2022 San Jose State Spartans football team

2022 San Jose State Spartans football
2022 San Jose State Spartans football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 27–41 vs. Eastern Michigan
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Brent Brennan (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin McGiven (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Odum (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	CEFCU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brent Brennan, who was coaching his sixth season with the program. The Spartans played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.

2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Boise State xy	8	–	0	10	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Wyoming	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	3	6	–	7
Colorado State	3	–	5	3	–	9
New Mexico	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
San Diego State	5	–	3	7	–	6
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
UNLV	3	–	5	5	–	7
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	10
Nevada	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

San Jose State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Portland State*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	NBCSBA	W 21–17	16,291
September 10	4:30 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPNU	L 16–24	83,340
September 24	7:30 p.m.	Western Michigan*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 34–6	17,058
October 1	4:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	W 33–16	17,765
October 7	7:30 p.m.	UNLV	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 40–7	16,669
October 15	7:45 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	FS2	L 10–17	41,031
October 22	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports	Canceled
October 29	7:30 p.m.	Nevada	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 35–28	17,117
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Colorado State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	NBCSBA	W 28–16	16,382
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	FS1	L 27–43	28,406
November 19	6:45 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	FS1	L 31–35	13,677
November 26	12:30 p.m.	Hawaii	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	SPEC PPV	W 27–14	15,012
December 20	12:30 p.m.	vs. Eastern Michigan*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–41	10,122
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

Roster edit

2022 San Jose State Spartans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Isaac Jernagin^[a]	So
WR	`1`	Kejuan Bullard, Jr.	Fr
QB	`2`	Chevan Cordeiro	Jr
WR	`3`	Nick Nash	Sr
WR	`4`	Elijah Cooks	GS
QB	`5`	Walker Eget	So
RB	`6`	Camdan McWright^[b]	Fr
WR	`7`	Charles Ross	So
RB	`8`	Jakob Galloway	Fr
WR	`9`	Isaiah Hamilton	Sr
QB	`10`	Tyler Voss	Fr
WR	`11`	Justin Lockhart	So
WR	`12`	Malikhi Miller	So
WR	`13`	Jermaine Braddock	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`0`	Isaac Jernagin^[a]	So
DB	`1`	Chase Williams	Jr
LB	`2`	Dion Leonard	GS
DL	`3`	Tre Smith	So
DL	`4`	Noah Wright	GS
S	`5`	Jaylan Lawson	Jr
LB	`6`	Bryun Parham	So
CB	`7`	Kenyon Reed	Jr
LB	`8`	Alii Matau	GS
LB	`10`	Jordan Pollard	Fr
CB	`11`	Ryan Nixon	Sr
LB	`12`	Rahyme Johnson	GS
LB	`13`	Justin Stearns	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Brent Brennan (6th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kevin McGiven (Offensive coordinator)
Derrick Odum (Defensive coordinator)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 22, 2023

Awards and honors edit

Mountain West individual awards edit

The following individuals received postseason awards and honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.^[3]

Award	Player	Position
Defensive Player of the Year	Viliami Fehoko	DL

All-conference teams edit

The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.^[3]

Position	Player
First Team Offense
WR	Elijah Cooks
First Team Defense
DL	Viliami Fehoko
DL	Cade Hall
LB	Kyle Harmon
Second Team Offense
QB	Chevan Cordeiro

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b Jernagin according to the San Jose State football roster is both a wide receiver and a cornerback.
^ McWright was hit by a bus resulting in his death and the postponing of the New Mexico State game.^[2]

References edit

^ Michael Nowels (February 16, 2022). "San Jose State's 2022 football schedule features room for revenge". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
^ Bonagura, Kyle (October 21, 2022). "San Jose State RB Camdan McWright struck, killed while on scooter". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mountain West Announces 2022 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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[n1-2] Jernagin according to the San Jose State football roster is both a wide receiver and a cornerback.

[n2-4] McWright was hit by a bus resulting in his death and the postponing of the New Mexico State game.^[2]

[1] Michael Nowels (February 16, 2022). "San Jose State's 2022 football schedule features room for revenge". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

[3] Bonagura, Kyle (October 21, 2022). "San Jose State RB Camdan McWright struck, killed while on scooter". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[awards_and_all-MW-5] "Mountain West Announces 2022 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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