2015 San Jose State Spartans football team
American college football season
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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 in 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.
| 2015 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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Cure Bowl champion | |
Cure Bowl, W 27–16 vs. Georgia State | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 6–7 (4–4 MW) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Al Borges (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Robinson (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire* | W 43–13 | 15,198 | ||
| September 12 | 7:15 pm | at Air Force | ESPNU | L 16–37 | 22,389 | |
| September 19 | 5:00 pm | at Oregon State* | P12N | L 21–35 | 34,573 | |
| September 26 | 7:30 pm | Fresno State |
| CBSSN | W 49–23 | 17,264 |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | at Auburn* | SECN | L 21–35 | 87,451 | |
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | at UNLV | MWN | W 33–27 OT | 19,190 | |
| October 17 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State |
| ESPNU | L 7–30 | 16,339 |
| October 24 | 4:00 pm | New Mexico |
| ROOT | W 31–21 | 11,646 |
| November 6 | 8:30 pm | BYU* |
| CBSSN | L 16–17 | 15,652 |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Nevada | MWN | L 34–37 OT | 17,215 | |
| November 21 | 8:00 pm | at Hawaii | Oc 16 | W 42–23 | 20,320 | |
| November 27 | 12:30 pm | Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 23–40 | 15,770 |
| December 19 | 4:00 pm | vs. Georgia State* | CBSSN | W 27–16 | 18,536 | |
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Game summaries
New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Spartans | 20 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
At Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 37 |
At Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| Spartans | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
At Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Spartans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
At Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Boise State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Broncos | 0 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
Georgia State–Cure Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State | Alma mater |
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| 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) |
| Donte Williams | Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator | 3 | Idaho State (2006) |
| Reference:[2] | |||
