2017 San Jose State Spartans football team explained

Team:San Jose State Spartans
Sport:football
Year:2017
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Division:West Division
Short Conf:MW
Record:2–11
Conf Record:1–7
Head Coach:Brent Brennan
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Andrew Sowder
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Spread
Def Coach:Derrick Odum
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:3–4
Stadium:CEFCU Stadium

The 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by first-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. SJSU was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

Coaching staff

1st UCLA (1996)
Ben Thienes Director of football operations 1st Boise State (2008)
Derrick Odum 1st Utah (1993)
Andrew Sowder Offensive coordinator & tight ends coach 1st Baylor (2011)
Joe Bernardi Offensive line coach 1st Fresno State (2010)
Alonzo Carter Running backs coach 1st CSU East Bay (2016)
Wide receivers coach 1st Oregon State (2014)
Linebackers coach 1st Utah State (2012)
Ryan Gunderson Quarterbacks coach 1st Oregon State (2007)
Will Harris Defensive backs coach 2nd USC (2010)
Joe Seumalo Defensive line coach 1st Hawai'i (1995)
Fred Guidici Quality control coach 1st San José State (1989)
Matt Adkins Graduate assistant – offense 1st Southern Oregon (2012)
Josh Irvin Graduate assistant – defense 1st Chapman (2014)
Jamar Johnson Graduate assistant – offense 1st La Verne (2014)
Korey Geist Coordinator of player personnel 2nd San Francisco State (2015)
Cameron Radford Director of football digital communications 1st Oregon State (2010)
Gary Uribe Head athletic performance coach 5th La Verne (1996)
Melanie Hein Learning specialist 3rd San José State (1996)
Levi Moore Football equipment manager 1st San José State (in progress)

Personnel

Position key

BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDB
Defensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndE
FullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerK
Kickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLB
Long snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQB
Running backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR

Recruiting class

The Spartans signed a total of 23 recruits.[1]

Roster

2017 San Jose State Spartans Football
Quarterback
  •  2 Terrell Carter – freshman (6'2, 185)
  •  7 Montel Aaron – freshman (6'5, 210)
  • 12 Josh Love – sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 13 Sam Allen – sophomore (6'2, 210)
  • 14 Michael Carrillo – junior (5'11, 195)
  • 16 Ryan Johnson – freshman (6'4, 190)

Running back

  • 20 Malike Roberson – junior (5'8, 189)
  • 23 Tyler Nevens – freshman (6'0, 218)
  • 24 Jerrell Alberty – freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 32 Brandon Monroe – senior (6'1, 243)
  • 33 Jamar Williams – freshman (6'2, 225)
  • 34 Zamore Zigler – sophomore (6'0, 171)
  • 35 DeJon Packer – junior (5'11, 220)
  • 39 Francoise Sims, II – freshman (6'0, 240)
  • 40 Sage Ritchie – junior (5'10, 195)
  • 46 Sean Pinson – junior (5'10, 190)
  • 48 Brendan Manigo – freshman (5'10, 185)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Jeremy Kelly – junior (6'2, 185)
  •  4 Antwaun Ayers – freshman (6'0, 180)
  •  8 Rahshead Johnson – junior (5'10, 178)
  •  9 Justin Holmes – junior (6'2, 211)
  • 10 Tre Walker – freshman (5'11, 160)
  • 11 JaQuan Blackwell – freshman (6'0, 198)
  • 15 Tre Hartley – junior (6'0, 196)
  • 18 Austin Liles – freshman (6'3, 190)
  • 22 Thai Cottrell – junior (5'7, 175)
  • 37 David Martinez – junior (6'0, 180)
  • 41 Steven Houston – freshman (6'4, 176)
  • 80 Ray Surry – sophomore (6'2, 195)
  • 82 Brandon Mitchell – senior (6'5, 210)
  • 84 Bailey Gaither – sophomore (6'1, 183)

Tight end

  • 81 Billy Humphreys – freshman (6'5, 241)
  • 88 Jackson Parks – freshman (6'3, 235)
  • 89 Josh Oliver – junior (6'5, 253)
 Offensive lineman
  • 54 Charles Nelson – junior – (6'4, 306)
  • 55 Jack Snyder – freshman – (6'5, 292)
  • 56 Kyle Hoppe – freshman – (6'1, 296)
  • 57 Trevor Robbins – freshman – (6'4, 296)
  • 60 Chris Galleta – freshman – (6'0, 290)
  • 62 Jeremiah Kolone – senior – (6'3, 308)
  • 64 Chris Bradberry – freshman – (6'6, 290)
  • 65 Robert Crandall – freshman – (6'3, 300)
  • 66 Dominic Fredrickson – sophomore – (6'4, 297)
  • 68 Keoni Taylor – senior – (6'3, 303)
  • 70 Tyler Stevens – freshman – (6'4, 285)
  • 72 Jake Colman – junior – (6'3, 290)
  • 74 Chris Gonzalez – senior – (6'3, 310)
  • 75 Nate Velichko – senior – (6'7, 305)
  • 78 Jesse Chamberlain – freshman – (6'3, 280)
  • 79 Troy Kowalski – sophomore – (6'5, 295)

Defensive lineman

  •  8 Owen Roberts – junior – (6'2, 290)
  •  9 Bryson Bridges – junior – (6'2, 291)
  • 46 Cameron Woodard – freshman – (6'4, 275)
  • 48 Gurdeep Chopra – freshman – (6'4, 255)
  • 55 Brett Foley – sophomore – (6'3, 234)
  • 67 Nico Aimonetti – senior – (6'5, 278)
  • 77 Jamaar Hardy – freshman – (6'3, 260)
  • 78 Deano Motes – sophomore – (6'5, 290)
  • 90 Je'Von Taylor – freshman – (6'1, 231)
  • 91 Ricky Leung-Wai – freshman – (6'2, 255)
  • 93 Sinjun Astani – freshman – (6'4, 255)
  • 95 Cameron Alexander – freshman – (6'4, 280)
  • 96 Sailosi Latu – junior – (6'3, 310)
  • 97 Christian Johnson – freshman – (6'6, 260)
  • 98 Terrell Townsend – sophomore – (6'4, 270)

Long snappers

  • 50 Harrison Hoffman – junior – (6'4, 225)
 Linebacker
  •  5 Frank Ginda – junior – (6'0, 245)
  • 11 William Ossai – senior – (6'2, 235)
  • 16 Rico Tolefree – freshman – (6'1, 223)
  • 28 Tysyn Parker – freshman – (6'1, 215)
  • 30 Jackson Burrill – freshman – (6'2, 230)
  • 33 Jesse Osuna – sophomore – (6'0, 225)
  • 36 Malik Hayes – sophomore – (6'4, 232)
  • 41 Hadari Darden – junior – (6'3, 213)
  • 42 Jamal Scott – junior – (6'2, 237)
  • 44 Justin Parcells – sophomore – (5'11, 226)
  • 45 Noah Failuaga – sophomore – (6'1, 232)
  • 51 Devon Calloway – freshman – (6'0, 220)
  • 53 Alii Matau – freshman – (6'1, 214)

Defensive back

  •  2 John Toussaint – junior – (6'0, 190)
  •  3 Jermaine Kelly – senior – (6'1, 195)
  •  6 Johnny Balderas – freshman (6'1, 175)
  •  7 David Williams – junior – (6'0, 207)
  • 10 Maurice McKnight – senior – (6'0, 200)
  • 12 Brandon Ezell – junior – (6'0, 190)
  • 15 Chad Miller – junior – (6'0, 190)
  • 19 Dakari Monroe – junior – (5'11, 190)
  • 20 Tre White – freshman – (6'0, 175)
  • 21 Andre Chachere – senior – (6'0, 200)
  • 22 Ryan Jenkins – freshman – (5'10, 174)
  • 23 Trevon Bierria – sophomore – (6'0, 193)
  • 25 Chandler Hawkins – junior – (5'11, 203)
  • 26 Tre Webb – freshman – (6'0, 189)
  • 27 Jonathan Lenard, Jr. – freshman – (6'1, 192)
  • 29 Cameron Smith – freshman – (6'0, 182)
  • 31 Ethan Aguayo – sophomore – (6'2, 220)
  • 34 Jalend Dinwiddie – freshman – (5'11, 175)
  • 38 Mato Pacheco – freshman (6'0, 176)

Placekicker

  • 35 Jake Lanski – junior – (5'10, 195)
  • 38 Bryce Crawford – junior – (6'3, 223)

Punter

  • 17 Michael Carrizosa – senior – (5'10, 225)
  • 49 Brian Papazian – freshman – (6'1, 190)

Schedule and results

Schedule Source: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football schedule[2]

Game summaries

South Florida

See also: 2017 South Florida Bulls football team.

Cal Poly

See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.

at Texas

See also: 2017 Texas Longhorns football team.

at Utah

See also: 2017 Utah Utes football team.

Utah State

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team.

at UNLV

See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team.

Fresno State

See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry.

at Hawaii

See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.

at BYU

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team.

San Diego State

See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

at Nevada

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

at Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team.

Wyoming

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team.

Nominations and awards

Nominations

Awards

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
7 222

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Upgrades Defense & Adds Playmakers With 2017 Signing Class. Athletics at San José State University. 1 Feb 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 San Jose State Football Schedule. Athletics at San José State University.
  3. Web site: DB Andre Chachere Named to Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. Athletics at San José State University. 13 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Andre Chachere Named to Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List. Athletics at San José State University. 14 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Bryce Crawford Named to Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List. Athletics at San José State University. 12 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Keoni Taylor Named to Rimington Trophy Watch List. Athletics at San José State University. 22 May 2017.
  7. Web site: Nate Velichko Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. Athletics at San José State University. 18 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Three Spartans Named to Mountain West Preseason All-Conference Football Team. Athletics at San José State University. 25 July 2017.

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