# 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second year head coach Mike MacIntyre and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 5–7, 3–4 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:00 pm | at No. 6 Stanford* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game) | CSNBA | L 3–57 | 47,816 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | at UCLA* | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FSNPT | L 17–27 | 42,685 |
| September 17 | 1:00 pm | Nevada | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | WSN/ALT | L 14–17 | 17,238 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | New Mexico State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN3 | W 34–24 | 13,456 |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Colorado State* | Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | The Mtn. | W 38–31 | 27,683 |
| October 8 | 7:15 pm | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPNU | L 16–29 | 59,782 |
| October 14 | 6:00 pm | Hawaiʻi | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | ESPN | W 28–27 | 24,643 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | | L 28–38 | 19,642 |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | Idaho | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | WSN/ALT | L 29–32 | 10,621 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN3 | L 33–34 | 14,593 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | Navy* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 25,114 |
| November 26 | 5:00 pm | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | | W 27–24 | 25,492 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 6 Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Cardinal | 10 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 57 |

### At UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Bruins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 34 |

### At Colorado State

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

### At BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Cougars | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 29 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| Spartans | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 28 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
| Spartans | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 29 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 20 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 34 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Spartans | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Mike MacIntyre returned for his second season as San Jose State head coach, coming off a 1-12 season in 2010.
| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State | Alma Mater |
| Mike MacIntyre | Head coach | 2 | Georgia Tech (1989) |
| Klayton Adams | Tight ends | 1 | Boise State (2005) |
| Kent Baer | Defensive coordinator, linebackers | 4 | Utah State (1973) |
| Gary Bernardi | Offensive line | 2 | Cal State Northridge (1976) |
| Charles Clark | Defensive backs | 2 | Mississippi (2007) |
| John DeFilippo | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks | 2 | James Madison (2000) |
| Kirk Doll | Special teams, running backs | 1 | East Carolina (1974) |
| Jim Jeffcoat | Defensive line | 1 | Arizona (1982) |
| Andy LaRussa | Cornerbacks, special teams (assistant) | 1 | Southern Utah (2002) |
| Terry Malley | Wide receivers, recruiting coordinator | 3 | Santa Clara (1976) |
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### Depth chart

These are the starters and backups listed in the final depth chart of the season.
Defense :
* FS
* James Orth
* Alex Germany
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Pompey Festejo | ⋅ |
| Derek Muaava | Vince Buhagiar | ⋅ |
* SS
* Duke Ihenacho
* Cullen Newsome
* CB
* Peyton Thompson
* Forrest Hightower
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Travis Johnson | Andrew Moeaki | Travis Raciti | Mohamed Marah |
| David Tuitupou | Ja'Rodd Watson | Anthony Larceval | Cedric Lousi |
| Vincent Abbott | Pablo Garcia | Marcus Howard | Sean Bacon |
* CB
* Ronnie Yell
* Bené Benwikere
Offense :
* WR
* Jabari Carr
* Chandler Jones
* Kyle Nunn
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| David Quessenberry | Fred Koloto | Robbie Reed | Nicholas Kaspar | Andres Vargas |
| Amar Pal | Moa Ngatuvai | Reuben Hasani | James Orth | Amar Pal |
| ⋅ | Ryan Jones | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ |
* TE
* Ryan Otten
* Peter Tuitupou
* Sam Tomlitz
* WR
* Noel Grigsby
* Josh Harrison
* Michael Avila
* QB
* Matt Faulkner
* Dasmen Stewart
* Blake Jurich
* RB
* Brandon Rutley
* Tyler Ervin
* Jason Simpson or Ben Thompson
* FB
* Ina Liaina
* Ray Rodriguez
* Special teams
* PK Jens Alvernik
* PK Harrison Waid
* P Harrison Waid
* P Jens Alvernik
* KR Tyler Ervin
* PR Brandon Rutley
* LS Ben Zorn
* H Evan Taylor