San José State Spartans
Mountain West
7-6 (6-2 conf)
SP+ #77
Ratings
2023
- SP+
- -3.4 (#77)
- SP+ Offense
- 28.1
- SP+ Defense
- 29.5
- SRS
- 2.8
- FPI
- 0.2
- Elo
- 1566
- Talent
- 514
- Recruiting
- 118 (#112)
Schedule
record 7–6
Schedule
74th
toughest of 133
Offenses faced
47th
toughest of 133
Defenses faced
109th
toughest of 133
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 133 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @USC | +9.4 | 28-56 | -28 | L |
| 1 | vsOregon State | +12.6 | 17-42 | -25 | L |
| 2 | vsCal Poly | FCS | 59-3 | +56 | W |
| 3 | @Toledo | +3.7 | 17-21 | -4 | L |
| 4 | vsAir Force | +5.9 | 20-45 | -25 | L |
| 6 | @Boise State | +5.9 | 27-35 | -8 | L |
| 7 | @New Mexico | -16.5 | 52-24 | +28 | W |
| 8 | vsUtah State | -10.9 | 42-21 | +21 | W |
| 9 | @Hawai'i | -16.4 | 35-0 | +35 | W |
| 11 | vsFresno State | +2.5 | 42-18 | +24 | W |
| 12 | vsSan Diego State | -10.3 | 24-13 | +11 | W |
| 13 | @UNLV | +1.4 | 37-31 | +6 | W |
| 1 ·P | NCoastal Carolina | -1.2 | 14-24 | -10 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2023 · 58
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Chevan Cordeiro | — | — | — | ★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Jay Butterfield | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Kairee Robinson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Quali Conley | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Jabari Bates | JR | 5'7" | 179 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Kayden Collins | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Nick Nash | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Isaac Jernigan | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Charles Ross | SR | 6'1" | 165 | — |
| WR | 4th | Matthew Coleman | JR | 6'0" | 171 | — |
| WR | 5th | Malikhi Miller | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Branden Alvarez | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Keynan Higgins | SO | 6'4" | 170 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Dominick Mazotti | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Sam Olson | SR | 6'3" | 231 | ★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Skylar Loving-Black | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Dejon Roney | SR | 6'1" | 271 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Gafa Faga | SR | 6'2" | 304 | — |
| OL | — | Fernando Carmona | SR | 6'5" | 325 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Justin Stearns | JR | 6'2" | 250 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Malik Williams | SR | 6'4" | 302 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Quincy Likio | SR | 6'2" | 282 | — |
| OL | — | Mata Hola | SR | 6'2" | 265 | — |
Defensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Tre Smith | SR | 6'5" | 259 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Noah Lavulo | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jay Kakiva | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Soane Toia | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Natano Woods | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 6th | Jairus Satele | JR | 6'0" | 309 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Vaka Hansen | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Bryun Parham | SR | 5'11" | 223 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Jordan Pollard | SR | 6'1" | 202 | ★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Taniela Latu | SR | 6'2" | 231 | — |
| LB | 4th | Matthew Tago | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Jordan Cobbs | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 6th | Charles Rogers | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Jaylan Lawson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | John Norwood | JR | 6'3" | 218 | — |
| LB | 9th | Justin Eklund | JR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Dylan Lee | SO | 6'1" | 219 | — |
| LB | 11th | Ethan Powell | JR | 6'2" | 216 | — |
| LB | — | Jordan Allen | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Kenyon Reed | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | DJ Harvey | SR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Jalen Bainer | SR | 5'10" | 186 | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Chase Williams | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Jay'Vion Cole | JR | 5'10" | 191 | — |
| DB | 3rd | Michael Dansby | SR | 5'11" | 181 | — |
| DB | 4th | Jalen Apalit-Williams | SR | 6'1" | 193 | ★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Zavion Reese | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Kejuan Bullard Jr. | JR | 6'1" | 200 | ★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Isiah Revis | SR | 5'10" | 194 | — |
| DB | 8th | Elisha Guidry | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Tre Jenkins | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Andrew Jenkins | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Andrew Gonneville | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Alex Weir | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Kyler Halvorsen | — | — | — | — |
2023 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
28.156
Off PPA
+0.2578
Pass PPA
+0.3058
Rush PPA
+0.2183
Success
45%71
Explosive
1.3692
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2023 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.25 | +0.20 |
| Passing | +0.30 | +0.24 |
| Rushing | +0.21 | +0.21 |
| 1st Down | +0.07 | -0.01 |
| 2nd Down | +0.31 | +0.16 |
| 3rd Down | +0.67 | +0.63 |
Scoring Trend
2023 · pts/game
PPG For
33.3
PPG Against
25.8
Differential
+7.6
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2023
- Overall
- 7-5
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 3-3
- Conference
- 6-2
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-2
- Avg Margin
- +7.6
Situational Splits
2023 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-2 | 34.0 | 23.7 |
| Away | 3-3 | 32.7 | 27.8 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 14.0 | 24.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 17.0 | 42.0 |
| Conference | 6-2 | 34.9 | 23.4 |
| Non-conference | 1-4 | 27.0 | 29.2 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 5 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #118 | — | — |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 3-4 | #92 | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 7-5 | 6-2 | #77 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 7-4 | 5-3 | #83 | — | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #85 | — | — |
| 2020 | 7-0 | 7-0 | #69 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 5-7 | 2-6 | #99 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1-11 | 1-7 | #115 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2-11 | 1-7 | #123 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #112 | — | — |
| 2015 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #88 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #105 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 3-1 ATS · O0/U2
Betting Profile
2023 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-6 |
| ATS | 9-375% |
| Over / Under | 6-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 4-1 |
| As underdog | 5-2 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 6-0 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #98 · 2 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★118 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #117 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | #104 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | #112 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | #75 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | #120 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | #114 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | #118 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | #94 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | #98 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | #84 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #86
Returning prod 69%Departed 31%
Talent composite513.8 #86 / 238
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)99 / 88 / 55
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2023
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
1 items
- Colorado's Danny Scudero rated a top WR in College Football 27Colorado transfer WR Danny Scudero earned an impressive overall rating and ranked among the top receivers in EA Sports College Football 27.