# 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team

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.

## Schedule

San Jose State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Portland State* | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | NBCSBA | W 21–17 | 16,291 |
| September 10 | 4:30 p.m. | at Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | ESPNU | L 16–24 | 83,340 |
| September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Michigan* | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 34–6 | 17,058 |
| October 1 | 4:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | CBSSN | W 33–16 | 17,765 |
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | UNLV | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 40–7 | 16,669 |
| October 15 | 7:45 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | FS2 | L 10–17 | 41,031 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | FloSports | Canceled | |
| October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 35–28 | 17,117 |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | NBCSBA | W 28–16 | 16,382 |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | L 27–43 | 28,406 |
| November 19 | 6:45 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | FS1 | L 31–35 | 13,677 |
| November 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Hawaii | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | SPEC PPV | W 27–14 | 15,012 |
| December 20 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Eastern Michigan* | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | ESPN | L 27–41 | 10,122 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Awards and honors
### Mountain West individual awards

The following individuals received postseason awards and honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
| Award | Player | Position |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Viliami Fehoko | DL |

### All-conference teams

The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.
| 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 |

## Rankings

On October 9, San Jose State received votes in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll for the first time since the 2020 postseason.
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |