The 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second year head coach Mike MacIntyre and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 5–7, 3–4 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:00 pm | at No. 6 Stanford* | | CSNBA | L 3–57 | 47,816[1] |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | at UCLA* | | FSNPT | L 17–27 | 42,685[2] |
September 17 | 1:00 pm | Nevada | | WSN/ALT | L 14–17 | 17,238 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | New Mexico State | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| ESPN3 | W 34–24 | 13,456[3] |
October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Colorado State* | | The Mtn. | W 38–31 | 27,683 |
October 8 | 7:15 pm | at BYU* | | ESPNU | L 16–29 | 59,782 |
October 14 | 6:00 pm | Hawaiʻi | | ESPN | W 28–27 | 24,643 |
October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | | | L 28–38 | 19,642 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | Idaho | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| WSN/ALT | L 29–32 | 10,621 |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | at Utah State | | ESPN3 | L 33–34 | 14,593 |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | Navy* | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 25,114 |
November 26 | 5:00 pm | at Fresno State | | | W 27–24 | 25,492 |
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Game summaries
At No. 6 Stanford
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Total |
Spartans
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0
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3
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0
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0 |
3 |
No. 6 Cardinal
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10
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17
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16
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14 |
57 |
At UCLA
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Total |
Spartans
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0
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7
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10
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0 |
17 |
Bruins
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7
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7
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3
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10 |
27 |
Nevada
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Total |
Wolf Pack
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7
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7
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3
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0 |
17 |
Spartans
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7
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0
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0
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7 |
14 |
New Mexico State
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Total |
Aggies
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3
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7
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14
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0 |
24 |
Spartans
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7
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3
|
14
|
10 |
34 |
At Colorado State
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Total |
Spartans
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10
|
14
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7
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7 |
38 |
Rams
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7
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7
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10
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7 |
31 |
At BYU
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Total |
Spartans
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3
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3
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7
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3 |
16 |
Cougars
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9
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14
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3
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3 |
29 |
Hawaii
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Total |
Warriors
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7
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0
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14
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6 |
27 |
Spartans
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0
|
20
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0
|
8 |
28 |
At Louisiana Tech
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Total |
Spartans
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7
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7
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8
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6 |
28 |
Bulldogs
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3
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21
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14
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0 |
38 |
Idaho
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Total |
Vandals
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0
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10
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0
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22 |
32 |
Spartans
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17
|
5
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0
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7 |
29 |
At Utah State
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Total |
Spartans
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20
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0
|
3
|
10 |
33 |
Aggies
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7
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0
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14
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13 |
34 |
Navy
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Total |
Midshipmen
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0
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14
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10
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0 |
24 |
Spartans
|
10
|
10
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0
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7 |
27 |
At Fresno State
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Total |
Spartans
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7
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3
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10
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7 |
27 |
Bulldogs
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10
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7
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0
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7 |
24 |
Personnel
Coaching staff
Mike MacIntyre returned for his second season as San Jose State head coach, coming off a 1-12 season in 2010.
Depth chart
These are the starters and backups listed in the final depth chart of the season.[6]
Defense
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FS
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James Orth
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Alex Germany
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WLB
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MLB
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SLB
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Pompey Festejo
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Derek Muaava
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Vince Buhagiar
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DE
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DT
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DT
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DE
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Travis Johnson
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Andrew Moeaki
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Travis Raciti
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Mohamed Marah
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David Tuitupou
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Ja'Rodd Watson
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Anthony Larceval
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Cedric Lousi
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Vincent Abbott
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Pablo Garcia
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Marcus Howard
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Sean Bacon
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Offense
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WR
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Jabari Carr
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Chandler Jones
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Kyle Nunn
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LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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David Quessenberry
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Fred Koloto
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Robbie Reed
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Nicholas Kaspar
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Andres Vargas
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Amar Pal
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Moa Ngatuvai
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Reuben Hasani
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James Orth
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Amar Pal
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Ryan Jones
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QB
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Matt Faulkner
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Dasmen Stewart
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Blake Jurich
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FB
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Ina Liaina
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Ray Rodriguez
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Special teams
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PK Jens Alvernik
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PK Harrison Waid
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P Harrison Waid
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P Jens Alvernik
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KR Tyler Ervin
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PR Brandon Rutley
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LS Ben Zorn
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H Evan Taylor
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Final roster
2011 San Jose State Spartans final roster
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Quarterbacks
- 7 Matt Faulkner – Senior
- 16 Joe Gray – Freshman
- 14 Blake Jurich – Freshman
- 18 Dasmen Stewart – Sophomore
Running backs
- 30 Josh Brown – Junior
- 20 David Freeman – Junior
- 48 Marcos Garces – Senior
- 42 Ina Liaina – Junior
- 21 Nate Morace – Freshman
- 13 Kyler O'Neal – Junior
- 46 Ray Rodriguez – Junior
- 9 Brandon Rutley – Senior
- 32 Jason Simpson – Sophomore
- 27 Ben Thompson – Freshman
Wide receivers
- 4 Michael Avila – Senior
- 3 Sam Boyd – Freshman
- 5 Daniel Bradbury – Freshman
- 22 Jabari Carr – Freshman
- 81 Byron Fobbs – Freshman
- 23 Noel Grigsby – Sophomore
- 1 Josh Harrison – Senior
- 89 Chandler Jones – Sophomore
- 44 Chris Kearney – Freshman
- 87 Akeem King – Freshman
- 84 Sean Linton – Freshman
- 17 Kyle Nunn – Sophomore
- 11 K.C. Pearce – Freshman
- 86 Andrew Reyes – Senior
Tight ends
- 88 Travis Lorius – Junior
- 80 Max Miller – Junior
- 82 Ryan Otten – Junior
- 37 Sam Tomlitz – Freshman
- 15 Peter Tuitupou – Junior
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Offensive linemen
- 71 Keith Bendixen – OT – Freshman
- 54 Reuben Hasani – C – Sophomore
- 74 Ryan Jones – LG – Sophomore
- 75 Nicholas Kaspar – RG – Sophomore
- 65 Fred Koloto – LG – Senior
- 79 Jon Meyer – OT – Junior
- 55 Moa Ngatuvai – LG – Sophomore
- 73 Jacob Orth – RG – Senior
- 61 Amar Pal – OT – Sophomore
- 76 David Quessenberry – LT – Junior
- 70 Robbie Reed – C – Senior
- 77 Justin Satele – C – Freshman
- 78 Andres Vargas – RT– Senior
Defensive linemen
- 53 Vincent Abbott – RDE – Junior
- 95 Sean Bacon – LDE – Freshman
- 85 Keenan Brown – DE – Junior
- 69 David Catalano – DT – Freshman
- 57 Nate Falo – DT – Freshman
- 92 Pablo Garcia – RDT – Senior
- 86 Christian Hill – DE – Freshman
- 96 Marcus Howard – LDT – Freshman
- 43 Travis Johnson – RDE – Junior
- 97 Anthony Larceval – LDT – Sophomore
- 83 Cedric Lousi – LDE – Sophomore
- 26 Mohamed Marah – LDE – Senior
- 99 Andrew Moeaki – RDT – Senior
- 91 Joe Nigos – DT – Senior
- 98 Tony Popovich – DT – Freshman
- 50 Tracy Pugh – DE – Junior
- 90 Travis Raciti – LDT – Freshman
- 64 Abasi Salimu – DT – Sophomore
- 41 David Tuitupou – RDE – Junior
- 93 Foloi Vae – DE – Sophomore
- 94 Ja'Rodd Watson – RDT – Senior
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Linebackers
- 36 Vince Buhagiar – Sophomore
- 59 Tristan Coleman – Junior
- 11 Josh Fasavalu – Freshman
- 3 Pompey Festejo – Senior
- 38 Christian Hutchins – Freshman
- 34 Derek Muaava – Freshman
- 15 Doug Parrish – Freshman
- 51 Shannon Penn – Freshman
- 31 Keith Smith – Sophomore
- 40 Tiuke Tuipulotu – Senior
- 41 Jeffrey Telles – Freshman
Defensive backs
- 21 Bené Benwikere – RCB – Sophomore
- 28 Simon Connette – S – Freshman
- 8 Brandon Driver – CB – Senior
- 20 Tyler Ervin – DB – Freshman
- 24 Rob Fiscalini III – S – Junior
- 5 Alex Germany – FS – Senior
- 35 Forrest Hightower – LCB – Freshman
- 29 Chris Hill – CB – Junior
- 2 Duke Ihenacho – SS – Senior
- 14 Ralph Jackson – CB – Freshman
- 30 Ralph Johnson – CB – Junior
- 39 Cullen Newsome – SS – Junior
- 6 Damon Ogburn, Jr. – CB – Sophomore
- 81 James Orth – FS – Junior
- 7 Dennis Rufus – DB – Freshman
- 16 Evan Taylor – S – Junior
- 19 Peyton Thompson – LCB – Senior
- 37 Herbert Whitehurst – CB – Freshman
- 25 Ronnie Yell – RCB – Junior
Special teams
- 98 Jens Alvernik – PK – Senior
- 22 Alex Anastasi – PK – Freshman
- 41 Jeffrey Telles – LS – Freshman
- 10 Harrison Waid – P – Sophomore
- 60 Ben Zorn – LS – Senior
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Reference:[7]
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References
- General
- Specific
- ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. New Mexico State Aggies". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ "Football - Schedule/Results - SJSUSpartans.com - Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ San Jose State University: 2011 Spartan Football Media Guide, p. 2.
- ^ San Jose State University Football Fact Sheet, Game #12, p. 14.
- ^ San Jose State University Football Fact Sheet, Game #12, pp. 16-17.
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