The 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San José State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium and Sam Boyd Stadium as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the regular season 6–0 in Mountain West play and defeated Boise State in the Mountain West championship game. This was the Spartans' first Mountain West championship win and 17th overall conference title. The championship victory also marked San Jose State's first win over Boise State in program history.[2]
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San Jose State had non-conference games scheduled against Central Michigan, UC Davis, Penn State and UConn, but all of these games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] However, MWC officials announced on Sept. 24 the conference would host a shortened fall football schedule.
The Oct. 31 game originally scheduled at University Stadium in Albuquerque was relocated to San Jose due to COVID-19 cases related to contact tracing in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.[7]
On November 19, the game at Fresno State scheduled for Nov. 21 was canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Fresno State program.[8]
Nearly four and a half hours before kickoff, the Nov. 28 game at Boise State was canceled because of "an upward trend of COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the Boise State football program."[9]
The home game against Hawaii scheduled for Dec. 5 was moved to Aloha Stadium in Honolulu after new COVID-19 restrictions were released in Santa Clara County, where CEFCU Stadium is located.
The Dec. 11 home game against Nevada, originally scheduled to be played at CEFCU Stadium, was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Santa Clara County.
The Mountain West conference championship game was to be hosted by San Jose at CEFCU Stadium, but was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Santa Clara County.
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October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Air Force | | | FS1 | W 17–6 | 0 |
October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico | | - CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| FS1 | W 38–21 | 0 |
| 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | | | CBSSN | W 28–17 | 0 |
November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | UNLV | | - CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| FS2 | W 34–17 | 0 |
November 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | | | CBSSN | No Contest | |
November 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Boise State | | | Fox | No Contest | |
December 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | | | SPEC HI | W 35–24 | 0 |
| 7:00 p.m. | vs. Nevada | | | CBSSN | W 30–20 | 0 |
December 19 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Boise State | No. 24 | | Fox | W 34–20 | 0 |
| 11:00 a.m. | vs. Ball State* | No. 22 | | CBS | L 13–34 | 0 |
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Air Force
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- Third Quarter
- (06:48) SJSU TD – Derrick Deese Jr. 7-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:30; San Jose State 7–0
- (00:43) SJSU TD – Derrick Deese Jr. 11-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:24; San Jose State 14–0
- Fourth Quarter
- (13:16) AFA TD – Kyle Patterson 34-yard pass from Haaziq Daniels, Haaziq Daniels rush failed
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27; San Jose State 14–6
- (05:18) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 30-yard field goal
Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 7:50; San Jose State 17–6
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- AFA – Haaziq Daniels: 9/17, 92 yards, 1 TD
- SJSU – Nick Starkel: 22/29, 226 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing
- AFA – Brandon Lewis: 9 carries, 60 yards
- SJSU – Kairee Robinson: 12 carries, 31 yards
- Receiving
- AFA – Kyle Patterson: 3 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD
- SJSU – Bailey Gaither: 8 receptions, 110 yards
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New Mexico
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- First Quarter
- (00:31) SJSU TD – Tre Walker 37-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 5:01; San Jose State 7–0
- Second Quarter
- (10:36) SJSU TD – Isaiah Hamilton 43-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:16; San Jose State 14–0
- (09:33) NM TD – Cedric Patterson III 39-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, George Steinkamp kick
Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 0:59; San Jose State 14–7
- (06:10) SJSU TD – Tre Walker 26-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; San Jose State 21–7
- (02:06) NM TD – Andre Erickson 4-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, George Steinkamp kick
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; San Jose State 21–14
- Third Quarter
- (10:55) NM TD – Tevaka Tuioti 1-yard run, George Steinkamp kick
Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:02; Tied 21–21
- (08:00) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 30-yard field goal
Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:46; San Jose State 24–21
- (00:00) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 69-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:04; San Jose State 31–21
- Fourth Quarter
- (09:36) SJSU TD – Sam Olson 1-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:50; San Jose State 38–21
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- NM – Tevaka Tuioti – 20/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, INT
- SJSU – Nick Starkel – 34/47, 467 yards, 5 TD
- Rushing
- NM – Tevaka Tuioti – 14 carries, 69 yards, TD
- SJSU – Isaiah Holiness – 9 carries, 31 yards
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- NM – Andre Erickson – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD
- SJSU – Bailey Gaither – 10 receptions, 208 yards, TD
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At San Diego State
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UNLV
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At Fresno State (No contest)
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At Boise State (No contest)
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At Hawaii
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- First Quarter
- (11:43) SJSU TD – Isaiah Holiness 2-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; San Jose State 7–0
- (9:36) SJSU TD – Tyler Nevens 72-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:28; San Jose State 14–0
- (6:24) SJSU TD – Tyler Nevens 10-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:57; San Jose State 21–0
- Second Quarter
- (9:21) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 25-yard field goal
Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:48; San Jose State 21–3
- (3:12) UH TD – Dae Dae Hunter 10-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick
Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:14; San Jose State 21–10
- Third Quarter
- (9:48) UH TD – Rico Bussey 11-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick
Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:07; San Jose State 21–17
- (2:17) SJSU TD – Kairee Robinson 2-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 18 plays, 70 yards, 7:31; San Jose State 28–17
- Fourth Quarter
- (12:03) SJSU TD – Tre Walker 50-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:44; San Jose State 35–17
- (2:24) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 4-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick
Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:40; San Jose State 35–24
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- SJSU – Nick Starkel – 11/23, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT
- HAW – Chevan Cordeiro – 28/42, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
- Rushing
- SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 16 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD
- HAW – Chevan Cordeiro – 11 carries, 36 yards, TD
- Receiving
- SJSU – Tre Walker – 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD
- HAW – Rico Bussey – 8 receptions, 69 yards, TD
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Vs. Nevada
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Vs. Boise State (MWC Championship game)
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- First quarter
- (8:36) SJSU – Tre Walker 55 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:48; San Jose State 7–0)
- (3:31) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 51 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:05; San Jose State 7–3)
- Second quarter
- (14:46) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 24 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 3:45; San Jose State 10–3)
- (6:40) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 36 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 1:56; San Jose State 13–3)
- (2:31) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 26 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:27; San Jose State 16–3)
- (0:50) SJSU – Matt Mercurio 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:05; San Jose State 19–3)
- (0:01) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 50 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:50; San Jose State 19–6)
- Third quarter
- (2:48) BSU – Avery Williams 69 yard punt return, Jonah Dalmas kick (San Jose State 19–13)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:17) SJSU – Isaiah Hamilton 30 yard pass from Nick Starkel, 2-point pass good (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; San Jose State 27–13)
- (10:51) BSU – Hank Bachmeier 2 yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:26; San Jose State 27–20)
- (3:48) SJSU – Derrick Deese Jr. 1 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 4:30; San Jose State 34–20)
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- BSU – Hank Bachmeier – 20/40, 221 yards
- SJSU – Nick Starkel – 32/52, 453 yards, 3 TD
- Rushing
- BSU – Andrew Van Buren – 11 carries, 26 yards
- SJSU – Kairee Robinson – 12 carries, 39 yards
- Receiving
- BSU – Khalil Shakir – 6 receptions, 85 yards
- SJSU – Tre Walker – 7 receptions, 137 yards, TD
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No. 24 San Jose State Spartans vs. Boise State Broncos (2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship game)
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV
Vs. Ball State (Arizona Bowl)
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- (12:41) BALL – Antonio Phillips 53 yard interception return, kick failed (Ball State 6–0)
- (10:00) BALL – Will Jones 3 yard rush, Jacob Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:50; Ball State 13–0)
- (5:15) BALL – Tye Evans 3 yard rush, Jacob Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:41; Ball State 20–0)
- (1:04) BALL – Drew Plitt 1 yard rush, Jacob Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:52; Ball State 27–0)
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- No scoring plays
- Third quarter
- (9:42) BALL – Yo'Heinz Tyler 48 yard pass from Drew Plitt, Jacob Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:12; Ball State 34–0)
- (9:28) SJSU – Charlie Bostic 99 yard kickoff return, 2-point pass failed (Ball State 34–6)
- (0:01) SJSU – Jermai Braddock 8 yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:08; Ball State 34–13)
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- No scoring plays
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- BSU – Drew Plitt – 12/19, 217 yards, TD
- SJSU – Nick Starkel – 25/42, 268 yards, TD, 3 INT
- Rushing
- BSU – Will Jones – 22 carries, 89 yards, TD
- SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 7 carries, 37 yards
- Receiving
- BSU – Yo'Heinz Tyler – 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD
- SJSU – Tre Walker – 7 receptions, 81 yards
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On November 8, San Jose State received votes in the Coaches Poll for the first time since Week 2 of 2013.[20][21] Then on November 15, San Jose State received votes in the AP Poll for the first time since being ranked no. 21 in the final 2012 season poll.[22][23] This led to the Spartans cracking the College Football Playoff Top 25 for the first time, ranking no. 24 on Dec. 15, 2020.
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PR Bailey Gaither
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Individual Honors
- Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year
- Brent Brennan
- Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- Cade Hall, DL[25]
All-American Selections
- Cade Hall, DL (TSN,[26] USAT[27])
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Bailey Gaither |
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1st Team |
Jack Snyder |
OL |
1st Team |
Cade Hall |
DL |
1st Team |
Viliami Fehoko |
DL |
1st Team |
Kyle Harmon |
LB |
1st Team |
Nick Starkel |
QB |
2nd Team |
Tre Walker |
WR |
2nd Team |
Tre Jenkins |
DB |
2nd Team |
Derrick Deese Jr. |
TE |
Honorable Mention |
Matt Mercurio |
PK |
Honorable Mention |
Tre Webb |
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Ref:[28]
"WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.