The 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brent Brennan, who was coaching his sixth season with the program. The Spartans played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.
Schedule
San Jose State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Portland State* | | NBCSBA | W 21–17 | 16,291 |
September 10 | 4:30 p.m. | at Auburn* | | ESPNU | L 16–24 | 83,340 |
September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Michigan* | - CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| CBSSN | W 34–6 | 17,058 |
October 1 | 4:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | | CBSSN | W 33–16 | 17,765 |
| 7:30 p.m. | UNLV | - CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| CBSSN | W 40–7 | 16,669 |
October 15 | 7:45 p.m. | at Fresno State | | FS2 | L 10–17 | 41,031 |
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | | FloSports | Canceled | |
October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | - CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| CBSSN | W 35–28 | 17,117 |
November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado State | - CEFCU Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| NBCSBA | W 28–16 | 16,382 |
November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | | FS1 | L 27–43 | 28,406 |
November 19 | 6:45 p.m. | at Utah State | | FS1 | L 31–35 | 13,677 |
November 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Hawaii | | SPEC PPV | W 27–14 | 15,012 |
| 12:30 p.m. | vs. Eastern Michigan* | | ESPN | L 27–41 | 10,122 |
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Roster
2022 San Jose State Spartans football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
WR
|
1
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Kejuan Bullard Jr.
|
Fr
|
QB
|
2
|
Chevan Cordeiro
|
Jr
|
WR
|
3
|
Nick Nash
|
Sr
|
WR
|
4
|
Elijah Cooks
|
GS
|
QB
|
5
|
Walker Eget
|
So
|
RB
|
6
|
Camdan McWright
|
Fr
|
WR
|
7
|
Charles Ross
|
So
|
RB
|
8
|
Jakob Galloway
|
Fr
|
WR
|
9
|
Isaiah Hamilton
|
Sr
|
QB
|
10
|
Tyler Voss
|
Fr
|
WR
|
11
|
Justin Lockhart
|
So
|
WR
|
12
|
Malikhi Miller
|
So
|
WR
|
13
|
Jermaine Braddock
|
Sr
|
WR
|
14
|
Matthew Coleman
|
Fr
|
WR
|
15
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Nicholas Williams
|
Fr
|
WR
|
17
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Cieonta Davis
|
Fr
|
WR
|
18
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Trevor Voss
|
Fr
|
RB
|
20
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Jabari Bates
|
Fr
|
RB
|
22
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Kenyon Sims
|
Jr
|
RB
|
24
|
Shamar Garrett
|
Jr
|
RB
|
31
|
Kayden Collins
|
Fr
|
RB
|
32
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Kairee Robinson
|
Sr
|
RB
|
36
|
Ian Jernagin
|
Fr
|
OT
|
54
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Jaime Navarro
|
Sr
|
OL
|
55
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James McNorton
|
Fr
|
OL
|
60
|
Hudson Mesa
|
So
|
OL
|
61
|
Marist Talavou
|
So
|
OL
|
64
|
Gavyn Tobin
|
So
|
OL
|
65
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Denaris DeRosa Jr.
|
Fr
|
OL
|
67
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Kai Davison
|
Fr
|
OL
|
68
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Ryan Stewart
|
Fr
|
OL
|
69
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Uluakinofo Taliauli
|
Fr
|
OL
|
70
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Malik Williams
|
So
|
OL
|
71
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Tyler Ostrom
|
Sr
|
OL
|
72
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Jelani Newman
|
Jr
|
OL
|
74
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Anthony Pardue
|
Sr
|
OL
|
75
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Joseph Harbert
|
Fr
|
OL
|
76
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Dawson Brown
|
So
|
OL
|
78
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Jake Steele
|
Fr
|
OL
|
79
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Fernando Carmona Jr.
|
Fr
|
WR
|
80
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Makai Smith
|
Fr
|
TE
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81
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Dominick Mazotti
|
Jr
|
WR
|
82
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Terence Loville
|
So
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WR
|
83
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Branden Alvarez
|
Fr
|
TE
|
84
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Joshua Scott
|
Fr
|
TE
|
85
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Jackson Canaan
|
So
|
TE
|
86
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Skylar Loving-Black
|
Jr
|
TE
|
88
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Sam Olson
|
Jr
|
TE
|
89
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Nate Lewis
|
So
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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CB, WR
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0
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Isaac Jernagin
|
So
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DB
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1
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Chase Williams
|
Jr
|
LB
|
2
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Dion Leonard
|
GS
|
DL
|
3
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Tre Smith
|
So
|
DL
|
4
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Noah Wright
|
GS
|
S
|
5
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Jaylan Lawson
|
Jr
|
LB
|
6
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Bryun Parham
|
So
|
CB
|
7
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Kenyon Reed
|
Jr
|
LB
|
8
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Alii Matau
|
GS
|
LB
|
10
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Jordan Pollard
|
Fr
|
CB
|
11
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Ryan Nixon
|
Sr
|
LB
|
12
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Rahyme Johnson
|
GS
|
LB
|
13
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Justin Stearns
|
Fr
|
LB
|
14
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Elijah Wood
|
Fr
|
CB
|
15
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Jalen Bainer
|
So
|
LB
|
16
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Rico Tolefree
|
Sr
|
CB
|
17
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Zavion Reese
|
So
|
LB
|
18
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Damonie Perkins
|
Fr
|
S
|
19
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B.J. Johnson
|
Jr
|
DB
|
20
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Tre White
|
GS
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CB
|
21
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Mikale Greer
|
So
|
S
|
22
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Tre Jenkins
|
Sr
|
CB
|
23
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Nehemiah Shelton
|
GS
|
DB
|
25
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Michael Dansby
|
Fr
|
LB
|
26
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Ethan Powell
|
Fr
|
S
|
27
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Andrew Jenkins
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Sr
|
LB
|
28
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Jordan Allen
|
So
|
DB
|
29
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Jalen Apalit-Williams
|
Fr
|
DB
|
30
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Assani Berkeley
|
Fr
|
DL
|
31
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Noah Lavulo
|
Jr
|
CB
|
33
|
CJ Jones
|
Fr
|
LB
|
33
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Matthew Tago
|
Sr
|
S
|
34
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Giovanni Harper
|
So
|
LB
|
35
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Charles Rogers
|
Jr
|
CB
|
37
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Caleb Womack
|
Fr
|
DB
|
38
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Elisha Guidry
|
Jr
|
CB
|
39
|
Kavon Baptiste
|
So
|
LB
|
40
|
Justin Eklund
|
Fr
|
DL
|
42
|
Viliami Fehoko
|
Jr
|
LB
|
44
|
Jordan Cobbs
|
Sr
|
LB
|
45
|
Kyle Harmon
|
GS
|
DL
|
48
|
Dejon Roney
|
Fr
|
LB
|
55
|
Anthony Madrigal
|
So
|
DL
|
56
|
Jairus Satele
|
Fr
|
DL
|
63
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Gabriel Aguilar-Pinon
|
Fr
|
DL
|
78
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Soane Toia
|
Jr
|
DL
|
90
|
Lando Grey
|
GS
|
DL
|
91
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Natano Woods
|
Fr
|
DL
|
92
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Cade Hall
|
GS
|
DL
|
95
|
Tim Foster
|
Fr
|
DL
|
96
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Jay Kakiva
|
GS
|
DL
|
97
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John Norwood
|
Fr
|
DL
|
98
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Grady Manley
|
So
|
DL
|
99
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Marcel Sanders
|
So
|
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
P
|
28
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Travis Benham
|
Sr
|
K
|
39
|
Dino Beslagic
|
Fr
|
PK
|
49
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Taren Schive
|
So
|
LS
|
51
|
Andrew Gonneville
|
Sr
|
LS
|
59
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Davis Salom
|
So
|
P
|
99
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Alex Weir
|
So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Ben Thienes – Assistant athletics director for football operations
- Derrick Odum – Associate head coach/defensive coordinator
- Kevin McGiven – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Matt Adkins – Tight ends
- Alonzo Carter – Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator
- Rob Christoff – Outside linebackers
- Josh Oglesby – Offensive line
- Eric Scott – Wide receivers/passing game coordinator
- Joe Seumalo – Defensive line
- Chip Viney – Cornerbacks
- Scott White – Linebackers/special teams coordinator
- Garrett Sandow – Graduate assistant - offense
- Reis Seggebruch – Graduate assistant - defense
- Cedric Lousi – Graduate assistant - defense
- Terry Malley – Analyst
- Fred Guidici – Analyst - special teams
- Lyle Moevao – Analyst - offense
- Tobruk Blaine – Assistant athletics director for student-athlete development/beyond football coordinator
- Johnathon Hankinson – Director of football equipment
- Tanner Schultheis – Director of football operations
- Fletcher Kelly – Director of player personnel
- Aaron Potoshnik – Director of football athletic performance
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: June 22, 2023
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Awards and honors
Mountain West individual awards
The following individuals received postseason awards and honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.[2]
All-conference teams
The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.[2]
Rankings
On October 9, San Jose State received votes in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll for the first time since the 2020 postseason.[3][4]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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