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
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2014 record3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coachRon Caragher (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJimmie Dougherty (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Robinson (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan 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.

NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State		Alma Mater
Ron CaragherHead coach2UCLA (1990)
Jimmie DoughertyOffensive coordinator, quarterbacks, assistant head coach2Missouri (2001)
Keith CarterOffensive line, running game1UCLA (2005)
Fred GuidiciSpecial teams3San Jose State (1989)
Terry MalleyWide receivers, recruiting coordinator6Santa Clara (1976)
Greg RobinsonDefensive coordinator, linebackers1Pacific (1975)
James JonesDefensive line2Texas Southern (1998)
Joe StaabOutside linebackers2San Diego (2008)
Donté WilliamsDefensive backs2Idaho State (2006)
Reference:[1]

Roster

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 PMNorth Dakota*
ESPN3W 42–1010,371
September 64:00 PMat No. 5 Auburn*
ESPN2L 13–5987,451
September 202:00 PMat Minnesota*
BTNL 7–2447,739
September 277:30 PMNevada
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 10–2114,693
October 45:00 PMUNLV
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNewsW 33–1014,427
October 181:00 PMat Wyoming
ESPN3W 27–20 OT19,627
October 2510:00 AMat Navy*
CBSSNL 31–4130,612
November 14:00 PMColorado State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSNL 31–3817,887
November 87:30 PMat Fresno State
CBSSNL 24–3836,909
November 151:30 PMHawaii
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
Oc 16L 0–1317,962
November 216:30 PMat Utah State
ESPN2L 7–4118,428
November 2912:30 PMat San Diego State
CBSSNL 7–3824,391
  • *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 4OT Total
Spartans 3 7 0 107 27
Cowboys 0 3 7 100 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.


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