2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

2016 San Jose State Spartans football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2016 record	4–8 (3–5 MW)
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	CEFCU Stadium (Capacity: 30,456)

2016 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
Boise State x		6	–	2		10	–	2
New Mexico x		6	–	2		8	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3		9	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3		7	–	5
Utah State		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
San Diego State xy$		6	–	2		10	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4		6	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5		5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5		4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-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 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.

On November 27, head coach Ron Caragher was fired.^[1] Caragher finished at San Jose State with a four year record of 19–30.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	SJSU Years	Alma Mater
Ron Caragher	Head	4th	UCLA '90
Arnold Ale	Linebackers	1st	UCLA '93
Al Borges	Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks	2nd	Chico State '81
Phil Earley	Runningbacks	1st	Pacific Lutheran '80
Ron English	Defensive Coordinator	1st	California '91
Dan Ferrigno	Special Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends	2nd	San Francisco State '77
Will Harris	Defensive Backs	1st	Southern California '10
Andrew Rolin	Recruiting Coordinator & Wide Receivers	4th	San Diego '09
Barry Sacks	Defensive Line	4th	Montana '80
Adam Stenavich	Offensive Line	2nd	Michigan '06
Nicholas Kaspar	Defense	3rd	San Jose State '13
Matt Peleti	Offense	4th	San Diego '13
Vince Hug	Football Operations	1st	Lake Erie '09
Korey Geist	Player Personnel	1st	San Francisco State '15
Gary Uribe	Athletic Performance	4th	La Verne '96
Melanie Hein	Learning Specialist	2nd	San Jose State '96

Roster

2016 San Jose State Spartans Football

Quarterback

1 Sam Allen - Sophomore (6'3, 204)
5 Kenny Potter - Senior (6'2, 208)
7 Montel Aaron - Freshman (6'5, 190)
12 Josh Love - Freshman (6'2, 199)
14 Michael Carrillo - Junior (5'11, 195)

Running Back

3 Thomas Tucker - Junior (5'10, 202)
6 Deontae Cooper - Graduate (5'11, 199)
20 Malik Roberson - Sophomore (5'8, 185)
22 Thai Cottrell - Sophomore (5'7, 176)
32 Brandon Monroe - Junior (6'1, 242)
33 Jamar Williams-Sheppard - Freshman (6'2, 215)
34 Zamore Zigler - Freshman (5'10, 168)
36 Michael Roots - Freshman (5'9, 185)
39 Francoise Sims II - Freshman (6'0, 232)
40 Jarrod Lawson - Senior (5'8, 192)
49 Shane Smith - Senior (6'2, 247)

Wide Receiver

2 Tim Crawley - Senior (5'7, 169)
8 Rahshead Johnson - Sophomore (5'9, 169)
4 Justin Holmes - Sophomore (6'2, 211)
11 JaQuan Blackwell - Freshman (6'2, 190)
13 Tre Hartley - Sophomore (6'0, 183)
15 Tyler Winston - Senior (6'2, 200)
80 Ray Surry - Freshman (6'2, 195)
82 A'Darrius Wilson - Freshman (6'3, 215)
84 Bailey Gaither - Freshman (6'1, 179)
85 Brandon Pierce - Freshman (5'9, 159)
87 Brendan Lane - Freshman (5'10, 181)
88 Nick Inneh - Junior (6'1, 190)

Tight End

18 Billy Freeman - Senior (6'3, 234)
30 Nico Lima - Freshman (6'4, 257)
46 Cameron Woodard - Freshman (6'4, 260)
81 Billy Humphreys - Freshman (6'5, 230)
86 LeVander Brown - Senior (6'4, 247)
89 Josh Oliver - Sophomore (6'5, 246)

Offensive Lineman

54 Charles Nelson - Sophomore (6'4, 297)
55 Jack Snyder - Freshman (6'5, 255)
56 Kyle Hoppe - Freshman (6'1, 290)
60 Michael Talafus - Senior (6'3, 282)
61 Adam Heigis - Freshman (6'6, 280)
62 Jeremiah Kolone - Junior (6'3, 301)
65 Trevor Robbins - Freshman (6'4, 260)
66 Dominic Fredrickson - Freshman (6'3, 297)
68 Keoni Taylor - Junior (6'3, 303)
69 Blake Walker - Freshman (6'8, 300)
72 Jaelen Lewis - Freshman (6'5, 265)
73 Skylar Lacy - Graduate (6'6, 305)
74 Chris Gonzalez - Junior (6'3, 310)
75 Nate Velichko - Junior (6'7, 302)
77 Evan Sarver - Senior (6'5, 297)
78 Deano Motes - Freshman (6'5, 278)
79 Troy Kowalski - Freshman (6'5, 293)

Defensive Lineman

36 Malik Hayes - Freshman (6'4, 231)
43 Mikal Berry - Junior (6'6, 254)
51 Owen Roberts - Sophomore (6'2, 285)
53 Isaiah Irving - Senior (6'3, 241)
59 Bryson Bridges - Sophomore (6'2, 272)
63 Travis Miller - Junior (6'4, 296)
67 Nico Aimonetti - Junior (6'5, 275)
70 Trevor Bloom - Freshman (6'5, 261)
76 Dante Abono - Freshman (6'6, 245)
88 Joseph Melo - Freshman (6'5, 257)
90 Nick Oreglia - Senior (6'3, 281)
91 Lukas Hendricks - Freshman (6'5, 259)
92 Keenan Sykes - Senior (6'3, 270)
94 Eugene Taylor - Senior (6'3, 247)
95 Cameron Alexander - Freshman (6'5, 225)
98 Terrell Townsend - Freshman (6'5, 256)

Long Snappers

48 James Workman - Freshman (6'0, 220)
64 Gianfranco Fortino - Junior (6'1, 242)

Linebacker

4 Christian Tago - Senior (6'1, 242)
5 Frank Ginda - Sophomore (6'0, 241)
11 William Ossai - Junior (6'2, 231)
33 Jesse Osuna - Freshman (6'0, 224)
42 Alex Manigo - Senior (6'0, 231)
44 Mark Amann - Senior (6'0, 229)
45 Noah Failauga - Freshman (6'1, 225)
50 Blake Walls - Freshman (5'11, 215)
54 Epie Sona - Senior (5'11, 233)
55 Brett Foley - Freshman (6'3, 228)
99 Connor Hollister - Freshman (6'2, 215)

Defensive Back

3 Jermaine Kelly - Junior (6'1, 192)
7 David Williams - Sophomore (6'0, 207)
10 Maurice McKnight - Junior (6'0, 180)
14 Dehlon Preston - Freshman (5'9, 179)
17 Chad Miller - Sophomore (6'0, 185)
19 Dakari Monroe - Sophomore (5'11, 181)
21 Andre Chachere - Junior (6'0, 192)
23 Trevorn Bierria - Freshman (6'0, 188)
24 Dominic Barnes - Senior (5'11, 202)
25 Chandler Hawkins - Sophomore (5'11, 194)
26 Tre Webb - Freshman (6'0, 175)
27 Johnathan Lenard Jr. - Freshman (6'1, 180)
28 Jeremy Kelly - Sophomore (6'2, 185)
29 Cameron Smith - Freshman (6'0, 175)
31 Ethan Aguayo - Freshman (6'2, 201)
38 Mato Pacheco - Freshman (6'0, 165)
40 Matt Torres - Freshman (6'0, 180)

Placekicker

35 Jake Lanski - Junior (5'10, 195)
37 Matt Barmby - Junior (6'2, 195) (+P)

Punter

15 Michael Carrizosa - Junior (5'10, 226)
38 Bryce Crawford - Sophomore (6'3, 217) (+PK)

Source and player details: San Jose State Spartans Football 2016 Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:00 PM	at Tulsa*	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 10–45	18,748
September 10	1:30 PM	No. 16 (FCS) Portland State*	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA		W 66–35	13,210
September 17	7:30 PM	Utah*	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 17–34	16,041
September 24	9:00 AM	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 10–44	50,851
October 1	1:00 PM	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	ROOT	L 41–48	19,852
October 8	1:30 PM	Hawaii	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	Oceanic PPV	L 17–34	16,837
October 15	7:30 PM	Nevada	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 14–10	15,161
October 21	7:30 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 3–42	25,613
October 29	7:30 PM	UNLV	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 30–24	15,733
November 4	7:15 PM	at No. 24 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 31–45	31,863
November 19	7:30 PM	Air Force	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 38–41	15,533
November 26	12:30 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)	CBSSN	W 16–14	20,991
*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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	3	10
Golden Hurricane	24	14	7	0	45

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

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 (FCS) Vikings	7	7	7	14	35
Spartans	7	21	24	14	66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	6	14	7	7	34
Spartans	3	7	0	7	17

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

at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	0	7	0	10
Cyclones	10	13	7	14	44

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

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	13	7	0	21	41
Lobos	14	17	10	7	48

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

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	21	0	10	34
Spartans	3	7	7	0	17

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

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	0	3	7	10
Spartans	0	7	0	7	14

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

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	0	0	3
Aztecs	7	14	21	0	42

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

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	3	7	7	24
Spartans	10	17	3	0	30

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

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	6	10	0	15	31
#24 Broncos	7	17	7	14	45

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

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	14	10	41
Spartans	13	10	8	7	38

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

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	6	3	16
Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14

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

References

↑ http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/27/report-san-jose-state-fires-football-coach-ron-caragher/

San Jose State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State (Valley Trophy) Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)

Culture & lore	Sammy Spartan San Jose State Spartan Marching Band Read-2-Lead Classic

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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