2015 San Jose State Spartans football
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 27–16 vs. Georgia State
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Borges (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGreg Robinson (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(capacity: 30,456)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mountain West Conference 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
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmNo. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire*
W 43–1315,198
September 127:15 pmat Air Force
ESPNUL 16–3722,389
September 195:00 pmat Oregon State*
P12NL 21–3534,573
September 267:30 pmFresno State
CBSSNW 49–2317,264
October 31:00 pmat Auburn*
SECNL 21–3587,451
October 106:00 pmat UNLV
MWNW 33–27 OT19,190
October 177:30 pmSan Diego Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNUL 7–3016,339
October 244:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ROOTW 31–2111,646
November 68:30 pmBYU*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 16–1715,652
November 141:00 pmat Nevada
MWNL 34–37 OT17,215
November 218:00 pmat Hawaii
Oc 16W 42–2320,320
November 2712:30 pmBoise State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 23–4015,770
December 194:00 pmvs. Georgia State*
CBSSNW 27–1618,536
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

New Hampshire

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

See also: 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

At Air Force

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

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team

At Oregon State

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

See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

Fresno State

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

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

At Auburn

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

See also: 2015 Auburn Tigers football team

At UNLV

1 2 3 4OT Total
Spartans 0 17 3 76 33
Rebels 7 3 0 170 27

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team

San Diego State

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

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

New Mexico

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

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

BYU

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

See also: 2015 BYU Cougars football team

At Nevada

1 2 3 4OT Total
Spartans 0 14 7 103 34
Wolf Pack 7 3 7 146 37

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Hawaii

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

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Boise State

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

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Georgia State–Cure Bowl

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

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team and 2015 Cure Bowl

Coaching staff

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)
Donte Williams Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator 3 Idaho State (2006)
Reference:[2]

References

  1. ^ "2015 San Jose State Spartans Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Football Roster". San Jose State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2016.


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