2017 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by first-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. SJSU was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

2017 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–11 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Brent Brennan (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Sowder (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Odum (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	CEFCU Stadium

2017 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		5	–	3					8	–	5
Utah State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Air Force		4	–	4					5	–	7
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Fresno State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
San Diego State		6	–	2					10	–	3
UNLV		4	–	4					5	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

Name	Position	SJSU Years†	Alma mater
Brent Brennan	Head coach	1st	UCLA (1996)
Ben Thienes	Director of football operations	1st	Boise State (2008)
Derrick Odum	Defensive coordinator	1st	Utah (1993)
Andrew Sowder	Offensive coordinator & tight ends coach	1st	Baylor (2011)
Joe Bernardi	Offensive line coach	1st	Fresno State (2010)
Alonzo Carter	Running backs coach	1st	CSU East Bay (2016)
Kevin Cummings	Wide receivers coach	1st	Oregon State (2014)
Bojay Filimoeatu	Linebackers coach	1st	Utah State (2012)
Ryan Gunderson	Quarterbacks coach	1st	Oregon State (2007)
Will Harris	Defensive backs coach	2nd	USC (2010)
Joe Seumalo	Defensive line coach	1st	Hawai'i (1995)
Fred Guidici	Quality control coach	1st	San José State (1989)
Matt Adkins	Graduate assistant – offense	1st	Southern Oregon (2012)
Josh Irvin	Graduate assistant – defense	1st	Chapman (2014)
Jamar Johnson	Graduate assistant – offense	1st	La Verne (2014)
Korey Geist	Coordinator of player personnel	2nd	San Francisco State (2015)
Cameron Radford	Director of football digital communications	1st	Oregon State (2010)
Gary Uribe	Head athletic performance coach	5th	La Verne (1996)
Melanie Hein	Learning specialist	3rd	San José State (1996)
Levi Moore	Football equipment manager	1st	San José State (in progress)
† – Number of consistent years at SJSU and position

Personnel

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

Recruiting class

The Spartans signed a total of 23 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jerrell Alberty RB	Oakland, California	McClymonds HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 15, 2017
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Sinjun Astani DE	Malibu, California	Loyola HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jan 30, 2017
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Antwaun Ayres WR	West Covina, California	Northview HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 22, 2017
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Johnny Balderas DB	Shafter, California	Liberty HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 23, 2017
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Terrell Carter QB	San Diego, California	Madison HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 18, 2017
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Jesse Chamberlain OL	Burbank, California	Burroughs HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 23, 2017
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Jake Colman OL	Ventura, California	Ventura CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Jan 15, 2017
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Brandon Ezell DB	Los Alamitos, California	Cerritos CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 18, 2017
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Jamaar Hardy DL	Antioch, California	Deer Valley HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jan 24, 2017
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Christian Johnson DE	Olivehurst, California	Wheatland HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 26, 2016
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Ryan Johnson QB	Hanford, California	Hanford HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 25, 2016
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Austin Liles WR	Anaheim, California	Orange Lutheran HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 14, 2016
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Tyler Nevens RB	Hacienda Heights, California	Los Altos HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 30, 2017
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Justin Parcells LB	Cypress, California	Fullerton CC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 17, 2017
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Tysyn Parker LB	Gardena, California	Serra HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 28, 2017
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Jackson Parks TE	Agoura Hills, California	Chaminade HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 15, 2017
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Brando Phillips LB	Valencia, California	Butte CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jan 16, 2017
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Jamal Scott LB	Anaheim, California	Fullerton CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 16, 2017
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Tyler Stevens OG	Chandler, Arizona	Hamilton HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Nov 25, 2016
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Rico Tolefree LB	Richmond, California	De Anza HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jan 28, 2017
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John Toussaint DB	Miami, Florida	Merced CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 19, 2016
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Trè Walker WR	Inglewood, California	Narbonne HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Tre White DB	Benicia, California	De La Salle HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 24, 2017
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

Roster

2017 San Jose State Spartans Football
Quarterback  2 Terrell Carter – freshman (6'2, 185)  7 Montel Aaron – freshman (6'5, 210) 12 Josh Love – sophomore (6'2, 205) 13 Sam Allen – sophomore (6'2, 210) 14 Michael Carrillo – junior (5'11, 195) 16 Ryan Johnson – freshman (6'4, 190) Running back 20 Malike Roberson – junior (5'8, 189) 23 Tyler Nevens – freshman (6'0, 218) 24 Jerrell Alberty – freshman (6'0, 205) 32 Brandon Monroe – senior (6'1, 243) 33 Jamar Williams – freshman (6'2, 225) 34 Zamore Zigler – sophomore (6'0, 171) 35 DeJon Packer – junior (5'11, 220) 39 Francoise Sims, II – freshman (6'0, 240) 40 Sage Ritchie – junior (5'10, 195) 46 Sean Pinson – junior (5'10, 190) 48 Brendan Manigo – freshman (5'10, 185) Wide receiver  1 Jeremy Kelly – junior (6'2, 185)  4 Antwaun Ayers – freshman (6'0, 180)  8 Rahshead Johnson – junior (5'10, 178)  9 Justin Holmes – junior (6'2, 211) 10 Tre Walker – freshman (5'11, 160) 11 JaQuan Blackwell – freshman (6'0, 198) 15 Tre Hartley – junior (6'0, 196) 18 Austin Liles – freshman (6'3, 190) 22 Thai Cottrell – junior (5'7, 175) 37 David Martinez – junior (6'0, 180) 41 Steven Houston – freshman (6'4, 176) 80 Ray Surry – sophomore (6'2, 195) 82 Brandon Mitchell – senior (6'5, 210) 84 Bailey Gaither – sophomore (6'1, 183) Tight end 81 Billy Humphreys – freshman (6'5, 241) 88 Jackson Parks – freshman (6'3, 235) 89 Josh Oliver – junior (6'5, 253)		Offensive lineman 54 Charles Nelson – junior – (6'4, 306) 55 Jack Snyder – freshman – (6'5, 292) 56 Kyle Hoppe – freshman – (6'1, 296) 57 Trevor Robbins – freshman – (6'4, 296) 60 Chris Galleta – freshman – (6'0, 290) 62 Jeremiah Kolone – senior – (6'3, 308) 64 Chris Bradberry – freshman – (6'6, 290) 65 Robert Crandall – freshman – (6'3, 300) 66 Dominic Fredrickson – sophomore – (6'4, 297) 68 Keoni Taylor – senior – (6'3, 303) 70 Tyler Stevens – freshman – (6'4, 285) 72 Jake Colman – junior – (6'3, 290) 74 Chris Gonzalez – senior – (6'3, 310) 75 Nate Velichko – senior – (6'7, 305) 78 Jesse Chamberlain – freshman – (6'3, 280) 79 Troy Kowalski – sophomore – (6'5, 295) Defensive lineman  8 Owen Roberts – junior – (6'2, 290)  9 Bryson Bridges – junior – (6'2, 291) 46 Cameron Woodard – freshman – (6'4, 275) 48 Gurdeep Chopra – freshman – (6'4, 255) 55 Brett Foley – sophomore – (6'3, 234) 67 Nico Aimonetti – senior – (6'5, 278) 77 Jamaar Hardy – freshman – (6'3, 260) 78 Deano Motes – sophomore – (6'5, 290) 90 Je'Von Taylor – freshman – (6'1, 231) 91 Ricky Leung-Wai – freshman – (6'2, 255) 93 Sinjun Astani – freshman – (6'4, 255) 95 Cameron Alexander – freshman – (6'4, 280) 96 Sailosi Latu – junior – (6'3, 310) 97 Christian Johnson – freshman – (6'6, 260) 98 Terrell Townsend – sophomore – (6'4, 270) Long snappers 50 Harrison Hoffman – junior – (6'4, 225)		Linebacker  5 Frank Ginda – junior – (6'0, 245) 11 William Ossai – senior – (6'2, 235) 16 Rico Tolefree – freshman – (6'1, 223) 28 Tysyn Parker – freshman – (6'1, 215) 30 Jackson Burrill – freshman – (6'2, 230) 33 Jesse Osuna – sophomore – (6'0, 225) 36 Malik Hayes – sophomore – (6'4, 232) 41 Hadari Darden – junior – (6'3, 213) 42 Jamal Scott – junior – (6'2, 237) 44 Justin Parcells – sophomore – (5'11, 226) 45 Noah Failuaga – sophomore – (6'1, 232) 51 Devon Calloway – freshman – (6'0, 220) 53 Alii Matau – freshman – (6'1, 214) Defensive back  2 John Toussaint – junior – (6'0, 190)  3 Jermaine Kelly – senior – (6'1, 195)  6 Johnny Balderas – freshman (6'1, 175)  7 David Williams – junior – (6'0, 207) 10 Maurice McKnight – senior – (6'0, 200) 12 Brandon Ezell – junior – (6'0, 190) 15 Chad Miller – junior – (6'0, 190) 19 Dakari Monroe – junior – (5'11, 190) 20 Tre White – freshman – (6'0, 175) 21 Andre Chachere – senior – (6'0, 200) 22 Ryan Jenkins – freshman – (5'10, 174) 23 Trevon Bierria – sophomore – (6'0, 193) 25 Chandler Hawkins – junior – (5'11, 203) 26 Tre Webb – freshman – (6'0, 189) 27 Jonathan Lenard, Jr. – freshman – (6'1, 192) 29 Cameron Smith – freshman – (6'0, 182) 31 Ethan Aguayo – sophomore – (6'2, 220) 34 Jalend Dinwiddie – freshman – (5'11, 175) 38 Mato Pacheco – freshman (6'0, 176) Placekicker 35 Jake Lanski – junior – (5'10, 195) 38 Bryce Crawford – junior – (6'3, 223) Punter 17 Michael Carrizosa – senior – (5'10, 225) 49 Brian Papazian – freshman – (6'1, 190)

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	4:30 p.m.	No. 19 South Florida*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 22–42	13,377
September 2	4:30 p.m.	No. 23 (FCS) Cal Poly*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA		W 34–13	10,667
September 9	12:30 p.m.	at Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 0–56	88,117
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Utah*	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	L 16–54	45,881
September 23	4:30 p.m.	Utah State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	Stadium	L 10–61	12,426
September 30	7:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPNU	L 13–41	15,009
October 7	4:30 p.m.	Fresno State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Valley Cup)	ESPN3	L 10–27	18,483
October 14	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	SPECTSN	L 26–37	25,019
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	L 20–41	46,451
November 4	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPNU	L 7–52	17,629
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	L 14–59	14,604
November 18	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 14–42	25,743
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Wyoming	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN3	W 20–17	12,653
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Schedule Source: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football schedule

Game summaries

South Florida

See also: 2017 South Florida Bulls football team

No. 19 South Florida Bulls at San Jose State Spartans

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Bulls	0	28	7	7	42
Spartans	16	0	0	6	22

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

• Date: August 26, 2017
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 13,377
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Randy Cross, Ben Holden, and John Schriffen
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (11:22) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 25-yard field goal. (8:28) SJSU TD: Josh Love 12-yard pass to Bailey Gaither (Bryce Crawford PAT). (3:11) SJSU TD: Josh Love 6-yard pass to Bailey Gaither (PAT missed). Second Quarter (13:41) USF TD: Quinton Flowers 25-yard pass to Darnell Salomon (Emilio Nadelman PAT). (9:25) USF TD: D'Ernest Johnson 2-yard rush (Emilio Nadelman PAT). (7:13) USF TD: Quinton Flowers 48-yard pass to Temi Alaka (Emilio Nadelman PAT). (2:10) USF TD: D'Ernest Johnson 50-yard rush (Emilio Nadelman PAT). Third Quarter (7:35) USF TD: Darius Tice 1-yard rush (Emilio Nadelman PAT). Fourth Quarter (9:57) USF TD: Quinton Flowers 1-yard rush (Emilio Nadelman PAT). (8:09) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 29-yard pass to Justin Holmes (PAT missed). Passing USF – Quinton Flowers: 11/22, 222 yds, 2 TD SJSU – Josh Love: 18/36, 192 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing USF – D'Ernest Johnson: 22 att, 99 yds, 2 TD SJSU – Malike Roberson: 19 att, 52 yds Receiving USF – Marquez Valdes-Scantling: 6 rec, 91 yds SJSU – Bailey Gaither: 6 rec, 100 yds, 2 TD

Cal Poly

See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

No. 23 (FCS) Cal Poly Mustangs at San Jose State Spartans

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 (FCS) Mustangs	3	3	0	7	13
Spartans	0	7	13	14	34

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

• Date: September 2, 2017
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 108 °F (42 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 10,667
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (6:58) CP FG: Casey Sublette 35-yard field goal. Second Quarter (12:33) CP FG: Casey Sublette 35-yard field goal. (9:18) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 18-yard pass to JaQuan Blackwell (Bryce Crawford PAT). Third Quarter (10:55) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 13-yard pass to Tre Hartley (Bryce Crawford PAT). (2:24) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 49-yard pass to Bailey Gaither (Bryce Crawford PAT missed). Fourth Quarter (13:37) CP TD: Khaleel Jenkins 1-yard rush (Casey Sublette PAT). (7:50) SJSU TD: Zamore Zigler 17-yard rush (Bryce Crawford PAT). (7:41) SJSU TD: Jamal Scott 22-yard fumble return (Bryce Crawford PAT). Passing CP – Khaleel Jenkins: 4/10, 37 yds SJSU – Montel Aaron: 11/17, 183 yds, 3 TD Rushing CP – Jared Mohamed: 22 att, 97 yds SJSU – Zamore Zigler: 12 att, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving CP – J. J. Koski: 3 rec, 31 yds SJSU – JaQuan Blackwell: 4 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD

at Texas

See also: 2017 Texas Longhorns football team

San Jose State Spartans at Texas Longhorns

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Longhorns	7	14	14	21	56

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

• Date: September 9, 2017
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 88,117
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (LHN): Ahmad Brooks, Kris Budden, and Lowell Galindo
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (2:56) TEX TD: Jerrod Heard 9-yard rush (Joshua Rowland PAT). Second Quarter (12:28) TEX TD: Chris Warren III 41-yard rush (Joshua Rowland PAT). (0:16) TEX TD: Jerrod Heard 3-yard rush (Joshua Rowland PAT). Third Quarter (6:48) TEX TD: Kyle Porter 3-yard rush (Joshua Rowland PAT). (0:48) TEX TD: Holton Hill 45-yard interception return (Joshua Rowland PAT). Fourth Quarter (13:10) TEX TD: Chris Warren III 9-yard rush (Joshua Rowland PAT). (12:08) TEX TD: Sam Ehlinger 1-yard pass to Armanti Foreman (Joshua Rowland PAT). (2:46) TEX TD: Toneil Carter 4-yard rush (Joshua Rowland PAT). Passing SJSU – Montel Aaron: 12/23, 104 yds, 1 INT TEX – Sam Ehlinger: 15/27, 222 yds, 1 TD Rushing SJSU – DeJon Packer: 5 att, 22 yds TEX – Chris Warren III: 16 att, 166 yds, 2 TD Receiving SJSU – Josh Oliver: 3 rec, 21 yds TEX – Armanti Foreman: 5 rec, 51 yds, 1 TD

at Utah

See also: 2017 Utah Utes football team

San Jose State Spartans at Utah Utes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	10	0	3	16
Utes	9	21	7	17	54

at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City

• Date: September 16, 2017
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 45,881
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Alex Corddry, Ray Bentley, and Mark Neely
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (11:35) UTAH FG: Matt Gay 21-yard field goal. (8:05) UTAH FG: Matt Gay 56-yard field goal. (5:07) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 24-yard field goal. (1:36) UTAH FG: Matt Gay 50-yard field goal. Second Quarter (13:44) UTAH TD: Tyler Huntley 7-yard pass to Darren Carrington II (Matt Gay PAT). (6:34) UTAH TD: Tyler Huntley 26-yard pass to Darren Carrington II (Matt Gay PAT). (3:32) UTAH TD: Zack Moss 5-yard rush (Matt Gay PAT). (1:08) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 51-yard field goal. (0:46) SJSU TD: Josh Love 47-yard pass to Bailey Gaither (Bryce Crawford PAT). Third Quarter (2:36) UTAH TD: Tyler Huntley 13-yard pass to Raelon Singleton (Matt Gay PAT). Fourth Quarter (14:20) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 38-yard field goal. (11:21) UTAH TD: Tyler Huntley 15-yard pass to Darren Carrington II (Matt Gay PAT). (3:48) UTAH FG: Matt Gay 20-yard field goal. (0:58) UTAH TD: Devonta'e Henry-Cole 10-yard rush (Matt Gay PAT). Passing SJSU – Josh Love: 13/25, 183 yds, 1 TD UTAH – Tyler Huntley: 30/43, 341 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing SJSU – DeJon Packer: 6 att, 28 yds UTAH – Tyler Huntley: 14 att, 53 yds Receiving SJSU – Bailey Gaither: 8 rec, 125 yds, 1 TD UTAH – Darren Carrington II: 9 rec, 153 yds, 3 TD

Utah State

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State Aggies at San Jose State Spartans

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	24	17	6	61
Spartans	0	0	7	3	10

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

• Date: September 23, 2017
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 12,426
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (Stadium): Dan Hellie and Daniel Jeremiah
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (9:26) USU TD: LaJuan Hunt 29-yard rush (Dominik Eberle PAT). (2:15) USU TD: Kent Myers 19-yard pass to Braelon Roberts (Dominik Eberle PAT). Second Quarter (12:44) USU TD: Kent Myers 43-yard pass to Gerold Bright (Dominik Eberle PAT). (10:26) USU TD: Maika Magalei 38-yard fumble return (Dominik Eberle PAT). (8:04) USU TD: Jordan Love 23-yard pass to Ron'quavion Tarver (Dominik Eberle PAT). (6:00) USU FG: Dominik Eberle 23-yard field goal. Third Quarter (11:35) USU TD: Kent Myers 1-yard rush (Dominik Eberle PAT). (9:07) USU FG: Dominik Eberle 52-yard field goal. (4:38) USU TD: Kent Myers 68-yard rush (Dominik Eberle PAT). (0:51) SJSU TD: Jermaine Kelly 68-yard interception return (Bryce Crawford PAT). Fourth Quarter (14:15) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 53-yard field goal. (3:50) USU FG: Dominik Eberle 20-yard field goal. (1:24) USU FG: Dominik Eberle 27-yard field goal. Passing USU – Kent Myers: 18/24, 181 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SJSU – Josh Love: 8/20, 54 yds, 1 INT Rushing USU – Eltoro Allen: 18 att, 89 yds SJSU – Zamore Zigler: 8 att, 46 yds Receiving USU – Dax Raymond: 3 rec, 47 yds SJSU – Bailey Gaither: 3 rec, 24 yds

at UNLV

See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team

San Jose State Spartans at UNLV Rebels

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	10	0	0	13
Rebels	14	21	6	0	41

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

• Date: September 30, 2017
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 15,009
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (11:28) UNLV TD: Armani Rogers 7-yard rush (Evan Pantels PAT). (9:16) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 28-yard field goal. (3:50) UNLV TD: Armani Rogers 7-yard rush (Evan Pantels PAT). Second Quarter (8:53) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 23-yard field goal. (7:50) UNLV TD: Lexington Thomas 56-yard rush (Evan Pantels PAT). (3:36) UNLV TD: Armani Rogers 44-yard pass to Brandon Presley (Daniel Guiterrez PAT). (2:20) UNLV TD: Lexington Thomas 1-yard rush (Daniel Guiterrez PAT). (0:09) SJSU TD: Josh Love 11-yard pass to JaQuan Blackwell (Bryce Crawford PAT). Third Quarter (3:29) UNLV TD: Armani Rogers 1-yard pass to Trevor Kanterman (Daniel Guiterrez PAT missed). Passing SJSU – Josh Love: 30/48, 315 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT UNLV – Armani Rogers: 11/16, 203 yds, 2 TD Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens: 17 att, 94 yds UNLV – Lexington Thomas: 18 att, 146 yds, 2 TD Receiving SJSU – Tre Walker: 8 rec, 104 yds UNLV – Devonte Boyd: 5 rec, 105 yds

Fresno State

See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

81st Valley Cup: Fresno State Bulldogs at San Jose State Spartans

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	0	6	27
Spartans	0	0	7	3	10

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

• Date: October 7, 2017
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 18,483
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Forrest Conoly and Drew Fellios
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (6:06) FRES TD: Ronnie Rivers 15-yard rush (Jimmy Camacho PAT). (2:24) FRES TD: Ronnie Rivers 3-yard rush (Jimmy Camacho PAT). Second Quarter (0:35) FRES TD: Josh Hokit 1-yard rush (Jimmy Camacho PAT). Third Quarter (6:24) SJSU TD: Josh Love 6-yard pass to Josh Oliver (Bryce Crawford PAT). Fourth Quarter (13:40) FRES FG: Jimmy Camacho 38-yard field goal. (8:36) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 51-yard field goal. (6:14) FRES FG: Jimmy Camacho 50-yard field goal. Passing FRES – Marcus McMaryion: 15/26, 136 yds SJSU – Josh Love: 15/25, 97 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing FRES – Ronnie Rivers: 19 att, 105 yds, 2 TD SJSU – Tyler Nevens: 21 att, 99 yds Receiving FRES – KeeSean Johnson: 2 rec, 52 yds SJSU – JaQuan Blackwell: 5 rec, 41 yds

at Hawaii

See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

San Jose State Spartans at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	3	7	6	26
Rainbow Warriors	0	14	7	16	37

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu

• Date: October 14, 2017
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. HDT
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 25,019
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• TV announcers (SS): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, and Scott Robbs
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (9:14) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 28-yard field goal. (4:31) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 15-yard pass to Rahshead Johnson (Bryce Crawford PAT). Second Quarter (13:02) HAW TD: Diocemy Saint Juste 1-yard rush (Alex Trifonovitch PAT). (0:34) HAW TD: Cole McDonald 4-yard pass to Dakota Torres (Alex Trifonovitch PAT). (0:00) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 52-yard field goal. Third Quarter (12:43) HAW TD: Dru Brown 22-yard pass to Dylan Collie (Alex Trifonovitch PAT). (1:47) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 59-yard pass to Rahshead Johnson (Bryce Crawford PAT). Fourth Quarter (9:00) HAW TD: Diocemy Saint Juste 1-yard rush (Alex Trifonovitch PAT). (8:44) SJSU TD: Rahshead Johnson 96-yard rush kickoff return (Bryce Crawford PAT missed). (8:44) HAW D2P: Rojesterman Farris II defensive PAT conversion. (6:09) HAW TD: Ryan Tuiasoa 3-yard rush (Alex Trifonovitch PAT). Passing SJSU – Montel Aaron: 17/27, 322 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT HAW – Dru Brown: 12/23, 173 yds, 1 TD Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens: 22 att, 84 yds HAW – Dicoemy Saint Juste: 39 att, 202 yds, 2 TD Receiving SJSU – JaQuan Blackwell: 2 rec, 99 yds HAW – Keelan Ewaliko: 3 rec, 82 yds

at BYU

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team

San Jose State Spartans at BYU Cougars

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	3	0	14	20
Cougars	14	10	7	10	41

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah

• Date: October 28, 2017
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 46,451
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Blaine Fowler and Dave McCann
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (10:43) BYU TD: Tanner Mangum 23-yard pass to Micah Simon (Rhett Almond PAT). (9:34) BYU TD: Tanner Mangum 11-yard pass to Matt Bushman (Rhett Almond PAT). (6:18) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 48-yard field goal. Second Quarter (10:45) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 25-yard field goal. (10:27) BYU TD: KJ Hall 75-yard rush (Rhett Almond PAT). (5:09) BYU FG: Rhett Almond 36-yard field goal. Third Quarter (5:30) BYU TD: Squally Canada 9-yard rush (Rhett Almond PAT). Fourth Quarter (14:52) BYU TD: Tanner Mangum 41-yard pass to Micah Simon (Rhett Almond PAT). (12:12) BYU FG: Rhett Almond 30-yard field goal. (7:24) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 30-yard pass to Tre Walker (Bryce Crawford PAT). (0:42) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 9-yard pass to Tre Hartley (Bryce Crawford PAT). Passing SJSU – Montel Aaron: 25/39, 198 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT BYU – Tanner Mangum: 18/34, 283 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens: 26 att, 112 yds BYU – KJ Hall: 10 att, 112 yds, 1 TD Receiving SJSU – Tre Walker: 6 rec, 58 yds, 1 TD BYU – Micah Simon: 3 rec, 67 yds, 2 TD

San Diego State

See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team

San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	21	14	14	3	52
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

• Date: November 4, 2017
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 17,629
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Rene Ingoglia
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (9:32) SDSU TD: Rashaad Penny 13-yard rush (John Baron II PAT). (8:29) SDSU TD: Rashaad Penny 82-yard rush (John Baron II PAT). (3:29) SDSU TD: Juwan Washington 1-yard rush (John Baron II PAT). Second Quarter (12:26) SDSU TD: Christian Chapman 8-yard pass to Nick Bawden (John Baron II PAT). (5:03) SDSU TD: Juwan Washington 1-yard rush (John Baron II PAT). Third Quarter (12:40) SJSU TD: Tre Walker 54-yard pass to Justin Holmes (Bryce Crawford PAT). (12:27) SDSU TD: Rashaad Penny 64-yard rush (John Baron II PAT). (0:55) SDSU TD: Chase Jasmin 9-yard rush (John Baron II PAT). Fourth Quarter (10:18) SDSU FG: John Baron II 30-yard field goal. Passing SDSU – Christian Chapman: 4/5, 77 yds, 1 TD SJSU – Montel Aaron: 11/21, 113 yds, 2 INT Rushing SDSU – Rashaad Penny: 20 att, 234 yds, 3 TD SJSU – Tyler Nevens: 15 att, 46 yds Receiving SDSU – Fred Trevillion: 1 rec, 40 yds SJSU – Justin Holmes: 3 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD

at Nevada

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Jose State Spartans at Nevada Wolf Pack

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	7	14
Wolf Pack	14	24	14	7	59

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada

• Date: November 11, 2017
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 14,604
• Referee: Daniel Romeo
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Al Groh and Shawn Kenney
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (5:51) SJSU TD: Tyler Nevens 12-yard rush (Bryce Crawford PAT). (3:02) NEV TD: Ty Gangi 39-yard pass to Wyatt Demps (Spencer Pettit PAT). (1:06) NEV TD: Dameon Barber 6-yard return of blocked punt (Spencer Pettit PAT). Second Quarter (11:55) NEV TD: Ty Gangi 1-yard rush (Spencer Pettit PAT). (7:51) NEV TD: Dameon Barber 100-yard interception return (Spencer Pettit PAT). (4:28) NEV TD: Ty Gangi 3-yard pass to Wyatt Demps (Spencer Pettit PAT). (0:06) NEV FG: Spencer Pettit 20-yard field goal. Third Quarter (10:35) NEV TD: Ty Gangi 6-yard pass to Jaxon Kincaide (Spencer Pettit PAT). (1:17) NEV TD: Dameon Barber 39-yard interception return (Spencer Pettit PAT). Fourth Quarter (6:54) NEV TD: Blake Wright 7-yard rush (Spencer Pettit PAT). (0:17) SJSU TD: Michael Carrillo 12-yard pass to Sean Pinson (Bryce Crawford PAT). Passing SJSU – Montel Aaron: 9/18, 108 yds, 3 INT NEV – Ty Gangi: 16/23, 232 yds, 3 TD Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens: 21 att, 118 yds, 1 TD NEV – Kelton Moore: 20 att, 79 yds Receiving SJSU – Tre Hartley: 2 rec, 50 yds NEV – Wyatt Demps: 7 rec, 115 yds, 2 TD

at Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team

San Jose State Spartans at Colorado State Rams

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	7	14
Rams	14	14	7	7	42

at Colorado State Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado

• Date: November 18, 2017
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 25,743
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Randy Cross, Jordan Daigle, and John Sadak
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (9:58) SJSU TD: DeJon Packer 14-yard rush (Bryce Crawford PAT). (7:51) CSU TD: Rashaad Boddie 4-yard rush (Wyatt Bryan PAT). (3:53) CSU TD: Rashaad Boddie 6-yard rush (Wyatt Bryan PAT). Second Quarter (9:32) CSU TD: Nick Stevens 50-yard pass to Cameron Butler (Wyatt Bryan PAT). (1:18) CSU TD: Nick Stevens 24-yard pass to Bisi Johnson (Wyatt Bryan PAT). Third Quarter (0:24) CSU TD: Nick Stevens 9-yard pass to Dalton Fackrell (Wyatt Bryan PAT). Fourth Quarter (6:47) SJSU TD: Malike Roberson 54-yard rush (Bryce Crawford PAT). (4:47) CSU TD: Dalyn Dawkins 4-yard rush (Wyatt Bryan PAT). Passing SJSU – Montel Aaron: 17/33, 208 yds, 1 INT CSU – Nick Stevens: 26/32, 305 yds, 3 TD Rushing SJSU – Malike Roberson: 10 att, 72 yds, 1 TD CSU – Dalyn Dawkins: 24 att, 138 yds, 1 TD Receiving SJSU – Tre Hartley: 5 rec, 109 yds CSU – Cameron Butler: 3 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD

Wyoming

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming Cowboys at San Jose State Spartans

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	3	7	17
Spartans	7	6	0	7	20

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California

• Date: November 25, 2017
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 12,653
• Referee: Keith Boitmann
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Wayne Randazzo and Jay Taylor
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (7:45) SJSU TD: Montel Aaron 5-yard rush (Bryce Crawford PAT). Second Quarter (10:39) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 44-yard field goal. (4:28) WYO TD: Nick Smith 1-yard rush (Cooper Rothe PAT). (0:47) SJSU FG: Bryce Crawford 52-yard field goal. Third Quarter (10:24) WYO FG: Cooper Rothe 28-yard field goal. Fourth Quarter (2:09) SJSU TD: DeJon Packer 44-yard rush (Bryce Crawford PAT). (1:07) WYO TD: Nick Smith 53-yard pass to C. J. Johnson (Cooper Rothe PAT). Passing WYO – Nick Smith: 17/37, 171 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SJSU – Montel Aaron: 15/29, 174 yds, 1 INT Rushing WYO – Kellen Overstreet: 17 att, 139 yds SJSU – DeJon Packer: 8 att, 75 yds, 1 TD Receiving WYO – C. J. Johnson: 4 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD SJSU – Tre Hartley: 7 rec, 109 yds

Nominations and awards

Nominations

• Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Sr. DB Andre Chachere
• Jim Thorpe Award – Sr. DB Andre Chachere
• Lou Groza Award – Jr. K Bryce Crawford
• Rimington Trophy – Sr. C Keoni Taylor
• Wuerffel Trophy – Sr. OT Nate Velichko

Awards

• 2017 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team – Sr. DB Andre Chachere, Jr. LB Frank Ginda, & Sr. P Michael Carrizosa

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jermaine Kelly	CB	7	222	Houston Texans