2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

2016 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Mountain West West Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 MWC)
Head coach	Ron Caragher (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ron English (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 30,456)

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force		0	–	0					0	–	0
Boise State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado State		0	–	0					0	–	0
New Mexico		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wyoming		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Fresno State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Hawaii		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nevada		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Diego State		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Jose State		0	–	0					0	–	0
UNLV		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 30 January 2016 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team represents San Jose State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans are led by fourth-year head coach Ron Caragher and play their home games at Spartan Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater
Ron Caragher	Head	UC Los Angeles '90
Arnold Ale	Linebackers	UC Los Angeles '93
Al Borges	Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks	Chico State '81
Phil Earley	Runningbacks	Pacific Lutheran '80
Ron English	Defensive Coordinator	California '91
Dan Ferrigno	Special Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends	San Francisco State '77
Will Harris	Defensive Backs	Southern California '10
Andrew Rolin	Recruiting Coordinator & Wide Receivers	San Diego '09
Barry Sacks	Defensive Line	Montana '80
Adam Stenavich	Offensive Line	Michigan '06
Nicholas Kaspar	Defense	San Jose State '13
Matt Peleti	Offense	San Diego '13
Vince Hug	Football Operations	Lake Erie '09
Korey Geist	Player Personnel	San Francisco State '15
Gary Uribe	Athletic Performance	La Verne '96
Melanie Hein	Learning Specialist	San Jose State '96

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at Tulsa*		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
September 10		Portland State*		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA
September 17	7:30 PM	Utah*		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN
September 24		at Iowa State*		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
October 1		at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
October 8		Hawaii		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA
October 15	7:30 PM	Nevada		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN
October 21	7:30 PM	at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN2
October 29	7:30 PM	UNLV		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN
November 5	7:15 PM	at Boise State		Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN2
November 19	7:30 PM	Air Force		Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN
November 26	12:30 PM	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Valley Cup)	CBSSN
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Schedule Source: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football schedule

Game Notes

at Tulsa

See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Golden Hurricane					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2004	TU, 34–24

Portland State

See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Utah

See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2010	Utah, 56–3

at Iowa State

See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cyclones					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	1980	ISU, 27–6

at New Mexico

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Lobos					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–1–4	2015	SJSU, 31–21

Hawaii

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–1–18	2015	SJSU, 42–23

Nevada

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–19–2	2015	NEV, 37–34

at San Diego State

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Aztecs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–18–2	2015	SDSU, 30–7

UNLV

See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–5–1	2015	SJSU, 33-27

at Boise State

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Broncos					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–12	2015	BSU, 40–23

Air Force

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	AF, 37–16

at Fresno State

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–40–3	2015	SJSU, 49–23