2009 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2009 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Spartans, led by 5th year head coach Dick Tomey, played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 2–10 and 1–7 in WAC play. Head coach Dick Tomey retired at the end of the season.

2009 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2009 record	2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey
Offensive coordinator	Brent Brennan/ Steve Morton
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 30,456)

2009 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Boise State $%		8	–	0					14	–	0
Nevada		7	–	1					8	–	5
Fresno State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Idaho		4	–	4					8	–	5
Hawaii		3	–	5					6	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Utah State		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		1	–	7					3	–	10
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	10
% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
Dick Tomey	Head coach	5	DePauw (1960)
Keith Burns	Defensive coordinator, cornerbacks	6	Arkansas (1982)
Kent Baer	Linebackers	2	Utah State (1973)
Steve Morton	Co-Offensive coordinator, Offensive line	5	Washington State (1975)
Brent Brennan	Co-Offensive coordinator, Offensive tackles, Tight ends, Special teams	5	UCLA (1996)
Kinji Green	Defensive ends	5	San Jose State (2006)
Joe Salave'a	Defensive line	2	Arizona (1997)
Charles Nash	Running Backs	9	Arizona (1997)
Ken Margerum	Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator	5	Stanford (1981)
Terry Malley	Running backs, Assistant Head Coach, Quarterbacks Coach	1	Santa Clara (1976)
Mayur Chaudhari	Graduate assistant, Safeties	2	UC Davis (2005)
Ezekiel Staples	Graduate assistant, Defense	3	San Jose State (2008)
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Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 PM	at No. 4 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 3–56	84,325[1]
September 12	7:30 PM	No. 17 Utah*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPNU	L 14–24	23,684[2]
September 19	6:00 PM	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)		L 17–42	33,560[3]
September 26	5:00 PM	Cal Poly*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 19–9	13,510[4]
October 10	5:00 PM	Idaho	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 25–29	15,321[5]
October 17	7:00 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		L 21–41	35,495[6]
October 31	12:00 PM	at No. 5 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 7–45	31,684[7]
November 8	5:30 PM	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN	L 7–62	11,103[8]
November 14	1:00 PM	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		L 9–24	13,276[9]
November 21	5:00 PM	Hawai'i	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 10–17 ^OT	18,327[10]
November 28	5:00 PM	New Mexico State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 13–10	10,117[11]
December 5	1:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 20–55	15,324[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at No. 4 USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	0	0	0	3
Trojans	0	28	14	14	56

See also: 2009 USC Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-3	2001	USC, 21-10

No. 17 Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	7	0	0	17	24
Spartans	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2009 Utah Utes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-4	1998	49-17, UTAH

at Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	3	7	17
Cardinal	14	7	21	0	42

See also: 2009 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-48-1	2008	STAN, 23-10

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	3	0	0	9
Spartans	0	6	7	6	19

See also: 2009 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	3	9	10	7	29
Spartans	7	7	0	11	25

See also: 2009 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11-8	2008	SJSU, 30-24

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	0	7	21
Bulldogs	7	24	0	10	41

See also: 2009 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33-37-3	2008	FRES, 24-10

at No. 5 Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7
No. 5 Broncos	7	17	14	7	45

See also: 2009 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-9	2008	BSU, 33-16

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	6	28	14	14	62
Spartans	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8-12-2	2008	NEV, 41-17

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	9	0	9
Aggies	7	7	0	10	24

See also: 2009 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20-10-1	2008	SJSU, 30-7

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warriors	7	0	0	3	7	17
Spartans	0	7	0	3	0	10

See also: 2009 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16-15-1	2008	SJSU, 20-17

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	3	0	10
Spartans	7	3	0	3	13

See also: 2009 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-2	2008	SJSU, 31-14

at Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	6	0	20
Bulldogs	14	31	3	7	55

See also: 2009 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4-4	2008	LT, 21-0

References

1. "San Jose State Spartans vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
2. "Utah Utes vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". Retrieved January 16, 2010.
3. "San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
4. "Cal Poly Mustangs vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
5. "Idaho Vandals vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
6. "San Jose State Spartans vs. Fresno State Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
7. "San Jose State Spartans vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
8. "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
9. "San Jose State Spartans vs. Utah State Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
10. "Hawaii Warriors vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
11. "New Mexico State Aggies vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
12. "San Jose State Spartans vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.

External links

• 2009 Media Guide