2011 San Jose State Spartans football team

2011 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn DeFilippo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
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

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:00 pmat No. 6 Stanford*CSNBAL 3–5747,816[1]
September 107:00 pmat UCLA*FSNPTL 17–2742,685[2]
September 171:00 pmNevadaWSN/ALTL 14–1717,238
September 241:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN3W 34–2413,456[3]
October 11:00 pmat Colorado State*The Mtn.W 38–3127,683
October 87:15 pmat BYU*ESPNUL 16–2959,782
October 146:00 pmHawaiʻidagger
ESPNW 28–2724,643
October 291:00 pmat Louisiana TechL 28–3819,642
November 51:00 pmIdaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
WSN/ALTL 29–3210,621
November 1212:00 pmat Utah StateESPN3L 33–3414,593
November 191:00 pmNavy*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN3W 27–2425,114
November 265:00 pmat Fresno StateW 27–2425,492

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Game summaries

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At No. 6 Stanford

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

At UCLA

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

Nevada

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

New Mexico State

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

At Colorado State

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

At BYU

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

Hawaii

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

At Louisiana Tech

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

Idaho

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

At Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 20 0 3 10 33
Aggies 7 0 14 13 34
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1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 14 10 0 24
Spartans 10 10 0 7 27

At Fresno State

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

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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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:[5]

Depth chart

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These are the starters and backups listed in the final depth chart of the season.[6]

Final roster

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2011 San Jose State Spartans final roster

Quarterbacks

  •   7 Matt Faulkner – Redshirt Senior
  • 16 Joe Gray – Freshman
  • 14 Blake Jurich – Freshman
  • 18 Dasmen Stewart – Sophomore

Running backs

  • 30 Josh Brown – Junior
  • 20 David Freeman – Redshirt Junior
  • 48 Marcos Garces – Senior
  • 42 Ina Liaina – Redshirt Junior
  • 21 Nate Morace – Freshman
  • 13 Kyler O'Neal – Redshirt Junior
  • 46 Ray Rodriguez – Redshirt Junior
  •   9 Brandon RutleySenior
  • 32 Jason Simpson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 27 Ben Thompson – Redshirt Freshman

Wide receivers

  •   4 Michael Avila – Redshirt Senior
  •   3 Sam Boyd – Freshman
  •   5 Daniel Bradbury – Freshman
  • 22 Jabari Carr – Freshman
  • 81 Byron Fobbs – Freshman
  • 23 Noel GrigsbyRedshirt Sophomore
  •   1 Josh Harrison – Redshirt Senior
  • 89 Chandler Jones – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 Chris Kearney – Freshman
  • 87 Akeem King – Redshirt Freshman
  • 84 Sean Linton – Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 Kyle Nunn – Sophomore
  • 11 K.C. Pearce – Freshman
  • 86 Andrew Reyes – Redshirt Senior

Tight ends

  • 88 Travis Lorius – Redshirt Junior
  • 80 Max Miller – Junior
  • 82 Ryan OttenRedshirt Junior
  • 37 Sam Tomlitz – Redshirt Freshman
  • 15 Peter Tuitupou – Junior
 

Offensive linemen

  • 71 Keith Bendixen – OT – Redshirt Freshman
  • 54 Reuben Hasani – C – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 74 Ryan Jones – LG – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 75 Nicholas Kaspar – RG – Sophomore
  • 65 Fred Koloto – LG – Redshirt Senior
  • 79 Jon Meyer – OT – Redshirt Junior
  • 55 Moa Ngatuvai – LG – Sophomore
  • 73 Jacob Orth – RG – Redshirt Senior
  • 61 Amar Pal – OT – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 76 David Quessenberry – LT – Redshirt Junior
  • 70 Robbie Reed – C – Redshirt Senior
  • 77 Justin Satele – C – Freshman
  • 78 Andres Vargas – RT– Redshirt Senior

Defensive linemen

  • 53 Vincent Abbott – RDE – Redshirt Junior
  • 95 Sean Bacon – LDE – Freshman
  • 85 Keenan Brown – DE – Redshirt Junior
  • 69 David Catalano – DT – Freshman
  • 57 Nate Falo – DT – Freshman
  • 92 Pablo Garcia – RDT – Redshirt Senior
  • 86 Christian Hill – DE – Freshman
  • 96 Marcus Howard – LDT – Freshman
  • 43 Travis Johnson – RDE – Junior
  • 97 Anthony Larceval – LDT – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 83 Cedric Lousi – LDE – Sophomore
  • 26 Mohamed Marah – LDE – Redshirt Senior
  • 99 Andrew Moeaki – RDT – Senior
  • 91 Joe Nigos – DT – Redshirt Senior
  • 98 Tony Popovich – DT – Freshman
  • 50 Tracy Pugh – DE – Redshirt Junior
  • 90 Travis Raciti – LDT – Freshman
  • 64 Abasi Salimu – DT – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 David Tuitupou – RDE – Redshirt Junior
  • 93 Foloi Vae – DE – Sophomore
  • 94 Ja'Rodd Watson – RDT – Senior
 

Linebackers

  • 36 Vince Buhagiar – Sophomore
  • 59 Tristan Coleman – Redshirt Junior
  • 11 Josh Fasavalu – Freshman
  •   3 Pompey Festejo – Redshirt Senior
  • 38 Christian Hutchins – Freshman
  • 34 Derek Muaava – Redshirt Freshman
  • 15 Doug Parrish – Redshirt Freshman
  • 51 Shannon Penn – Freshman
  • 31 Keith SmithSophomore
  • 40 Tiuke Tuipulotu – Senior
  • 41 Jeffrey Telles – Redshirt Freshman

Defensive backs

  • 21 Bené Benwikere – RCB – Sophomore
  • 28 Simon Connette – S – Freshman
  •   8 Brandon Driver – CB – Redshirt Senior
  • 20 Tyler Ervin – DB – Freshman
  • 24 Rob Fiscalini III – S – Junior
  •   5 Alex Germany – FS – Redshirt Senior
  • 35 Forrest Hightower – LCB – Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 Chris Hill – CB – Junior
  •   2 Duke Ihenacho – SS – Senior
  • 14 Ralph Jackson – CB – Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 Ralph Johnson – CB – Redshirt Junior
  • 39 Cullen Newsome – SS – Redshirt Junior
  •   6 Damon Ogburn, Jr. – CB – Sophomore
  • 81 James Orth – FS – Junior
  •   7 Dennis Rufus – DB – Freshman
  • 16 Evan Taylor – S – Redshirt Junior
  • 19 Peyton Thompson – LCB – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 10 Harrison Waid – P – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 60 Ben Zorn – LS – Senior
Reference:[7]

References

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General
  • San Jose State University: 2011 Spartan Football Media Guide (PDF), San Jose, California: San Jose State University Sports Information Office, 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2014, retrieved August 4, 2014
Specific
  1. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. New Mexico State Aggies". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ San Jose State University: 2011 Spartan Football Media Guide, p. 2.
  6. ^ San Jose State University Football Fact Sheet, Game #12, p. 14.
  7. ^ San Jose State University Football Fact Sheet, Game #12, pp. 16-17.