2011 San Jose State Spartans football team

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.

2011 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2011 record	5–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Mike MacIntyre (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John DeFilippo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 30,456)

2011 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech $		6	–	1					8	–	5
Nevada		5	–	2					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	2					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	4					6	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	4					5	–	7
Fresno State		3	–	4					4	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	5					4	–	9
Idaho		1	–	6					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion

Personnel

Coaching staff

Mike MacIntyre returned for his second season as San Jose State head coach, coming off a 1-12 season in 2010.

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
Mike MacIntyre	Head coach	2	Georgia Tech (1989)
Klayton Adams	Tight ends	1	Boise State (2005)
Kent Baer	Defensive coordinator, linebackers	4	Utah State (1973)
Gary Bernardi	Offensive line	2	Cal State Northridge (1976)
Charles Clark	Defensive backs	2	Mississippi (2007)
John DeFilippo	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	2	James Madison (2000)
Kirk Doll	Special teams, running backs	1	East Carolina (1974)
Jim Jeffcoat	Defensive line	1	Arizona (1982)
Andy LaRussa	Cornerbacks, special teams (assistant)	1	Southern Utah (2002)
Terry Malley	Wide receivers, recruiting coordinator	3	Santa Clara (1976)
Reference:[1]

Depth chart

These are the starters and backups listed in the final depth chart of the season.[2]

Defense FS James Orth Alex Germany ⋅ WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Pompey Festejo ⋅ Derek Muaava Vince Buhagiar ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Duke Ihenacho Cullen Newsome ⋅ CB Peyton Thompson Forrest Hightower ⋅ DE DT DT DE Travis Johnson Andrew Moeaki Travis Raciti Mohamed Marah David Tuitupou Ja'Rodd Watson Anthony Larceval Cedric Lousi Vincent Abbott Pablo Garcia Marcus Howard Sean Bacon CB Ronnie Yell Bené Benwikere ⋅ Offense WR Jabari Carr Chandler Jones Kyle Nunn LT LG C RG RT David Quessenberry Fred Koloto Robbie Reed Nicholas Kaspar Andres Vargas Amar Pal Moa Ngatuvai Reuben Hasani James Orth Amar Pal ⋅ Ryan Jones ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Ryan Otten Peter Tuitupou Sam Tomlitz WR Noel Grigsby Josh Harrison Michael Avila QB Matt Faulkner Dasmen Stewart Blake Jurich RB Brandon Rutley Tyler Ervin Jason Simpson or Ben Thompson FB Ina Liaina Ray Rodriguez ⋅ Special Teams PK Jens Alvernik PK Harrison Waid P Harrison Waid P Jens Alvernik KR Tyler Ervin PR Brandon Rutley LS Ben Zorn H Evan Taylor

Final roster

2011 San Jose State Spartans final roster
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		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		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
Reference:[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 PM	at No. 6 Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)	CSNBA	L 3–57	47,816[4]
September 10	7:00 PM	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSNPT	L 17–27	42,685[5]
September 17	1:00 PM	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	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[6]
October 1	1:00 PM	at Colorado State*	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	W 38–31	27,683
October 8	7:15 PM	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPNU	L 16–29	59,782
October 14	6:00 PM	Hawaiʻi	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN	W 28–27	24,643
October 29	1:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		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	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	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	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		W 27–24	25,492
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at No. 6 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	0	0	3
No. 6 Cardinal	10	17	16	14	57

See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-49-1	2009	42-17, STAN

at UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	10	0	17
Bruins	7	7	3	10	27

See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	3	0	17
Spartans	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8-15-2	2010	35-13, NEV

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	7	14	0	24
Spartans	7	3	14	10	34

See also: 2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15-3	2010	29-27, NMSU

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	14	7	7	38
Rams	7	7	10	7	31

See also: 2011 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-3	1997	55-20, CSU

at BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	3	7	3	16
Cougars	9	14	3	3	29

See also: 2011 BYU Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9-5	1998	46-43, BYU

Hawaii (Homecoming Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	0	14	6	27
Spartans	0	20	0	8	28

See also: 2011 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16-17-1	2010	41-7, HI

at Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	7	8	6	28
Bulldogs	3	21	14	0	38

See also: 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4-6	2010	45-38, LT

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	10	0	22	32
Spartans	17	5	0	7	29

See also: 2011 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12-9-1	2010	26-23, ID

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	20	0	3	10	33
Aggies	7	0	14	13	34

See also: 2011 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20-12-1	2010	38-334, USU

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	14	10	0	24
Spartans	10	10	0	7	27

See also: 2011 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	3	10	7	27
Bulldogs	10	7	0	7	24

See also: 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33-39-3	2010	33-18, FRES

References

General

• San Jose State University: 2011 Spartan Football Media Guide (PDF), San Jose, California: San Jose State University Sports Information Office, 2011
• San Jose State University Football Fact Sheet, Game #12 (PDF), San Jose State University Sports Information Office, November 20, 2011

Specific

1. San Jose State University: 2011 Spartan Football Media Guide, p. 2.
2. San Jose State University Football Fact Sheet, Game #12, p. 14.
3. San Jose State University Football Fact Sheet, Game #12, pp. 16-17.
4. "San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
5. "San Jose State Spartans vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
6. "San Jose State Spartans vs. New Mexico State Aggies". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)