2023 San Jose State Spartans football team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	San Jose State Spartans
Sport:	football
Conference:	Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:	MW
Record:	7–6
Conf Record:	6–2
Champion:	MW regular season co-champion
Head Coach:	Brent Brennan
Hc Year:	7th
Off Coach:	Kevin McGiven
Oc Year:	6th
Off Scheme:	Spread option
Def Coach:	Derrick Odum
Dc Year:	7th
Def Scheme:	3–4
Stadium:	CEFCU Stadium
Bowl:	Hawaii Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 14–24 vs. Coastal Carolina
Uniform:	San_jose_state_football_unif.png

The 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by Brent Brennan in his seventh and final year as head coach. They played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.^[1]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Giovonni Harper	S	Texas Southern
Grady Manley	DL	Unknown
Isaiah Hamilton	WR	Washington State
Mikale Greer	CB	Northern Arizona
Terrence Loville	WR	College of San Mateo
Jermaine Braddock	WR	Portland State
Ryan Nixon	CB	Valdosta State
Isaiah Ifanse	RB	California

Incoming

Quali Conley	RB	Utah Tech
Jayvion Cole	CB	Cal Poly
DJ Harvey	CB	Virginia Tech
Jay Butterfield	QB	Oregon
Kyler Halvorsen	K	Hawaii

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Schedule

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Game summaries

at No. 6 USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team.

style=	Pregame line!	style=	Over/under!	style=	Win prob.
USC -31.5	66	USC 96%

Statistics	SJSU	USC
First downs	24	25
Total yards	396	501
Rushes/yards	27–198	33–169
Passing yards	198	341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–38–0	24–35–0
Time of possession	30:42	29:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing		21/38, 198 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Quali Conley	6 carries, 108 yards
Receiving	Nick Nash	6 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TD
USC	Passing		18/25, 178 yards, 4 TD
Rushing		6 carries, 54 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		2 receptions, 85 yards, TD

No. 18 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team.

style=	Pregame line!	style=	Over/under!	style=	Win prob.
ORST -14	56.5	ORST 80.2%

Statistics	ORST	SJSU
First downs	27	20
Total yards	63–473	47–279
Rushing yards	35–197	22–56
Passing yards	276	223
Turnovers	22–28–0	25–42–0
Time of possession	31:55	28:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State	Passing		20/25, 239 yards, 3 TD
Rushing		18 carries, 145 yards
Receiving		3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
SJSU	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	18/32, 143 yards
Rushing	Quali Conley	11 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Sam Olson	6 receptions, 60 yards

Cal Poly

See also: 2023 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.

style=	Pregame line!	style=	Over/under!	style=	Win prob.
SJSU -23.5	60	SJSU 88.4%

Statistics	CP	SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SJSU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Toledo

See also: 2023 Toledo Rockets football team.

Statistics	SJSU	TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SJSU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Toledo	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Air Force

See also: 2023 Air Force Falcons football team.

Statistics	AF	SJSU
First downs	25	18
Total yards	428	354
Rushing yards	73–400	17–115
Passing yards	28	239
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	39:05	20:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Zac Larrier	2/2, 28 yards
Rushing	Emmanuel Michel	33 carries, 148 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jared Roznos	1 reception, 22 yards
SJSU	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	24/35, 238 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Kairee Robinson	7 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Dominick Mazotti	5 receptions, 60 yards

At Boise State

See also: 2023 Boise State Broncos football team.

Statistics	SJSU	BSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SJSU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boise State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At New Mexico

See also: 2023 New Mexico Lobos football team.

Statistics	SJSU	UNM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SJSU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Utah State

See also: 2023 Utah State Aggies football team.

Statistics	USU	SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SJSU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Hawaii

See also: 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.

Statistics	SJSU	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SJSU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Fresno State

See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	FRE	SJSU
First downs	19	21
Total yards	308	459
Rushing yards	83	313
Passing yards	225	146
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:40	32:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Logan Fife	11/21, 115 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Malik Sherrod	15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving	Mac Dalena	6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
SJSU	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	9/18, 146 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Kairee Robinson	19 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Nick Nash	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

San Diego State

See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

Statistics	SDSU	SJSU
First downs	18	19
Total yards	300	355
Rushing yards	183	181
Passing yards	117	174
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	35:16	24:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing		15/24, 117 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Jaylon Armstead	21 carries, 134 yards, TD
Receiving	Phillippe Wesley II	4 receptions, 48 yards
SJSU	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	15/20, 174 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Quali Conley	13 carries, 155 yards, TD
Receiving	Isaac Jernagin	2 receptions, 56 yards

at UNLV

See also: 2023 UNLV Rebels football team.

Statistics	SJSU	UNLV
First downs	21	22
Total yards	482	411
Rushing yards	233	182
Passing yards	249	229
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	36:40	23:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SJSU	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	19/26, 249 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Kairee Robinson	17 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Nick Nash	3 receptions, 98 yards
UNLV	Passing		19/29, 229 yards, TD
Rushing	Vincent Davis	9 carries, 88 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 111 yards

vs. Coastal Carolina (Hawaii Bowl)

See also: 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team and 2023 Hawaii Bowl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Facilities . 2022-12-22 . SJSU Athletics . en.
2. Web site: 2023 San Jose State Football Transfer Portal . ON3 . en.
3. Web site: San Jose State Spartans 2023 College Football Transfer Portal . 247Sports . en.
4. Web site: 2023 San Jose State Football Schedule . 2022-12-22 . FBSchedules.com . en-US.
5. Web site: 2023-05-31 . National CBS Game Among Nationally Televised Games for SJSU in 2023 . 2023-05-31 . SJSU Athletics . en.