2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-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 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.

2016 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016 record4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Borges (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRon English (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCEFCU Stadium
(Capacity: 30,456)
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Boise State x  6 –2     10 –3  
New Mexico x  6 –2     9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3     10 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3     7 –6  
Utah State  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 –2     11 –3  
Hawaii  4 –4     7 –7  
Nevada  3 –5     5 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5     4 –8  
UNLV  3 –5     4 –8  
Fresno State  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 27, head coach Ron Caragher was fired.[1] Caragher finished at San Jose State with a four-year record of 19–30.

Personnel

Coaching staff
Name Position SJSU Years Alma Mater
Ron CaragherHead4thUCLA '90
Arnold AleLinebackers1stUCLA '93
Al BorgesOffensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks2ndChico State '81
Phil EarleyRunningbacks1stPacific Lutheran '80
Ron EnglishDefensive Coordinator1stCalifornia '91
Dan FerrignoSpecial Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends2ndSan Francisco State '77
Will HarrisDefensive Backs1stSouthern California '10
Andrew RolinRecruiting Coordinator & Wide Receivers4thSan Diego '09
Barry SacksDefensive Line4thMontana '80
Adam StenavichOffensive Line2ndMichigan '06
Nicholas KasparDefense3rdSan Jose State '13
Matt PeletiOffense4thSan Diego '13
Vince HugFootball Operations1stLake Erie '09
Korey GeistPlayer Personnel1stSan Francisco State '15
Gary UribeAthletic Performance4thLa Verne '96
Melanie HeinLearning Specialist2ndSan Jose State '96

Roster
2016 San Jose State Spartans Football

Quarterback

  •  1 Sam Allen – Sophomore (6'3, 204)
  •  5 Kenny Potter – Senior (6'2, 208)
  •  7 Montel Aaron – Freshman (6'5, 190)
  • 12 Josh Love – Freshman (6'2, 199)
  • 14 Michael Carrillo – Junior (5'11, 195)

Running Back

  •  3 Thomas Tucker – Junior (5'10, 202)
  •  6 Deontae Cooper – Graduate (5'11, 199)
  • 20 Malik Roberson – Sophomore (5'8, 185)
  • 22 Thai Cottrell – Sophomore (5'7, 176)
  • 32 Brandon Monroe – Junior (6'1, 242)
  • 33 Jamar Williams-Sheppard – Freshman (6'2, 215)
  • 34 Zamore Zigler – Freshman (5'10, 168)
  • 36 Michael Roots – Freshman (5'9, 185)
  • 39 Francoise Sims II – Freshman (6'0, 232)
  • 40 Jarrod Lawson – Senior (5'8, 192)
  • 49 Shane Smith – Senior (6'2, 247)

Wide Receiver

  •  2 Tim Crawley – Senior (5'7, 169)
  •  8 Rahshead Johnson – Sophomore (5'9, 169)
  •  4 Justin Holmes – Sophomore (6'2, 211)
  • 11 JaQuan Blackwell – Freshman (6'2, 190)
  • 13 Tre Hartley – Sophomore (6'0, 183)
  • 15 Tyler Winston – Senior (6'2, 200)
  • 80 Ray Surry – Freshman (6'2, 195)
  • 82 A'Darrius Wilson – Freshman (6'3, 215)
  • 84 Bailey Gaither – Freshman (6'1, 179)
  • 85 Brandon Pierce – Freshman (5'9, 159)
  • 87 Brendan Lane – Freshman (5'10, 181)
  • 88 Nick Inneh – Junior (6'1, 190)

Tight End

  • 18 Billy Freeman – Senior (6'3, 234)
  • 30 Nico Lima – Freshman (6'4, 257)
  • 46 Cameron Woodard – Freshman (6'4, 260)
  • 81 Billy Humphreys – Freshman (6'5, 230)
  • 86 LeVander Brown – Senior (6'4, 247)
  • 89 Josh Oliver – Sophomore (6'5, 246)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 54 Charles Nelson – Sophomore (6'4, 297)
  • 55 Jack Snyder – Freshman (6'5, 255)
  • 56 Kyle Hoppe – Freshman (6'1, 290)
  • 60 Michael Talafus – Senior (6'3, 282)
  • 61 Adam Heigis – Freshman (6'6, 280)
  • 62 Jeremiah Kolone – Junior (6'3, 301)
  • 65 Trevor Robbins – Freshman (6'4, 260)
  • 66 Dominic Fredrickson – Freshman (6'3, 297)
  • 68 Keoni Taylor – Junior (6'3, 303)
  • 69 Blake Walker – Freshman (6'8, 300)
  • 72 Jaelen Lewis – Freshman (6'5, 265)
  • 73 Skylar Lacy – Graduate (6'6, 305)
  • 74 Chris Gonzalez – Junior (6'3, 310)
  • 75 Nate Velichko – Junior (6'7, 302)
  • 77 Evan Sarver – Senior (6'5, 297)
  • 78 Deano Motes – Freshman (6'5, 278)
  • 79 Troy Kowalski – Freshman (6'5, 293)

Defensive Lineman

  • 36 Malik Hayes – Freshman (6'4, 231)
  • 43 Mikal Berry – Junior (6'6, 254)
  • 51 Owen Roberts – Sophomore (6'2, 285)
  • 53 Isaiah Irving – Senior (6'3, 241)
  • 59 Bryson Bridges – Sophomore (6'2, 272)
  • 63 Travis Miller – Junior (6'4, 296)
  • 67 Nico Aimonetti – Junior (6'5, 275)
  • 70 Trevor Bloom – Freshman (6'5, 261)
  • 76 Dante Abono – Freshman (6'6, 245)
  • 88 Joseph Melo – Freshman (6'5, 257)
  • 90 Nick Oreglia – Senior (6'3, 281)
  • 91 Lukas Hendricks – Freshman (6'5, 259)
  • 92 Keenan Sykes – Senior (6'3, 270)
  • 94 Eugene Taylor – Senior (6'3, 247)
  • 95 Cameron Alexander – Freshman (6'5, 225)
  • 98 Terrell Townsend – Freshman (6'5, 256)

Long Snappers

  • 48 James Workman – Freshman (6'0, 220)
  • 64 Gianfranco Fortino – Junior (6'1, 242)
  

Linebacker

  •  4 Christian Tago – Senior (6'1, 242)
  •  5 Frank Ginda – Sophomore (6'0, 241)
  • 11 William Ossai – Junior (6'2, 231)
  • 33 Jesse Osuna – Freshman (6'0, 224)
  • 42 Alex Manigo – Senior (6'0, 231)
  • 44 Mark Amann – Senior (6'0, 229)
  • 45 Noah Failauga – Freshman (6'1, 225)
  • 50 Blake Walls – Freshman (5'11, 215)
  • 54 Epie Sona – Senior (5'11, 233)
  • 55 Brett Foley – Freshman (6'3, 228)
  • 99 Connor Hollister – Freshman (6'2, 215)

Defensive Back

  •  3 Jermaine Kelly – Junior (6'1, 192)
  •  7 David Williams – Sophomore (6'0, 207)
  • 10 Maurice McKnight – Junior (6'0, 180)
  • 14 Dehlon Preston – Freshman (5'9, 179)
  • 17 Chad Miller – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
  • 19 Dakari Monroe – Sophomore (5'11, 181)
  • 21 Andre Chachere – Junior (6'0, 192)
  • 23 Trevorn Bierria – Freshman (6'0, 188)
  • 24 Dominic Barnes – Senior (5'11, 202)
  • 25 Chandler Hawkins – Sophomore (5'11, 194)
  • 26 Tre Webb – Freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 27 Johnathan Lenard Jr. – Freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 28 Jeremy Kelly – Sophomore (6'2, 185)
  • 29 Cameron Smith – Freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 31 Ethan Aguayo – Freshman (6'2, 201)
  • 38 Mato Pacheco – Freshman (6'0, 165)
  • 40 Matt Torres – Freshman (6'0, 180)

Placekicker

  • 35 Jake Lanski – Junior (5'10, 195)
  • 37 Matt Barmby – Junior (6'2, 195) (+P)

Punter

  • 15 Michael Carrizosa – Junior (5'10, 226)
  • 38 Bryce Crawford – Sophomore (6'3, 217) (+PK)

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 34:00 pmat Tulsa*
CBSSNL 10–4518,748
September 101:30 pmNo. 16 (FCS) Portland State*
W 66–3513,210
September 177:30 pmUtah*
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 17–3416,041
September 249:00 amat Iowa State*
FSNL 10–4450,851
October 11:00 pmat New Mexico
ROOTL 41–4819,852
October 81:30 pmHawaii
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
Oceanic PPVL 17–3416,837
October 157:30 pmNevada
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 14–1015,161
October 217:30 pmat San Diego State
ESPN2L 3–4225,613
October 297:30 pmUNLV
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNW 30–2415,733
November 47:15 pmat No. 24 Boise State
ESPN2L 31–4531,863
November 197:30 pmAir Force
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 38–4115,533
November 2612:30 pmat Fresno State
CBSSNW 16–1420,991
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Schedule Source: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football schedule

Game summaries

at Tulsa
See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 0 3 10
Golden Hurricane 24 14 7 0 45


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–28, 234 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Dane Evans (TULSA): 12–23, 198 YDS, 1 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 19 CAR, 43 YDS; D'Angelo Brewer (TULSA): 22 CAR, 164 YDS, 3 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Rahshead Johnson (SJSU): 2 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD; Keevan Lucas (TULSA): 6 REC, 112 YDS

Portland State
See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 (FCS) Vikings 7 7 7 14 35
Spartans 7 21 24 14 66


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 14–20, 233 YDS, 3 TD; Alex Kuresa (PSU): 10–22, 135 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 18 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD; Paris Penn (PSU): 14 CAR, 137 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 4 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD; Alex Kuresa (PSU): 1 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD

Utah
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 6 14 7 7 34
Spartans 3 7 0 7 17


  • Passing leaders: Josh Love (SJSU): 11–21, 184 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Troy Williams (UTAH): 20–28, 257 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 12 CAR, 45 YDS; Zack Moss (UTAH): 12 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 4 REC, 81 YDS; Tim Patrick (UTAH): 6 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TD

at Iowa State
See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 0 7 0 10
Cyclones 10 13 7 14 44


  • Passing leaders: Josh Love (SJSU): 13–27, 155 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT; Jacob Park (ISU): 15–19, 165 YDS, 3 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 24 CAR, 104 YDS; Mike Warren (ISU): 19 CAR, 103 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 3 REC, 48 YDS; Deshaunte Jones (ISU): 3 REC, 78 YDS, 2 TD

at New Mexico
See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 13 7 0 21 41
Lobos 14 17 10 7 48


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–29, 314 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; Lamar Jordan (UNM): 4–8, 45 YDS, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 9 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD; Teriyon Gipson (UNM): 11 CAR, 156 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 4 REC, 99 YDS; Tyrone Owens (UNM): 2 REC, 27 YDS

Hawaii
See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 3 21 0 10 34
Spartans 3 7 7 0 17


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–30, 160 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT; Dru Brown (HAW): 24–33, 287 YDS, 2 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 19 CAR, 91 YDS; Dru Brown (HAW): 6 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Billy Freeman (SJSU): 3 REC, 51 YDS; Marcus Kemp (HAW): 6 REC, 69 YDS

Nevada
See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10
Spartans 0 7 0 7 14


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 11–17, 142 YDS; Tyler Stewart (NEV): 9–20, 144 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 35 CAR, 139 YDS; James Butler (NEV): 20 CAR, 94 YDS
  • Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 5 REC, 76 YDS; James Butler (NEV): 3 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD

at San Diego State
See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 3 0 0 3
Aztecs 7 14 21 0 42


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 13–29, 104 YDS; Christian Chapman (SDSU): 13–18, 167 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 9 CAR, 42 YDS; Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU): 24 CAR, 135 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 3 REC, 46 YDS; Rashaad Penny (SDSU): 2 REC, 64 YDS

UNLV
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 3 7 7 24
Spartans 10 17 3 0 30


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 24–39, 292 YDS, 2 TD; Kurt Palandech (UNLV): 10–21, 161 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 18 CAR, 77 YDS; Charles Williams (UNLV): 22 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Tim Crawley (SJSU): 8 REC, 114 YDS; Devonte Boyd (UNLV): 6 REC, 136 YDS

at Boise State
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 6 10 0 15 31
No. 24 Broncos 7 17 7 14 45


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 23–36, 278 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–21, 219 YDS, 3 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 12 CAR, 109 YDS, 1 TD; Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 28 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 6 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD; Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 6 REC, 102 YDS, 2 TD

Air Force
See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 10 14 10 41
Spartans 13 10 8 7 38


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 25–37, 340 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT; Arion Worthman (AF): 3–6, 33 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 22 CAR, 52 YDS, 3 TD; Arion Worthman (AF): 28 CAR, 215 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Tim Crawley (SJSU): 11 REC, 147 YDS; Jalen Robinette (AF): 2 REC, 30 YDS, 1 TD

at Fresno State

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 6 3 16
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14


  • Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 15–25, 111 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Zach Kline (FRES): 10–17, 145 YDS
  • Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 26 CAR, 126 YDS; Dontel James (FRES): 12 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 5 REC, 43 YDS; Aaron Peck (FRES): 6 REC, 63 YDS

References
  1. http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/27/report-san-jose-state-fires-football-coach-ron-caragher/
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