The 2025 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans head coach was Ken Niumatalolo in his 2nd year, with Craig Stutzmann at offensive coordinator and Derrick Odum at defensive coordinator. They played home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.
Offseason Transfers Outgoing Michael DansbyCBArizonaEmmett BrownQBCoastal CarolinaKayden CollinsRBDavenportAlexander CobbsLBDelaware StateZack HomanRBIdaho StateTreyShun HurryWRLouisvilleJacob StewartTELouisvilleSawyer DeermanWRMurray StateMalik WilliamsOTNew Mexico StateDylan HampstenEDGESacramento StateRobert RahimiSSMUMacloud CrowtonQBSouthwest Minnesota StateDJ HarveyCBUSCPaolo BurakRBUnknownKade MillardLBUnknownAkio MartinsonDLUnknownAlonzo ContrerasQBUnknownWill LeysIOLUnknown
Incoming Malachi RileyWRArizonaRyan BoultwoodTEBoston CollegeMason StarlingWRCaliforniaBlake TabaracciLBNew MexicoCayden WoolwineLBNorthern ArizonaLeland SmithWRPurdueDanny ScuderoWRSacramento StateAJ CamposLSSacramento StateRobert McDanielQBUCLAMaliki CrawfordCBUSCDenis LynchKUSCVili TaufatofuaDLUtahCaleb PresleyCBWashington
Preseason Mountain West media poll The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 16, 2025.
Mountain West media poll 1 Boise State 464 (35) 2 UNLV 415 (4) 3 San Jose State 359 4 Colorado State 326 5 Fresno State 301 6 Air Force 280 7 Hawaii 213 8 San Diego State 202 9 Utah State 165 10 Wyoming 150 11 New Mexico 84 12 Nevada 83
Schedule
Game summaries vs Central Michigan
Statistics CMU SJSU First downs 20 19 Plays–yards 64–351 69–383 Rushes–yards 51–236 24–75 Passing yards 115 308 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–13–0 24–45–2 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 33:45 26:15 Team Category Player StatisticsCentral Michigan Passing Angel H. Flores 3/3, 59 yards Rushing Nahree Biggins 18 carries, 102 yards Receiving Tommy McIntosh 2 receptions, 61 yards San Jose State Passing Walker Eget 24/43, 308 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 11 carries, 44 yards Receiving Daniel Scudero 9 receptions, 189 yards, TD
at No. 7 Texas
Statistics SJSUTEX First downs 16 18 Plays–yards 72–273 65–472 Rushes–yards 29–85 32–155 Passing yards 188 317 Passing: comp–att–int 21–43–1 21–33–1 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 29:45 30:15 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 21/42, 188 yards, INT Rushing Jabari Bates 10 carries, 44 yards, TD Receiving Kyri Shoels 8 receptions, 73 yardsTexas Passing Arch Manning 19/30, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing CJ Baxter 13 carries, 64 yards Receiving Parker Livingstone 4 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
vs No. 8 (FCS) Idaho
Statistics IDHO SJSU First downs 22 15 Plays–yards 75–384 47–420 Rushes–yards 43–152 26–198 Passing yards 232 222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–32–0 13–21–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 39:01 20:59 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Joshua Wood 18/32, 232 yards, 2 TD Rushing Art Williams 18 carries, 65 yards, TD Receiving Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar 5 receptions, 84 yardsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 13/21, 222 yards, TD Rushing Jabari Bates 11 carries, 131 yards, TD Receiving Danny Scudero 6 receptions, 130 yards
at Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)
Statistics SJSUSTAN First downs 27 23 Plays–yards 72–524 69–481 Rushes–yards 14–51 26–37 Passing yards 473 444 Passing: comp–att–int 36–58–0 29–43–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:53 29:07
Team Category Player Statistics San Jose State Passing Walker Eget 36/58, 473 yards, 3 TD Rushing Walker Eget 2 carries, 19 yards Receiving Kyri Shoels 10 receptions, 147 yards, TD Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 29/43, 444 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cole Tabb 12 carries, 48 yards, TD Receiving CJ Williams 11 receptions, 130 yards
New Mexico
Statistics UNM SJSU First downs 29 24 Plays–yards 67–420 64–491 Rushes–yards 27–76 34–157 Passing yards 344 334 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–40–3 26–30–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 26:33 33:27 Team Category Player StatisticsNew Mexico Passing Jack Layne 28/40, 344 yards, 3 INT Rushing Damon Bankston 9 carries, 51 yards, TD Receiving Keagan Johnson 11 receptions, 145 yardsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 26/30, 334 yards, 3 TD Rushing Steve Chavez-Soto 14 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD Receiving Danny Scudero 7 receptions, 151 yards, TD
at Wyoming
Statistics SJSU WYO First downs 21 20 Plays–yards 84–383 65–413 Rushes–yards 28–43 25–109 Passing yards 340 304 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–56–1 23–40–2 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 34:54 25:06 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 23/37, 295 yards, 4 TD Rushing Lamar Radcliffe 7 carries, 29 yards Receiving Danny Scudero 10 receptions, 180 yards, 4 TDWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 23/39, 304 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Samuel Harris 9 carries, 47 yards Receiving Samuel Harris 2 receptions, 58 yards
at Utah State
Statistics SJSU USU First downs 23 19 Plays–yards 77–534 70–461 Rushes–yards 27–194 38–130 Passing yards 340 331 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–50–0 23–32–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:13 29:47 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 27/49, 340 yards, 2 TD Rushing Steve Chavez-Soto 11 carries, 102 yards, TD Receiving Leland Smith 4 receptions, 116 yards, TDUtah State Passing Bryson Barnes 22/31, 326 yards, TD Rushing Bryson Barnes 16 carries, 54 yards, TD Receiving Anthony Garcia 3 receptions, 121 yards, TD
vs Hawaii (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)
Statistics HAW SJSU First downs 22 26 Plays–yards 72–496 68–630 Rushes–yards 25–95 28–172 Passing yards 401 458 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–47–0 20–40–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 33:10 26:50 Team Category Player StatisticsHawaii Passing Micah Alejado 31/46, 367 yards, 3 TD Rushing Landon Sims 13 carries, 57 yards, TD Receiving Jackson Harris 6 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 20/40, 458 yards, 2 TD Rushing Lamar Radcliffe 10 carries, 97 yards, TD Receiving Danny Scudero 7 receptions, 215 yards, 2 TD
vs Air Force
Statistics AFA SJSU First downs 21 23 Plays–yards 73–302 60–435 Rushes–yards 63–261 17–94 Passing yards 41 341 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 5–10–0 28–43–2 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 36:26 23:34 Team Category Player StatisticsAir Force Passing Liam Szarka 5/10, 41 yards, TD Rushing Owen Allen 20 carries, 109 yards Receiving Bruin Fleischmann 2 receptions, 29 yardsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 27/42, 334 yards, 2 INT Rushing Steve Chavez-Soto 9 carries, 49 yards, TD Receiving Leland Smith 9 receptions, 144 yards
at Nevada
Statistics SJSU NEV First downs 14 23 Plays–yards 58–270 61–413 Rushes–yards 26–125 42–218 Passing yards 145 195 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–32–4 16–19–0 Turnovers 5 0 Time of possession 22:35 37:25 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 11/23, 74 yards, 3 INT Rushing Steve Chavez-Soto 8 carries, 47 yards Receiving Kyri Shoels 3 receptions, 47 yardsNevada Passing Carter Jones 16/19, 195 yards, 2 TD Rushing Caleb Ramseur 20 carries, 128 yards, TD Receiving Dakota Thomas 6 receptions, 85 yards
at San Diego State
Statistics SJSU SDSU First downs 19 16 Plays–yards 74–268 60–248 Rushes–yards 36–133 44–167 Passing yards 135 81 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–38–2 8–16–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 32:38 27:22 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Tama Amisone 15/27, 104 yards, INT Rushing Tama Amisone 13 carries, 75 yards Receiving Danny Scudero 12 receptions, 79 yardsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 8/16, 81 yards Rushing Lucky Sutton 20 carries, 79 yards, TD Receiving Donovan Brown 2 receptions, 63 yards
vs Fresno State (Battle for the Valley)
Statistics FRES SJSU First downs 16 14 Plays–yards 73–397 60–227 Rushes–yards 53–259 26–113 Passing yards 138 114 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–20–1 11–34–5 Turnovers 3 5 Time of possession 39:07 20:53 Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing E. J. Warner 15/20, 138 yards, TD, INT Rushing Elijah Gilliam 9 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josiah Freeman 6 receptions, 76 yards, TDSan Jose State Passing Xavier Ward 8/21, 94 yards, 3 INT Rushing Steve Chavez-Soto 9 carries, 50 yards Receiving Danny Scudero 4 receptions, 57 yards
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