2018 San Jose State Spartans football team explained

The 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. San José State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Spartans signed a total of 24 recruits.^[1]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

John Mackey Award[2]	Josh Oliver	TE	SR
Lou Groza Award[3]	Bryce Crawford	K	SR
Wuerffel Trophy[4]	Bryce Crawford	K	SR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Spartans were predicted to finish in last place in the West Division.^[5] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

Media poll

West Division
1	Fresno State	126 (16)
2	San Diego State	116 (6)
3	UNLV	78
4	Nevada	72
5	Hawaii	45
6	San Jose State	25

Schedule

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Game summaries

UC Davis

See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Washington State

See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team.

At Oregon

See also: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team.

Hawaii

See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.

Colorado State

See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team.

Vs. Army

See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team.

At San Diego State

See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

UNLV

See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team.

At Wyoming

See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team.

At Utah State

See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team.

Nevada

See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

At Fresno State

See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry.

Honors

Mountain West

First	Josh Oliver	TE	SR
First	Dakari Monroe	DB	SR
Second	Bryson Bridges	DL	SR
Honorable	Ethan Aguayo	LB	JR
Honorable	Thai Cottrell	RS	SR
Honorable	Bryce Crawford	P	SR
Honorable	Boogie Roberts	DL	SR

^[14]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft.

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Jacksonville Jaguars

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 San Jose State Spartans Football Recruiting Class. ESPN. 2 March 2018.
2. Web site: 2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released. July 20, 2018. July 20, 2018.
3. Web site: Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List. July 25, 2018. July 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20090817150753/http://www.lougrozaaward.com/Current_Watch_List.html. August 17, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
4. Web site: Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726215108/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/news1/wuerffel-trophy-unveils-2018-watch-list. dead.
5. Web site: Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles.
6. Web site: Mountain West Announces 2018 Football Schedule. Athletics at San José State University. 1 March 2018.
7. Web site: Four San Jose State Football Games Part Of Mountain West National TV Package. Athletics at San José State University. 24 April 2018.
8. Web site: San Jose State Football to Appear on Pac-12 Networks on Consecutive Weekends . Athletics at San José State University . 18 June 2018.
9. Web site: More Kickoff Times for 2018 San José State Football . . 29 July 2018.
10. Web site: San José State–Utah State Football Game on Facebook . . 2 August 2018.
11. Web site: San José State vs. Army West Point Football Game Moved to Levi's Stadium . . 13 August 2018.
12. Web site: AT&T SportsNet to Televise Two San José State Football Games . . 15 August 2018.
13. Web site: Game Times Announced For Army West Point & Nevada Games . . 2 October 2018.
14. Web site: Mountain West Announces 2018 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors . . 29 November 2018.