# 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third year coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. San Jose State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.
On June 5, 2019, San Jose State broke ground on its new Football Operations Building. The first phase of the project involved replacing the bleachers on the east side of the stadium with grass, which reduced the seating capacity by 8,936. It will be demolished and rebuilt along with the new Football Operations Building by 2023.
On September 21, 2019, San Jose State beat Arkansas for its first win over a Power 5 opponent since 2006. This was also San Jose State's first ever win over an opponent from the Southeastern Conference.

## Preseason
### Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

#### Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Spartans were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division.
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
| 2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 21 |
Mountain :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |

#### Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Spartans did not have any selections to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State | Alma Mater |
| Brent Brennan | Head coach | 3rd as HC; 9th overall | UCLA (1996) |
| Kevin McGiven | Offensive coordinator | 2nd | Utah Valley (2001) |
| Derrick Odum | Defensive coordinator | 3rd | Utah (1993) |
| Joe Bernardi | Offensive line/RGC | 3rd | Fresno State (2010) |
| Alonzo Carter | Running backs/RC | 3rd | Cal State East Bay |
| Kevin Cummings | Wide receivers | 3rd | Oregon State (2014) |
| Fred Guidici | Special teams | 3rd | San Jose state (1989) |
| Ryan Gunderson | Quarterbacks/PGC | 3rd | Oregon state (2007) |
| Joe Seumalo | Defensive line | 3rd | Hawaii (1988) |
| Scott White | Linebackers | 3rd | Washington (2006) |
| Aric Williams | Defensive backs | 2nd | Oregon state (2005) |
| Terry Malley | Analyst | 1st | Santa Clara (1976) |
| Source: ||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | | W 35–18 | 13,480 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN3 | L 16–34 | 12,471 |
| September 21 | 4:30 p.m. | at Arkansas* | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | SECN | W 31–24 | 56,058 |
| September 27 | 5:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | L 24–41 | 24,768 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 32–21 | 16,119 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | AT&T RM | L 38–41 | 15,311 |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | San Diego State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | Stadium on Facebook | L 17–27 | 18,285 |
| October 26 | 9:00 a.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | W 34–29 | 35,346 |
| November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 21 Boise State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | L 42–52 | 19,184 |
| November 9 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | SPEC HI | L 40–42 | 19,858 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | AT&TSN | L 35–38 | 17,373 |
| November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 17–16 | 12,835 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Northern Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Spartans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
* Date: August 29, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW 14 mph • Weather: Sunny, Clear
* Game attendance: 13,480
* Referee: Stephen Baron
* ESPN – Love leads San Jose State to 35–18 win in opener /// Box Score, Northern Colorado at San Jose State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:09) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; San Jose State 7–0
(07:41) NC FG – Collin Root 52-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:20; San Jose State 7–3
(03:51) SJSU TD – Jermaine Braddock 7-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:50; San Jose State 14–3
Second Quarter
(14:45) NC FG – Collin Root 36-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:00; San Jose State 14–6
(07:33) SJSU TD – Josh Love 3-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:48; San Jose State 21–6
Third Quarter
(07:56) NC TD – Dontay Warren 7-yard pass from Jacob Knipp, Collin Root kick Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:04; San Jose State 21–13
(06:05) SJSU TD – Derrick Deese Jr. 14-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:44; San Jose State 28–13
(03:05) NC SF – Isaiah Iton safety Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; San Jose State 28–15
Fourth Quarter
(13:30) NC FG – Collin Root 36-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:25; San Jose State 28–18
(05:21) SJSU TD – Tyler Nevens 8-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:45; San Jose State 35–18
Passing
NC – Jacob Knipp: 26/44, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
SJSU – Josh Love: 21/31, 224 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
NC – Milo Hall: 20 carries, 77 yards
SJSU – Nick Nash: 5 carries, 67 yards
Receiving
NC – Willie Fairman: 10 receptions, 53 yards
SJSU – Isaiah Hamilton: 5 receptions, 91 yards
Win Probability
SJSU – 96.1% :

### Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
* Date: September 7, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: WNW 13 mph • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 12,471
* Referee: Charles Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (Play-by-play) & Al Groh (analyst)
* ESPN – Tulsa runs all over San Jose State in 34–16 win /// Box Score, Tulsa at San Jose State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(07:48) TLS TD – Shamari Brooks 9-yard rush, Jacob Rainey kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:12; Tulsa 7–0
(03:59) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 22-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 3:44; Tulsa 7–3
Second Quarter
(14:53) TLS TD – Denzel Carter 8-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:06; Tulsa 14–3
(06:31) SJSU TD – Jermaine Braddock 22-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:00; Tulsa 14–10
(02:50) TLS FG – Jacob Rainey 27-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 3:41; Tulsa 17–10
Third Quarter
(03:03) TLS FG – Jacob Rainey 28-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:20; Tulsa 20–10
Fourth Quarter
(13:21) TLS TD – T.K. Wilkerson 3-yard rush, Jacob Rainey kick Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:21; Tulsa 27–10
(10:12) TLS TD – T.K. Wilkerson 17-yard rush, Jacob Rainey kick Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:21; Tulsa 34–10
(02:37) SJSU TD – Nick Nash 20-yard rush, Nick Nash pass failed Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 7:26; Tulsa 34–16
Passing
TLS – Zach Smith 21/28, 283 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Josh Love: 16/30, 189 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
TLS – Shamari Brooks: 29 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – DeJon Packer: 12 carries, 53 yards
Receiving
TLS – Sam Crawford Jr.: 9 receptions, 137 yards
SJSU – Bailey Gaither: 5 receptions, 68 yards
Win Probability
TLS – 65.5%
Line
TLS – -6.0
Over/Under
TLS – 54 :

### At Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
* Date: September 21, 2019
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 56,058
* Referee: Hubert Owens
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (Play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (analyst) & Dawn Davenport (sideline)
* ESPN – San Jose State upsets Arkansas with late score /// Box Score, San Jose State at Arkansas /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(12:44) SJSU TD – Jaquan Blackwell 3-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; San Jose State 7–0
(01:07) ARK TD – Mike Woods 62-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:18; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter
(14:18) SJSU TD – Nick Nash 15-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:27; San Jose State 14–7
(06:09) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 47-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:12; San Jose State 17–7
(01:06) SJSU TD – Isaiah Holiness 26-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:48; San Jose State 24–7
Third Quarter
(05:01) ARK FG – Connor Limpert 48-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:00; San Jose State 24–10
Fourth Quarter
(13:10) ARK TD – Tyson Morris 30-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09; San Jose State 24–17
(02:56) ARK TD – Trey Knox 8-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Connor Limpert kick Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:55; Tied 24–24
(01:13) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 19-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; San Jose State 31–24
Passing
SJSU – Josh Love: 32/49, 402 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
ARK – Nick Starkel: 28/50, 356 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT
Rushing
SJSU – DeJon Packer: 8 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
ARK – Rakeem Boyd: 18 carries, 91 yards
Receiving
SJSU – Tre Walker: 12 receptions, 161 yards
ARK – Michael Woods II: 4 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Win Probability
ARK – 80.8%
Line
ARK – -19.5
Over/Under
62 :

### At Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: September 27, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 24,786
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (Play-by-play) & Randy Cross (analyst)
* ESPN – Hammond leads Air Force over San Jose State 41–24 /// Box Score, San Jose State at Air Force /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:50) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; San Jose State 7–0
(04:57) AFA TD – Timothy Jackson 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:53; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter
(08:43) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 64-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Air Force 14–7
(03:13) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:59; Air Force 21–7
(00:48) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 25-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 2:25; Air Force 21–10
Third Quarter
(12:05) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick blocked Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Air Force 27–10
(10:10) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:53; Air Force 34–10
Fourth Quarter
(07:48) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 9:19; Air Force 41–10
(03:51) SJSU TD – Andre Crump 30-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Air Force 41–17
(00:52) SJSU TD – Derrick Deese Jr. 6-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:43; Air Force 41–24
Passing
SJSU – Josh Love: 19/35, 198 yards
AFA – Donald Hammond III: 5/9, 131 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
SJSU – Nick Nash: 11 carries, 62 yards
AFA – Taven Birdow: 25 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
SJSU – Tre Walker: 6 receptions, 69 yards
AFA – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Win Probability
AFA – 83.3%
Line
AFA – -19.5
Over/Under
58 :

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Spartans | 6 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 32 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
* Date: October 4, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NNW 14 mph • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 16,119
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (Play-by-play) & Malik Zaire (analyst)
* ESPN – Love passes for 405 yards, San Jose State beats New Mexico /// Box Score, New Mexico at San Jose State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(06:50) SJSU TD – Nick Nash 9-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick blocked Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:28; San Jose State 6–0
Second Quarter
(12:56) SJSU TD – Billy Humphreys 5-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 2:04; San Jose State 13–0
(08:42) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 80-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12; San Jose State 20–0
(06:57) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 24-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:28; San Jose State 23–0
(04:22) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 33-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:48; San Jose State 26–0
(01:12) NM TD – Jordan Kress 34-yard pass from Sheriron Jones, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; San Jose State 26–7
Third Quarter
(03:11) NM TD – Sheriron Jones 4-yard rush, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:22; San Jose State 26–14
Fourth Quarter
(12:47) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 49-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:04; San Jose State 29–14
(06:16) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 24-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:57; San Jose State 32–14
(04:52) NM TD – Cedric Patterson III 38-yard pass from Sheriron Jones, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:18; San Jose State 32–21
Passing
NM – Sheriron Jones: 7/16, 127 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
SJSU – Josh Love: 24/36, 405 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
NM – Sheriron Jones: 11 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Nick Nash: 9 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
NM – Jordan Kress: 2 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Tre Walker: 7 receptions, 130 yards
Win Probability
SJSU – 63.4%
Line
SJSU – -7.0
Over/Under
70 :

### At Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Wolf Pack | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
* Date: October 12, 2019
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: S 2 mph • Weather: Sunny and Clear
* Game attendance: 15,311
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst) & Brad Thompson (sideline)
* ESPN – Talton kicks 40-yard FG, Nevada beats San Jose State 41–38 /// Box Score, San Jose State at Nevada /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:17) NEV TD – Devonte Lee 2-yard rush, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:41; Nevada 7–0
(09:34) NEV TD – Austin Arnold 40-yard interception return, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Nevada 14–0
(07:10) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 44-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:24; Nevada 14–3
Second Quarter
(14:00) NEV TD – Devonte Lee 1-yard rush, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:23; Nevada 21–3
(05:12) NEV FG – Brandon Talton 25-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 37 yards, 6:15; Nevada 24–3
(00:27) SJSU TD – Isaiah Hamilton 37-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:17; Nevada 24–10
Third Quarter
(14:52) NEV TD – Romeo Doubs 75-yard pass from Malik Henry, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:08; Nevada 31–10
(14:17) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 60-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Nevada 31–17
(06:09) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:31; Nevada 31–24
Fourth Quarter
(08:20) SJSU TD – Tre Walker 20-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:42; Tied 31–31
(03:53) NEV TD – Toa Taua 1-yard rush, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; Nevada 38–31
(02:36) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 2-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:11; Tied 38–38
(00:00) NEV FG – Brandon Talton 40-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:30; Nevada 41–38
Passing
SJSU – Josh Love: 23/45, 405 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
NEV – Malik Henry: 22/37, 352 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
SJSU – Nick Nash: 3 carries, 23 yards
NEV – Toa Taua: 34 carries, 160 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
SJSU – Bailey Gaither: 5 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
NEV – Romeo Doubs: 5 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD
Win Probability
SJSU – 54.4%
Line
NEV – -3.0
Over/Under
61 :

### San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
* Date: October 19, 2019
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 13 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 18,285
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (Stadium Facebook): Ari Wolfe (Play-by-play), Jordan Palmer (analyst) & Dani Klupenger (sideline)
* ESPN – Washington, San Diego St. beat San Jose St. 27–17 /// Box Score, San Diego State at San Jose State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(14:46) SDSU TD – Kaegun Williams 95-yard kickoff return, Matt Araiza kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; San Diego State 7–0
(13:11) SJSU TD – Kairee Robinson 15-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:30; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter
(14:33) SDSU FG – Matt Araiza 41-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:26; San Diego State 10–7
(00:06) SDSU FG – Matt Araiza 27-yard field goal Drive: 20 plays, 77 yards, 10:04; San Diego State 13–7
Third Quarter
(10:18) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 25-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 4:42; San Diego State 13–10
(04:05) SDSU TD – Juwan Washington 1-yard rush, Matt Araiza kick Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:12; San Diego State 20–10
(00:26) SDSU TD – Chase Jasmin 50-yard rush, Matt Araiza kick Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:04; San Diego State 27–10
Fourth Quarter
(04:59) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 8-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 4:10; San Diego State 27–17
Passing
SDSU – Ryan Agnew: 13/20, 88 yards
SJSU – Josh Love: 19/36, 218 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
SDSU – Juwan Washington: 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – Kairee Robinson: 14 carries, 59 yards
Receiving
SDSU – Kobe Smith: 4 receptions, 29 yards
SJSU – Bailey Gaither: 4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Win Probability
SDSU – 83.6%
Line
SDSU – -7.0
Over/Under
46 :

### At Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 34 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
* Date: October 26, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 35,346
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
* ESPN – San Jose State beats Army 34–29 at Michie Stadium /// Box Score, San Jose State at Army /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
(11:44) SJSU TD – Isaiah Hamilton 19-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:16; San Jose State 7–0
(01:59) ARMY TD – Cam Harrison 31-yard pass from Kelvin Hopkins Jr., Cole Talley kick Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 9:45; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter
(14:42) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 30-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:09; San Jose State 10–7
(11:36) SJSU TD – Kairee Robinson 18-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:43; San Jose State 17–7
(05:37) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 23-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:01; San Jose State 20–7
(00:52) ARMY FG – Cole Talley 41-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 4:45; San Jose State 20–10
(00:02) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 38-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:38; San Jose State 23–10
Third Quarter
(08:09) ARMY TD – Sandon McCoy 4-yard rush, Cole Talley kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:51; San Jose State 23–17
Fourth Quarter
(14:53) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 21-yard pass from Josh Love, Tre Walker pass Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:49; San Jose State 31–17
(08:42) ARMY TD – Christian Anderson 1-yard rush, TEAM rush fumbled Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:05; San Jose State 31–23
(03:48) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 28-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:54; San Jose State 34–23
(00:31) ARMY TD – Christian Anderson 33-yard rush, Christian Anderson pass failed Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:13; San Jose State 34–29
Passing
SJSU – Josh Love: 20/31, 314 yards, 3 TD
ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 2/3, 50 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
SJSU – DeJon Packer: 9 carries, 63 yards
ARMY – Christian Anderson: 16 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
SJSU – Tre Walker: 6 receptions, 94 yards
ARMY – Cam Harrison: 4 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
Win Probability
ARMY – 76.9%
Line
ARMY – -9.5
Over/Under
54 :

### Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Broncos | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
| Spartans | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 42 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
* Date: November 2, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: W 3 mph • Weather: Fair
* Game attendance: 19,184
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)
* ESPN – Holani's 4 TDs lead No. 21 Boise St. past San Jose St. 52–42 /// Box Score, No. 21 Boise State at San Jose State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:58) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:02; San Jose State 7–0
(03:26) SJSU TD – Josh Love 4-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 5:05; San Jose State 14–0
(00:15) BSU TD – Avery Williams 66-yard punt return, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; San Jose State 14–7
Second Quarter
(12:01) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 35-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:07; San Jose State 17–7
(07:58) BSU TD – George Holani 1-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:00; San Jose State 17–14
(01:13) SJSU TD – Isaiah Hamilton 16-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:38; San Jose State 24–14
(00:24) BSU FG – Eric Sachse 30-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 0:42; San Jose State 24–17
Third Quarter
(10:27) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 35-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:39; San Jose State 27–17
(09:13) BSU TD – George Holani 6-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:05; San Jose State 27–24
(03:28) BSU TD – Chase Cord 8-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:58; Boise State 31–27
(00:53) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 3-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; San Jose State 34–31
Fourth Quarter
(11:31) BSU TD – George Holani 6-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:17; Boise State 38–34
(06:24) BSU TD – Andrew Van Buren 32-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:29; Boise State 45–34
(03:56) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 9-yard pass from Josh Love, Tre Walker pass Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; Boise State 45–42
(01:35) BSU TD – George Holani 8-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:19; Boise State 52–42
Passing
BSU – Hank Bachmeier: 13/17, 213 yards, 1 INT
SJSU – Josh Love: 29/53, 438 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
BSU – George Holani: 28 carries, 126 yards, 4 TD
SJSU – Kairee Robinson: 9 carries, 41 yards
Receiving
BSU – John Hightower: 5 receptions, 129 yards
SJSU – Tre Walker: 9 receptions, 193 yards :

### At Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
* Date: November 9, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
* Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ESE 5 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Humidity 56%
* Game attendance: 19,858
* Referee: Eddy Shelton
* TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) & Scott Robbs (sideline)
* ESPN – Cordeiro's 5 TDs help Hawaii beat San Jose St. 42–40 /// Box Score, San Jose State at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(09:06) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 28-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:54; San Jose State 3–0
(00:27) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 5-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:39; Hawaii 7–3
Second Quarter
(11:15) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 6-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:06; San Jose State 10–7
(09:59) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 43-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 0:59; San Jose State 13–7
(09:08) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 71-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51; Hawaii 14–13
(06:26) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 20-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; San Jose State 20–14
(02:37) HAW TD – Miles Reed 4-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Hawaii 21–20
(00:44) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 43-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:53; San Jose State 23–21
Third Quarter
(09:30) HAW TD – Chevan Cordeiro 3-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:23; Hawaii 28–23
(01:21) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 25-yard field goal Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 8:09; Hawaii 28–26
Fourth Quarter
(12:13) HAW TD – Jared Smart 5-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:08; Hawaii 35–26
(09:53) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 40-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:13; Hawaii 35–33
(04:23) HAW TD – Chevan Cordeiro 2-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:20; Hawaii 42–33
(01:51) SJSU TD – Isaiah Hamilton 19-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Hawaii 42–40
Passing
SJSU – Josh Love: 30/45, 375 yards, 2 TD
HAW – Chevan Cordeiro: 23/31, 309 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
SJSU – DeJon Packer: 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
HAW – Miles Reed: 17 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
SJSU – Tre Walker: 10 receptions, 138 yards
HAW – JoJo Ward: 7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD :

### At UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 6 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
| Rebels | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV
* Date: November 23, 2019
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: N 9 mph • Weather: Fair Weather, Clouds
* Game attendance: 17,373
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (AT&TSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst) & Brad Thompson (sideline)
* ESPN – Late TD, interception lifts UNLV over San Jose State 38–35 /// Box Score, San Jose State at UNLV /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:02) UNLV TD – Charles Williams 12-yard rush, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:52; UNLV 7–0
(03:51) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick failed Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:11; UNLV 7–6
Second Quarter
(14:19) UNLV TD – Shelton Zeon III 7-yard pass from Kenyon Oblad, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:05; UNLV 14–6
(09:37) UNLV TD – Randal Grimes 35-yard pass from Kenyon Oblad, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; UNLV 21–6
Third Quarter
(10:07) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 65-yard pass from Josh Love, Isaiah Holiness pass Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:38; UNLV 21–14
(07:05) UNLV FG – Daniel Gutierrez 45-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:02; UNLV 24–14
(01:04) SJSU TD – Jack Snyder 4-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:56; UNLV 24–21
(00:00) SJSU TD – Brett Foley 26-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:00; San Jose State 28–24
Fourth Quarter
(10:09) UNLV TD – Charles Williams 4-yard rush, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:44; UNLV 31–28
(06:17) SJSU TD – Tre Walker 25-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:43; San Jose State 35–31
(01:15) UNLV TD – Charles Williams 1-yard rush, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:34; UNLV 38–35
Passing
SJSU – Josh Love: 37/56, 465 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
UNLV – Kenyon Oblad: 21/36, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
SJSU – DeJon Packer: 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
UNLV – Charles Williams: 27 carries, 186 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
SJSU – Tre Walker: 12 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
UNLV – Randal Grimes: 6 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD :

### Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Spartans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
* Date: November 30, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SE 25 mph • Weather: Light Rain & Windy
* Game attendance: 12,835
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) & Taylor McGregor (sideline)
* ESPN – Packer, San Jose St. beat Fresno St. 17–16, snap 3-game skid /// Box Score, Fresno State at San Jose State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(07:49) FS TD – Jared Rice 38-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 3:43; Fresno State 7–0
(05:08) FS TD – Ronnie Rivers 5-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 0:58; Fresno State 14–0
(01:13) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 22-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:55; Fresno State 14–3
Second Quarter
(05:27) FS SF – Justin Rice 10-yard safety Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Fresno State 16–3
Third Quarter
(09:43) SJSU TD – Josh Love 2-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:41; Fresno State 16–10
Fourth Quarter
(02:11) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 10-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:53; San Jose State 17–16
Passing
FS – Jorge Reyna: 15/22, 151 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
SJSU – Josh Love: 23/34, 290 yards
Rushing
FS – Ronnie Rivers: 29 carries, 177 yards, 1 TD
SJSU – DeJon Packer: 17 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
FS – Ronnie Rivers: 8 receptions, 63 yards
SJSU – Tre Walker: 8 receptions, 132 yards :

## Awards and honors

Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year - Josh Love, QB

### All-Conference Team

First Team Offense
* Josh Love, QB, Senior
* Tre Walker, WR, Junior
Second-Team Defense
* Ethan Aguayo, LB, Senior
Honorable Mentions
* Bailey Gaither, WR, Senior
* Troy Kowalski, OL, Senior
* Matt Mercurio, PK, Freshman
* Jack Snyder, OL, Junior