# 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second-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 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 7:00 pm | North Dakota* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN3 | W 42–10 | 10,371 |
| September 6 | 4:00 pm | at No. 5 Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | ESPN2 | L 13–59 | 87,451 |
| September 20 | 2:00 pm | at Minnesota* | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | BTN | L 7–24 | 47,739 |
| September 27 | 7:30 pm | Nevada | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | L 10–21 | 14,693 |
| October 4 | 5:00 pm | UNLV | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPNews | W 33–10 | 14,427 |
| October 18 | 1:00 pm | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPN3 | W 27–20 $^{OT}$ | 19,627 |
| October 25 | 10:00 am | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 31–41 | 30,612 |
| November 1 | 4:00 pm | Colorado State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | L 31–38 | 17,887 |
| November 8 | 7:30 pm | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Valley Trophy) | CBSSN | L 24–38 | 36,909 |
| November 15 | 1:30 pm | Hawaii | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | Oc 16 | L 0–13 | 17,962 |
| November 21 | 6:30 pm | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN2 | L 7–41 | 18,428 |
| November 29 | 12:30 pm | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 7–38 | 24,391 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Spartans | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### At No. 5 Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 5 Tigers | 14 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 59 |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Gophers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Spartans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Spartans | 0 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 33 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |

### At Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 41 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

## Coaching staff

Ron Caragher returned for his second season as San Jose State head coach. New at defensive coordinator was Greg Robinson, a longtime coach who previously served as defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin in 2013. Robinson's career also included a stint as defensive coordinator for the NFL's Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2000, including the Broncos' Super Bowl-winning seasons in 1997 and 1998.
| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State | Alma Mater |
| Ron Caragher | Head coach | 2 | UCLA (1990) |
| Jimmie Dougherty | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, assistant head coach | 2 | Missouri (2001) |
| Keith Carter | Offensive line, running game | 1 | UCLA (2005) |
| Fred Guidici | Special teams | 3 | San Jose State (1989) |
| Terry Malley | Wide receivers, recruiting coordinator | 6 | Santa Clara (1976) |
| Greg Robinson | Defensive coordinator, linebackers | 1 | Pacific (1975) |
| James Jones | Defensive line | 2 | Texas Southern (1998) |
| Joe Staab | Outside linebackers | 2 | San Diego (2008) |
| Donte Williams | Defensive backs | 2 | Idaho State (2006) |
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