American college football season
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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 28 7:00 pm North Dakota * ESPN3 W 42–1010,371 September 6 4:00 pm at No. 5 Auburn * ESPN2 L 13–5987,451 September 20 2:00 pm at Minnesota * BTN L 7–2447,739 September 27 7:30 pm Nevada Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN L 10–2114,693 October 4 5:00 pm UNLV Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPNews W 33–1014,427 October 18 1:00 pm at Wyoming ESPN3 W 27–20 OT 19,627 October 25 10:00 am at Navy * CBSSN L 31–4130,612 November 1 4:00 pm Colorado State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN L 31–3817,887 November 8 7:30 pm at Fresno State CBSSN L 24–3836,909 November 15 1:30 pm Hawaii Oc 16 L 0–1317,962 November 21 6:30 pm at Utah State ESPN2 L 7–4118,428 November 29 12:30 pm at San Diego State CBSSN L 7–3824,391 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Schedule Source: [ 1] 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Hawks 0 3 0 7 10 Spartans 14 7 14 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 7 3 3 0 13 No. 5 Tigers 14 24 7 14 59
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 7 0 0 0 7 Gophers 10 7 0 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 0 14 21 Spartans 0 3 7 0 10
1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 0 0 3 10 Spartans 0 16 10 7 33
1 2 3 4 OT Total Spartans 3 7 0 10 7 27 Cowboys 0 3 7 10 0 20
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 3 14 0 14 31 Midshipmen 0 24 7 10 41
1 2 3 4 Total Rams 7 10 7 14 38 Spartans 7 7 3 14 31
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 14 0 7 3 24 Bulldogs 7 21 7 3 38
1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 0 10 0 3 13 Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 7 0 0 7 Aggies 7 7 14 13 41
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 0 7 7 Aztecs 7 14 7 10 38
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 .
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