2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2015

| team = San Jose State Spartans

| sport = football

| image = San José State Spartans wordmark.svg

| image_size = 200

| conference = Mountain West Conference

| division = West Division

| short_conf = MW

| record = 6–7

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Ron Caragher

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Al Borges

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme = Multiple

| def_coach = Greg Robinson

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain = Tyler Ervin

| captain2 = Wes Schweitzer

| captain3 = Jimmy Pruitt

| captain4 = Christian Tago

| stadium = Spartan Stadium

| champion = Cure Bowl champion

| bowl = Cure Bowl

| bowl_result = W 27–16 vs. Georgia State

}}

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.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2015

| poll = AP Poll released prior to game

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank = 9 (FCS)

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv =

| score = 43–13

| attend = 15,198

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| time = 7:15 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 16–37

| attend = 22,389

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| time = 5:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Reser Stadium

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| tv = P12N

| score = 21–35

| attend = 34,573

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Fresno State

| gamename = Valley Trophy

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 49–23

| attend = 17,264

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = SECN

| score = 21–35

| attend = 87,451

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| tv = {{URL|1=http://livestream.com/mwn/events/4314780/videos/101653658|2=MWN}}

| score = 33–27

| overtime = OT

| attend = 19,190

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 7–30

| attend = 16,339

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = New Mexico

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv = ROOT

| score = 31–21

| attend = 11,646

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 8:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 16–17

| attend = 15,652

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = MWN

| score = 34–37

| overtime = OT

| attend = 17,215

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| gamename = Dick Tomey Legacy Game

| tv = Oc 16

| score = 42–23

| attend = 20,320

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Boise State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 23–40

| attend = 15,770

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 19

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Georgia State

| gamename = Cure Bowl

| site_stadium = Orlando Citrus Bowl

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 27–16

| attend = 18,536

}}

:Schedule Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/mtn-west/2015-san-jose-state-spartans-football-schedule.php|title=2015 San Jose State Spartans Football Schedule|publisher=FB Schedules|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

Game summaries

=New Hampshire=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Wildcats

|R1= 0

|R2= 7

|R3= 0

|R4= 6

|Home=Spartans

|H1= 20

|H2= 6

|H3= 10

|H4= 7

}}

=At Air Force=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Spartans

|R1= 7

|R2= 0

|R3= 9

|R4= 0

|Home=Falcons

|H1= 7

|H2= 7

|H3= 3

|H4= 20

}}

=At Oregon State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Spartans

|R1= 7

|R2= 14

|R3= 0

|R4= 0

|Home=Beavers

|H1= 7

|H2= 7

|H3= 21

|H4= 0

}}

=Fresno State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Bulldogs

|R1= 0

|R2= 10

|R3= 13

|R4= 0

|Home=Spartans

|H1= 14

|H2= 7

|H3= 14

|H4= 14

}}

{{see also|2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry}}

=At Auburn=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Spartans

|R1= 7

|R2= 0

|R3= 7

|R4= 7

|Home=Tigers

|H1= 14

|H2= 7

|H3= 7

|H4= 7

}}

=At UNLV=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Spartans

|R1= 0

|R2= 17

|R3= 3

|R4= 7

|R5= 6

|Home=Rebels

|H1= 7

|H2= 3

|H3= 0

|H4= 17

|H5= 0

}}

=San Diego State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Aztecs

|R1=7

|R2=10

|R3=13

|R4=0

|Home=Spartans

|H1=0

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

=New Mexico=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Lobos

|R1=7

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Spartans

|H1=7

|H2=14

|H3=7

|H4=3

}}

=BYU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Cougars

|R1= 7

|R2= 7

|R3= 0

|R4= 3

|Home=Spartans

|H1= 3

|H2= 7

|H3= 0

|H4= 6

}}

=At Nevada=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Spartans

|R1=0

|R2=14

|R3=7

|R4=10

|R5=3

|Home=Wolf Pack

|H1=7

|H2=3

|H3=7

|H4=14

|H5=6

}}

=At Hawaii=

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|Road=Spartans

|R1=21

|R2=14

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=Rainbow Warriors

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=14

|H4=9

}}

=Boise State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Broncos

|R1=0

|R2=9

|R3=7

|R4=24

|Home=Spartans

|H1=3

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=13

}}

=Georgia State–Cure Bowl=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Spartans

|R1=0

|R2=10

|R3=3

|R4=14

|Home=Panthers

|H1=0

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=9

}}

{{see also|2015 Georgia State Panthers football team|2015 Cure Bowl}}

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%;"
Ron Caragher	Head coach	align=center\|3	UCLA (1990)
Al Borges	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	align=center\|1	Chico State (1981)
Jimmie Dougherty	Assistant head coach, wide receivers, passing game	align=center\|3	Missouri (2001)
Dan Ferrigno	Special teams, tight ends	align=center\|1	San Francisco State (1978)
James Jones	Defensive line	align=center\|3	Texas Southern (1998)
Greg Robinson	Defensive coordinator, linebackers	align=center\|2	Pacific (1975)
Andrew Rolin	Running backs	align=center\|3	San Diego (2009)
Joe Staab	Outside linebackers	align=center\|3	San Diego (2008)
Adam Stenavich	Offensive line	align=center\|1	Michigan (2006)
Donte Williams	Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator	align=center\|3	Idaho State (2006)
colspan="4" align=center\| Reference:{{cite web \|title=Official Football Roster\|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/sjsu-m-footbl-2015.html\|publisher=San Jose State University Department of Athletics\|access-date=April 10, 2016}}

References

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