2009 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2009 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Spartans, led by 5th year head coach Dick Tomey, played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 2–10 and 1–7 in WAC play. Head coach Dick Tomey retired at the end of the season.

2009 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrent Brennan (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorSteve Morton (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Boise State $%   8 0     14 0  
Nevada   7 1     8 5  
Fresno State   6 2     8 5  
Idaho   4 4     8 5  
Hawaii   3 5     6 7  
Louisiana Tech   3 5     4 8  
Utah State   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico State   1 7     3 10  
San Jose State   1 7     2 10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:30 pmat No. 4 USC*FSNL 3–5684,325[1]
September 127:30 pmNo. 17 Utah*ESPNUL 14–2423,684[2]
September 196:00 pmat Stanford*L 17–4233,560[3]
September 265:00 pmCal Poly*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 19–913,510[4]
October 105:00 pmIdaho 
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 25–2915,321[5]
October 177:00 pmat Fresno StateL 21–4135,495[6]
October 3112:00 pmat No. 5 Boise StateL 7–4531,684[7]
November 85:30 pmNevada
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNL 7–6211,103[8]
November 141:00 pmat Utah StateL 9–2413,276[9]
November 215:00 pmHawaii
L 10–17 OT18,327[10]
November 285:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 13–1010,117[11]
December 51:00 pmat Louisiana TechL 20–5515,324[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries edit

At No. 4 USC edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 0 0 0 3
Trojans 0 28 14 14 56

No. 17 Utah edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 0 0 17 24
Spartans 0 7 0 7 14

At Stanford edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 3 7 17
Cardinal 14 7 21 0 42

Cal Poly edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 6 3 0 0 9
Spartans 0 6 7 6 19

Idaho edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 3 9 10 7 29
Spartans 7 7 0 11 25

At Fresno State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 0 0 7 21
Bulldogs 7 24 0 10 41

At No. 5 Boise State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 0 0 7
No. 5 Broncos 7 17 14 7 45

Nevada edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 6 28 14 14 62
Spartans 0 0 0 7 7

At Utah State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 9 0 9
Aggies 7 7 0 10 24

Hawaii edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Warriors 7 0 0 37 17
Spartans 0 7 0 30 10

New Mexico State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 3 0 10
Spartans 7 3 0 3 13

At Louisiana Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 0 6 0 20
Bulldogs 14 31 3 7 55

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Seasons at
San Jose State
Alma mater
Dick Tomey Head coach 5 DePauw (1960)
Keith Burns Defensive coordinator, cornerbacks 6 Arkansas (1982)
Kent Baer Linebackers 2 Utah State (1973)
Steve Morton Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line 5 Washington State (1975)
Brent Brennan Co-offensive coordinator, offensive tackles, tight ends, special teams 5 UCLA (1996)
Kinji Green Defensive ends 5 San Jose State (2006)
Joe Salave'a Defensive line 2 Arizona (1997)
Charles Nash Running backs 9 Arizona (1997)
Ken Margerum Wide receivers, recruiting coordinator 5 Stanford (1981)
Terry Malley Running backs, assistant head coach, quarterbacks coach 1 Santa Clara (1976)
Mayur Chaudhari Graduate assistant, safeties 2 UC Davis (2005)
Ezekiel Staples Graduate assistant, defense 3 San Jose State (2008)
Source:

References edit

  1. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Utah Utes vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "Idaho Vandals vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Fresno State Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  8. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  9. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Utah State Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  10. ^ "Hawaii Warriors vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  11. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  12. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.