# 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third-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 6–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. Though they finished 5–7 in the regular season, they qualified for a bowl berth due to having the third-highest eligible Academic Progress Rate (APR) after only 77 of the 80 bids for a bowl were filled. This was San Jose's first bowl berth since 2012. The Spartans defeated Georgia State 27–16 to win the inaugural Cure Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | | W 43–13 | 15,198 |
| September 12 | 7:15 pm | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPNU | L 16–37 | 22,389 |
| September 19 | 5:00 pm | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 21–35 | 34,573 |
| September 26 | 7:30 pm | Fresno State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Valley Trophy) | CBSSN | W 49–23 | 17,264 |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | at Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | SECN | L 21–35 | 87,451 |
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | MWN | W 33–27 $^{OT}$ | 19,190 |
| October 17 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPNU | L 7–30 | 16,339 |
| October 24 | 4:00 pm | New Mexico | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ROOT | W 31–21 | 11,646 |
| November 6 | 8:30 pm | BYU* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | L 16–17 | 15,652 |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | MWN | L 34–37 $^{OT}$ | 17,215 |
| November 21 | 8:00 pm | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | Oc 16 | W 42–23 | 20,320 |
| November 27 | 12:30 pm | Boise State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | L 23–40 | 15,770 |
| December 19 | 4:00 pm | vs. Georgia State* | Orlando Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Cure Bowl) | CBSSN | W 27–16 | 18,536 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Spartans | 20 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 43 |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 37 |

### At Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| Spartans | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |

### At Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 27 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Spartans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 37 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 23 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |

### Georgia State–Cure Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State | Alma Mater |
| Ron Caragher | Head coach | 3 | UCLA (1990) |
| Al Borges | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks | 1 | Chico State (1981) |
| Jimmie Dougherty | Assistant head coach, wide receivers, passing game | 3 | Missouri (2001) |
| Dan Ferrigno | Special teams, tight ends | 1 | San Francisco State (1978) |
| James Jones | Defensive line | 3 | Texas Southern (1998) |
| Greg Robinson | Defensive coordinator, linebackers | 2 | Pacific (1975) |
| Andrew Rolin | Running backs | 3 | San Diego (2009) |
| Joe Staab | Outside linebackers | 3 | San Diego (2008) |
| Adam Stenavich | Offensive line | 1 | Michigan (2006) |
| Donte Williams | Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator | 3 | Idaho State (2006) |
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