2018 San Jose State Spartans football team

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.

2018 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record1–11 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Odum (2nd season)
Home stadiumCEFCU Stadium
(Capacity: 30,456)
Uniform
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 1     10 3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 1     11 2  
Wyoming  4 4     6 6  
Air Force  3 5     5 7  
Colorado State  2 6     3 9  
New Mexico  1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 1     12 2  
Nevada  5 3     8 5  
Hawaii  5 3     8 6  
San Diego State  4 4     7 6  
UNLV  2 6     4 8  
San Jose State  1 7     1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

San José State fired former head coach Ron Caragher due to Caragher's failure of continuing the success of the 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team.[1] As a result, San José State hired Brent Brennan as the head coach, who was a wide receivers coach at Oregon State. The Spartans came in with a completely new coaching staff, only to finish 2–11 in the season, and 1–7 in conference play.

NFL Draft selections

The Spartans had one individual selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Jermaine KellyCornerback7222Houston Texans

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Spartans signed a total of 24 recruits.[3]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
John Mackey Award[4] Josh Oliver TE SR
Lou Groza Award[5] Bryce Crawford K SR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Bryce Crawford K SR

Mountain West media days

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.[7] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Fresno State126 (16)
2San Diego State116 (6)
3UNLV78
4Nevada72
5Hawaii45
6San Jose State25

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.UC Davis*L 38–4412,675
September 88:00 p.m.at Washington State*P12NL 0–3126,141
September 152:00 p.m.at No. 20 Oregon*P12NL 22–3550,049
September 294:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
SPECTSNL 41–44 5OT16,363
October 67:30 p.m.Colorado State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 30–4213,802
October 1312:30 p.m.vs. Army*ESPNUL 3–5215,627
October 207:30 p.m.at San Diego StateCBSSNL 13–1630,451
October 273:30 p.m.UNLV
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
AT&TSNW 50–3716,165
November 311:00 a.m.at WyomingAT&TSNL 9–2413,238
November 101:00 p.m.at No. 14 Utah StateFacebookL 24–6219,017
November 1712:00 p.m.Nevada
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN3L 12–2112,271
November 244:00 p.m.at Fresno StateESPNUL 13–3126,162
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Sources: [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Game summaries

UC Davis


UC Davis Aggies at San Jose State Spartans
1 2 34Total
Aggies 14 21 2744
Spartans 14 7 10738

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

at Washington State


San Jose State Spartans at Washington State Cougars
1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 0 000
Cougars 14 10 0731

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

at Oregon


San Jose State Spartans at No. 20 Oregon Ducks
1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 6 61022
No. 20 Ducks 14 7 7735

at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

Hawaii


Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at San Jose State Spartans
1 2 34OT2OT3OT4OT5OTTotal
Rainbow Warriors 3 7 6157003344
Spartans 0 17 777003041

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

Colorado State


Colorado State Rams at San Jose State Spartans
1 2 34Total
Rams 14 14 01442
Spartans 0 0 30030

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

vs. Army


Army Black Knights vs. San Jose State Spartans
1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 14 241452
Spartans 3 0 003

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

at San Diego State


San Jose State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
Spartans 6 0 7013
Aztecs 0 10 3316

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

UNLV


UNLV Rebels at San Jose State Spartans
1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 14 7937
Spartans 7 17 17950

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

at Wyoming


San Jose State Spartans at Wyoming Cowboys
1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 0 369
Cowboys 3 7 7724

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

at Utah State


San Jose State Spartans at No. 14 Utah State Aggies
1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 3 7724
No. 14 Aggies 10 28 21362

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

Nevada


Nevada Wolf Pack at San Jose State Spartans
1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 0 7 7721
Spartans 6 0 6012

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

at Fresno State


Battle for the Valley Trophy: San Jose State Spartans at Fresno State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 0 01313
Bulldogs 0 3 141431

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

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

[40]

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
369Josh OliverTEJacksonville Jaguars

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