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.

2015 San Jose State Spartans football
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 27–16 vs. Georgia State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Ron Caragher (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Greg Robinson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Tyler Ervin Wes Schweitzer Jimmy Pruitt Christian Tago
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

New Hampshire

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

See also: 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

At Air Force

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

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team

At Oregon State

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

See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

Fresno State

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

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

At Auburn

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

See also: 2015 Auburn Tigers football team

At UNLV

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

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team

San Diego State

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

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

New Mexico

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

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

BYU

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

See also: 2015 BYU Cougars football team

At Nevada

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

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Hawaii

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

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Boise State

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

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Georgia State–Cure Bowl

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

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team and 2015 Cure Bowl

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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