:29. Aggies 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:04.
USU – Gerold Bright 29-yard run (Dominik Eberle Kick), 5:20. Aggies 31–10. Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:11.
USU – Darwin Thompson 7-yard pass from Jordan Love (Domink Eberle Kick), 1:15. Aggies 38–10. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 2:50. Third Quarter USU – Darwin Thompson 59-yard run (Dominik Eberle Kick), 14:29. Aggies 45–10. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:23.
SJSU – Tre Walker 35-yard pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford Kick), 10:12. Aggies 45–17. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:08.
USU – Jalen Greene 37-yard pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle Kick), 7:09. Aggies 52–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
USU – Darwin Thompson 88-yard pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle Kick), 4:33. Aggies 59–17. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:53. Fourth Quarter USU – Dominik Eberle 24-yard field goal, 8:37. Aggies 62–17. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:55.
SJSU – Tre Walker 75-yard pass from Michael Carrillo (Bryce Crawford Kick), 8:26. Aggies 62–24. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.
Passing SJSU – Josh Love – 18/36, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
USU – Jordan Love – 32/42, 491 yards, 5 TD Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 10 rushes, 58 yards
USU – Darwin Thompson – 15 rushes, 140 yards, 1 TD Receiving SJSU – Tre Walker – 7 receptions, 209 yards, 2 TD
USU – Darwin Thompson – 4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
Nevada
Game information
First Quarter SJSU – Josh Oliver 1-yard pass from Michael Carrillo, 0:52. Spartans 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. Second Quarter NEV – Ty Gangi 2-yard run (Spencer Pettit Kick), 1:48. Wolf Pack 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:37. Third Quarter NEV – Brendan O'Leary 9-yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit Kick), 12:21. Wolf Pack 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
SJSU – DeJon Packer 22-yard pass from Michael Carrillo, 3:24. Wolf Pack 14–12. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:17. Fourth Quarter NEV – Toa Taua 9-yard run (Spencer Pettit Kick), 12:38. Wolf Pack 21–12. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:26.
Passing NEV – Ty Gangi – 19/32, 314 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
SJSU – Michael Carrillo – 17/26, 168 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing NEV – Toa Taua – 29 rushes, 121 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 9 rushes, 18 yards Receiving NEV – Romeo Doubs – 5 receptions, 105 yards
SJSU – Tre Walker – 4 receptions, 69 yards
At Fresno State
Battle for the Valley Trophy: San Jose State Spartans at Fresno State Bulldogs
Quarter
Total
Spartans
0
0
0 13 13
Bulldogs 0
3
14 14 31
at Bulldog Stadium , Fresno, California
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter FRES – Asa Fuller 32-yard field goal, 0:03. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 4:04. Third Quarter FRES – Jordan Mims 1-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 5:30. Bulldogs 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:49.
FRES – KeeSean Johnson 31-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 0:32. Bulldogs 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11. Fourth Quarter SJSU – Malike Roberson 73-yard pass from Michael Carrillo (Bryce Crawford Kick), 14:47. Bulldogs 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:45.
FRES – Ronnie Rivers 18-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 11:59. Bulldogs 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:39.
FRES – Arron Mosby 95-yard interception return (Asa Fuller Kick), 4:08. Bulldogs 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:21.
SJSU – Tre Walker 4-yard pass from Michael Carrillo, 1:24. Bulldogs 31–13. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:34.
Passing SJSU – Michael Carrillo – 24/41, 302 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 20/29, 317 yards, 2 TD Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 9 rushes, 50 yards
FRES – Ronnie Rivers – 17 rushes, 92 yards Receiving SJSU – Tre Walker – 11 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 7 receptions, 173 yards, 1 TD
Honors
Mountain West
Team
Player
Position
Year
First
Josh Oliver
TE
SR
First
Dakari Monroe
DB
SR
Second
Bryson Bridges
DL
SR
Honorable
Ethan Aguayo
LB
JR
Honorable
Thai Cottrell
RS
SR
Honorable
Bryce Crawford
P
SR
Honorable
Boogie Roberts
DL
SR
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Players drafted into the NFL
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