The 2024 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by first-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo. The Spartans played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.
Offseason Coaching staff changes Brent Brennan Head coach Accepted job at Arizona Ken Niumatalolo Alonzo Carter Running backs coach Marcus Thomas Josh Oglesby Offensive line coach John Estes Matt Adkins Tight ends coach Mike Judge Joe Seumalo Defensive line coach Al Lupuaho Chip Viney Cornerbacks coach Greg Burns Lyle Moevao Football analyst Billy Ray Stutzmann Cullen Carroll Strength & conditioning coach Nuʻu Tafisi James Perez Strength & conditioning assistant coach Antonio Leonard Kevin McGiven Offensive coordinator Reassigned to Wide receivers coach / Passing game coordinator Craig Stutzmann Scott White Inside linebackers coach Accepted Job at UCLA Bojay Filimoeatu Rob Christoff Outside linebackers coach TBD Josh Irvin
Transfers
Incoming transfers Larry Turner-Gooden13S6'0"204 FreshmanSouth Central Los Angeles, CATexasFloyd Chalk IV3RB5'9"185SophomoreMission Hills, CAGramblingRobert Rahimi6RB6'1"190JuniorSanta Ana, CALibertyTreyshun Hurry18WR6'2"185 FreshmanLancaster, CAWeber StateEmmett Brown18QB5'10"187 FreshmanSan Marcos, CAWashington State
Outgoing transfers Sam Olson88TE6'3242 JuniorVisalia, CAArizonaTaren Schive49K/P5'11"181JuniorRiverside, CABoise StateRyan Stewart68OT6'4"295 Sophomore Mokena, ILArizonaTre Smith3EDGE6'5"255 SophomoreMesa, AZArizonaBryun Parham6LB5'11"212JuniorLong Beach, CAWashingtonQuali Conley7RB5'10"207JuniorFresno, CAArizonaJustin Eklund40LB6'2"220FreshmanRocklin, CABowling GreenJairus Satele56DL6'1"285Freshman Carson, CAFresno StateCharles Ross4WR6'1"171 Junior Culver City, CAUSCFernando Carmona, Jr.79OT6'5"265 Freshman Las Vegas, NVArkansasBranden Alvarez83WR5'11"180 Freshman Corona, CAPortland StateElijah Wood14LB6'3"205 Freshman Elk Grove, CAUtah TechAnthony Madrigal55LB5'11"220Sophomore San Jose, CAUnknownDominick Mazotti81TE6'4"205Junior Pleasanton, CAUMassCharlie Leota93DL6'1"375Junior Auckland, NZUnknown
Withdrawn transfers Nick Nash3WR6'3"198 Junior Irvine, CASoane Toia42DL6'0"280Junior Nukuʻalofa, TONG
Recruiting class
Walks-ons Matt Fadelli LS 5'11" 200 Junior San Mateo, CA College of San Mateo (JC)
Preseason Mountain West media poll The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.
Mountain West media poll 1 Boise State 543 (38) 2 UNLV 471 (4) 3 Fresno State 460 (4) 4 Air Force 384 5 Colorado State 337 6 Wyoming 296 7 Utah State 285 8 San Diego State 251 9 Hawaii 214 10 San Jose State 185 11 New Mexico 85 12 Nevada 77
Personnel
Coaching staff Ken Niumatalolo Head coach 1st Hawaii (1989) Derrick Odum Associate head coach / Defensive coordinator 8th Utah (1993) Bojay Filimoeatu Inside linebackers coach / Run game coordinator 1st Utah State (2012) Josh Irvin Outside linebackers coach 1st Chapman (2013) Al Lapuaho Defensive line coach 1st Utah State (2012) Greg Burns Cornerbacks coach 1st Washington State (1995) Craig Stutzmann Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks 1st Hawaii (2002) Kevin McGiven Wide receivers coach / Passing game coordinator 7th Utah Valley (2001) Mike Judge Tight ends coach / Run game coordinator 1st Springfield (2004) Marcus Thomas Running backs coach 1st Navy (2014) John Estes Offensive line coach 1st Hawaii (2009) Joe Palcic Special teams / Senior football analyst 2nd Miami (Ohio) (1998) Billy Ray Stutzmann Senior offensive analyst 1st Hawaii (2013) Nuʻu Tafisi Head coach of athletic performance 1st California (2006) Antonio Leonard Assistant strength and conditioning coach 1st Grambling State (2011)
Schedule
Game summaries
vs. No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State
Statistics SAC SJSU First downs 23 25 Total yards 62–356 66–387 Rushing yards 41–177 31–63 Passing yards 179 324 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–41–2 21–35–1 Time of possession 33:41 26:35 Team Category Player StatisticsSacramento State Passing Kaiden Bennett 17/32, 134 yards, 2 INT Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 22 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Receiving Anderson Grover 5 receptions, 64 yardsSan Jose State Passing Emmett Brown 20/34, 298 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 18 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nick Nash 10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
at Air Force
Statistics SJSU AFA First downs 15 10 Total yards 312 197 Rushing yards 50 143 Passing yards 262 54 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-33-1 7-20-2 Time of possession 30:37 29:23 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Emmett Brown 17/32, 262 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 15 carries, 43 yards Receiving Nick Nash 7 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TDAir Force Passing John Busha 7/20, 54 yards, 2 INT Rushing Cade Harris 8 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD Receiving Quin Smith 3 receptions, 36 yards
vs Kennesaw State
Statistics KENN SJSU First downs 10 18 Total yards 192 417 Rushing yards 64 62 Passing yards 128 355 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-25-226-39-0 Time of possession 33:50 26:10 Team Category Player StatisticsKennesaw State Passing Davis Bryson 14/22, 128 yards, 1 INT Rushing Michael Benefield 12 carries, 33 yards Receiving Qua Ashley 4 receptions, 51 yardsSan Jose State Passing Emmett Brown 26/38, 355 yards, 4 TD Rushing Jabari Bates 11 carries, 61 yards Receiving Nick Nash 17 receptions, 225 yards, 3 TD
at Washington State
Statistics SJSU WSU First downs 23 31 Total yards 491 627 Rushing yards 116 237 Passing yards 375 390 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–54–2 26–46–2 Time of possession 28:07 31:53 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Emmett Brown 35/54, 375 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 11 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nick Nash 16 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TDWashington State Passing John Mateer 26/46, 390 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing John Mateer 18 carries, 111 yards, TD Receiving Kyle Williams 8 receptions, 138 yards, TD
vs. Nevada
Statistics NEV SJSU First downs 2326 Total yards 416441 Rushing yards 190144 Passing yards 226327 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23-31-123-42-0 Time of possession 35:0324:57 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Brendon Lewis22/30, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Brendon Lewis13 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jaden Smith6 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TDSan Jose State Passing Emmett Brown12/28, 170 yards, TD Rushing Floyd Chalk IV14 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nick Nash5 receptions, 75 yards, TD
at Colorado State
Statistics SJSU CSU First downs 21 24 Total yards 448 455 Rushing yards 101 186 Passing yards 347 269 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–44–1 22–30–1 Time of possession 28:31 31:29 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 22/30, 256 yards, INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 10 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving Nick Nash 7 receptions, 94 yards, TDColorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 22/30, 269 yards, TD, INT Rushing Avery Morrow 22 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD Receiving Armani Winfield 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD
vs Wyoming
Statistics WYO SJSU First downs 19 20 Total yards 366 498 Rushing yards 56 176 Passing yards 310 322 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–38–3 21–39–2 Time of possession 36:16 23:44 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 14/27, 194 yards, TD, INT Rushing Sam Scott 14 carries, 35 yards Receiving John Michael Gyllenborg 5 receptions, 137 yards, TDSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 20/38, 318 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Floyd Chalk 12 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Justin Lockhart 4 receptions, 129 yards
at Fresno State (Battle for the Valley)
Statistics SJSU FRES First downs 20 22 Total yards 385 401 Rushing yards 101 126 Passing yards 284 275 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–51–4 30–41–1 Time of possession 24:38 35:12 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 14/31, 202 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 10 carries, 89 yards Receiving Justin Lockhart 4 receptions, 93 yardsFresno State Passing Mikey Keene 30/41, 275 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Elijah Gilliam 15 carries, 56 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Moss 6 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
at Oregon State
Statistics SJSU OSU First downs 2029 Total yards 463474 Rushing yards 68182 Passing yards 395292 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-35-124-37-2 Time of possession 20:1539:45 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 18-35, 395 yards, TD, INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 11 carries, 45 yards, TD Receiving Nick Nash 6 receptions, 161 yards, TDOregon State Passing Ben Gulbranson 24-37, 292 yards, 2 INT Rushing Anthony Hankerson 30 carries, 121 yards, TD Receiving Trent Walker 11 receptions, 151 yards
vs No. 13 Boise State
Statistics BSU SJSU First downs 27 25 Total yards 456 484 Rushing yards 170 38 Passing yards 286 446 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22-30-0 34-50-2 Time of possession 33:11 26:49 Team Category Player StatisticsBoise State Passing Maddux Madsen 22/30, 286 yards, TD Rushing Ashton Jeanty 32 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD Receiving Cam Camper 6 receptions, 92 yardsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 34/50, 446 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 13 carries, 37 yards Receiving Justin Lockhart 10 receptions, 172 yards, TD
vs No. 24 UNLV
Statistics UNLV SJSU First downs 24 9 Total yards 338 112 Rushing yards 207 31 Passing yards 131 81 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–1 4–22–0 Time of possession 40:42 19:18 Team Category Player StatisticsUNLV Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 11/20, 131 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jai'Den Thomas 26 carries, 135 yards, TD Receiving Ricky White III 7 receptions, 98 yardsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 4/22, 81 yards, TD Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 18 carries, 56 yards Receiving Matthew Coleman 1 reception, 33 yards, TD
vs Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)
Statistics STAN SJSU First downs 21 30 Total yards 379 443 Rushing yards 127 58 Passing yards 252 385 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–40–3 33–50–1 Time of possession 31:18 28:37 Team Category Player StatisticsStanford Passing Ashton Daniels 26/40, 252 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Ashton Daniels 17 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Elic Ayomanor 10 receptions, 109 yardsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 33/49, 385 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Lamar Radcliffe 7 carries, 43 yards Receiving Nick Nash 8 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD
vs South Florida (Hawaii Bowl)
Statistics USF SJSU First downs 15 29 Total yards 291 441 Rushing yards 235 280 Passing yards 56 161 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–35–1 33–58–1 Time of possession 27:27 32:22 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Florida Passing Bryce Archie 24/35, 235 yards, INT Rushing Kelley Joiner 11 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD Receiving Sean Atkins 11 receptions, 13 targets, 104 yardsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 33/58, 280 yds, 2 TDs, INT Rushing Lamar Radcliffe 15 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD Receiving Matthew Coleman 12 receptions, 15 targets, 109 yards, 1 TD
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