2014 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

2014 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2014 record	3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Ron Caragher (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmie Dougherty (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Robinson (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 30,456)

2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$		7	–	1					12	–	2
Colorado State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Utah State		6	–	2					10	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
New Mexico		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wyoming		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
Fresno State x		5	–	3					6	–	8
San Diego State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	5					4	–	9
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Ron Caragher returned for his second season as San Jose State head coach. New at defensive coordinator was Greg Robinson, a longtime coach who previously served as defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin in 2013. Robinson's career also included a stint as defensive coordinator for the NFL's Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2000, including the Broncos' Super Bowl-winning seasons in 1997 and 1998.

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
Ron Caragher	Head coach	2	UCLA (1990)
Jimmie Dougherty	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, assistant head coach	2	Missouri (2001)
Keith Carter	Offensive line, running game	1	UCLA (2005)
Fred Guidici	Special teams	3	San Jose State (1989)
Terry Malley	Wide receivers, recruiting coordinator	6	Santa Clara (1976)
Greg Robinson	Defensive coordinator, linebackers	1	Pacific (1975)
James Jones	Defensive line	2	Texas Southern (1998)
Joe Staab	Outside linebackers	2	San Diego (2008)
Donté Williams	Defensive backs	2	Idaho State (2006)
Reference:[1]

Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	North Dakota*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN3	W 42–10	10,371
September 6	4:00 PM	at No. 5 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 13–59	87,451
September 20	2:00 PM	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 7–24	47,739
September 27	7:30 PM	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 10–21	14,693
October 4	5:00 PM	UNLV	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPNews	W 33–10	14,427
October 18	1:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN3	W 27–20 ^OT	19,627
October 25	10:00 AM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 31–41	30,612
November 1	4:00 PM	Colorado State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 31–38	17,887
November 8	7:30 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Valley Trophy)	CBSSN	L 24–38	36,909
November 15	1:30 PM	Hawaii	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	Oc 16	L 0–13	17,962
November 21	6:30 PM	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN2	L 7–41	18,428
November 29	12:30 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 7–38	24,391
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	3	0	7	10
Spartans	14	7	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at No. 5 Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	3	3	0	13
No. 5 Tigers	14	24	7	14	59

See also: 2014 Auburn Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	0	7
Gophers	10	7	0	7	24

See also: 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-2	2013	MINN 43-24

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	0	14	21
Spartans	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8-17-2	2013	NEV 38-16

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	0	0	3	10
Spartans	0	16	10	7	33

See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12-5-1	2013	SJSU, 34-24

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Spartans	3	7	0	10	7	27
Cowboys	0	3	7	10	0	20

See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-2	2013	SJSU, 51-44

at Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	14	0	14	31
Midshipmen	0	24	7	10	41

See also: 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-1	2013	58-52, NAVY

Colorado State

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

See also: 2014 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4-3	2013	SJSU, 34-27

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	7	3	24
Bulldogs	7	21	7	3	38

See also: 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35-39-3	2013	SJSU, 62-52

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	0	3	13
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2014 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18-17	2013	SJSU, 37-27

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7
Aggies	7	7	14	13	41

See also: 2014 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20-15-1	2013	Utah State, 40-12

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	7	7
Aztecs	7	14	7	10	38

See also: 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19-16-2	2013	SDSU, 34-30

References

1. "2014 San José State Football Roster". San Jose State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
2. "2014 San Jose State Spartans Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 20, 2014.