San Jose State
Spartans
| 2011 Record:
5-7
Sept. 3 at Stanford L 57-3
Sept. 10 at UCLA L 27-17
Sept. 17 Nevada L 17-14
Sept. 25 New Mexico St W 34-24
Oct. 1 at Colorado St W 38-31
Oct. 8 at BYU L 29-16
Oct. 15 Hawaii W 28-27
Oct. 22 OPEN DATE
Oct. 29 at Louisiana Tech L 38-28
Nov. 5 Idaho L 32-29
Nov. 12 at Utah State L 34-33
Nov. 19 Navy W 27-24
Nov. 26 at Fresno State W 27-24
2010 CFN
Prediction: 3-10
2010 Record: 1-12
Sept. 4 at Alabama L 48-3
Sept. 11 at Wisconsin L 27-14
Sept. 18 Southern Utah W 16-11
Sept. 25 at Utah L 56-3
Oct. 2 UC Davis L 14-13
Oct. 9 at Nevada L 35-13
Oct. 16 Boise State L 48-0
Oct. 23 Fresno State L 33-10
Oct. 30 at NMSU L 29-27
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 13 Utah State L 38-24
Nov. 20 at Hawaii L 41-7
Nov. 27 Louisiana Tech L 45-38
Dec. 4 at Idaho L 26-23 OT
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| Nov. 26 San Jose State 27 … at Fresno State 24
(AP) FRESNO, Calif. -- Matt Faulkner passed for 363 yards and two second-half touchdowns as San Jose State edged Fresno State 27-24 on Saturday night.
Noel Grigsby caught eight passes for 114 yards and a touchdown for San Jose State (5-7, 3-4 Western Athletic Conference), which defeated Fresno State for just the second time in 19 meetings. It was also the Spartans' first victory at Bulldog Stadium since 1987.
Robbie Rouse ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns for Fresno State (4-8, 3-4), which never got the ball back after pulling to within three points on a Derek Carr touchdown pass with 6:15 remaining.
Carr finished with 276 passing yards, including a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Saunders.
San Jose State took over at its 31-yard line and marched 56 yards on 13 plays to run out the clock. The Spartans were aided by a pass-interference penalty.
Nov. 19 at San Jose State 27 … Navy 24
Nov. 12 at Utah State 34 … San Jose State 33
Nov. 5 Idaho 32 … at San Jose State 29
Oct. 29 at Louisiana Tech 38 … San Jose State 28
Oct. 14 at San Jose State 28 … Hawaii 27
CFN Analysis: It this the greatest win for San Jose State football in the last 20 years? It’s a big moment for a program that’s been looking for something to hold on to, and more than anything else, this was the moment that the Spartans showed heart. After getting up early and giving away a big lead, they could’ve buckled after Hawaii rallied, but the big play for the blocked kick for a two point conversion and the passing of Matt Faulkner got the job done. Of course, the six turnovers were awful, with Faulkner throwing three picks along with the 366 yards and the one score, and the running game didn’t work well enough, but it was a third win in four games putting a bowl game on the table.
Oct. 8 at BYU 29 … San Jose State 16
CFN Analysis:
The Spartans had been playing well with two straight wins, but the lack of pressure in the backfield was a problem against BYU’s mobile Riley Nelson. The running game was held in check, coming up with just 70 yards, and while Matt Faulkner threw for 255 yards, he failed to lead the way to enough touchdown drives and threw two key picks. Linebacker Keith Smith had his best game of the season with 16 tackles, a tackle for loss, and a forced fumble, but it wasn’t nearly enough to stop a Cougar offense that came up with one of its best performances of the season. Against Hawaii on Friday, the Spartans have to gear up the offense to be more balanced and be more explosive, if that’s possible, and while the secondary hasn’t been bad, it’ll get toasted if the front line isn’t touching the quarterback. The D has only come up with three sacks and 30 tackles for loss in six games.
Oct. 1 San Jose State 38 ... at Colorado State 31
CFN Analysis: Beating New Mexico State was nice, but getting by Colorado State on the road proved that things really have changed and that it might be time to fear the Spartans in the WAC race. The passing game is still spotty and the defensive line can’t generate much production in the backfield, but Matt Faulkner came up with 313 yards and two scores including the game winner in the final minute, and Brandon Rutley was fantastic with 121 yards and two scores. The real star, though, was Harrison Waid, who bombed away for a 58.6 yard punting average and kept the Colorado State offense deep for most of the game. All of a sudden, the offense is putting up a few yards and the attack has exploded for 72 points over the last two weeks. The BYU game will be a nice test before hosting Hawaii.
Sept. 24 at San Jose State 34 ... New Mexico State 24
CFN Analysis: Finally. FINALLY. San Jose State has a real, live win over an FBS team under head coach Mike MacIntyre, and after playing relatively well against UCLA and Nevada, it was overdue. The passing game wasn’t a liability, with Matt Faulkner throwing for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and Brandon Rutley running for 209 yards and two scores. The defense didn’t generate a pass rush, but Pompey Festejo came up with ten tackles and a sack. It’ll be tough to get another win over the next several weeks, but at least the Spartans have one and have started to look far more competitive.
Sept. 17 Nevada 17 … at San Jose State 14
CFN Analysis:
Is it Matt Faulkner’s job to take over full time? After Dasmen Stewart was awful – completing 3-of-14 passes for 21 yards – Faulkner came in and made a game of it, moving the ball a big and connecting on 10-of-19 passes in the comeback effort. He through a late pick in the end zone, but he made it interesting and he gave the lifeless offense a jolt. The four turnovers were disastrous, and if the Spartans want to get by New Mexico State next week or pull off any other wins this year, winning the turnover battle is a must. They came up with four takeaways, but they failed to fully take advantage of them.
Sept. 10 at UCLA 27 ... San Jose State 17
CFN Analysis: The Spartans played one of their best games under Mike MacItyre. For the first time in what seems like forever, the running game was great with 202 yards, spread out over four players with quarterback Dasmen Stewart adding some mobility and Brandon Rutley running for 81 yards and a score. The run defense was lousy in the second half, but Duke Ihenacho did whatever he could with 11 tackles with a forced fumble, but he couldn’t do it along. Keith Smith didn’t make enough plays and the defensive front isn’t generating any pressure. With Nevada up next, the run defense that got rolled by Stanford and UCLA is in huge trouble.
Sept. 3 at Stanford 57 … San Jose State 3
CFN Analysis:
The Spartans didn’t have any sort of a chance against a pumped up Stanford team looking to prove that there was life outside of Jim Harbaugh, but it would’ve been nice to have gotten something more out of the offense. Matt Faulkner threw well, completing 14-of-26 passes for 184 yards, but there wasn’t any semblance of a running game whatsoever with just 27 yards. The offense isn’t likely to get much more on the ground next week against UCLA, so if Faulkner isn’t bombing away, it’ll be another blowout. Keeping the chains moving is a must after converting on just 3-of-14 chances.
The 2011 Class Is Heavy On … Joseph Gray. The Spartans loaded up last year, and now they need to find more playmakers. For the second year in a row, the defensive line gets the best overall players with 6-1, 305-pound Nathan Falo a possible anchor on the inside. However, the team needs more pop from the offense, and it needs smallish passing quarterback Joseph Gray to be the type of star who the rest of the program can build around. If ever one player can make a class, this might be it. It needs to be. No pressure, Joe.
Five San Jose State Recruits You Should Care About
Player writeups by Scout.com
1. QB Joseph Gray
Gray plays in a 4-wide offense for Dorsey and shows excellent field vision in spreading the ball around to his talented receiving corp. He has good, not great arm strength, but he's able to generate good velocity on the ball with a quick release and tight spiral. He doesn't need a big windup to reach his best throw. Can get sloppy with his mechanics hurting his accuracy. Not a running threat, but still a decent athlete.
2. CB Mercy Maston
5-11, 185, Scout.com’s 76th ranked corner.
3. WR K.C. Pearce
6-3, 175, Two-star prospect
4. RB Tyler Ervin
5-10, 165, Two-star prospect
5. DT David Catalano
6-4, 255, Two-star prospect
2011 Entire Recruiting Class
DOUG BLACKSILL (OL, 6-5, 260, FR, Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty HS)
SAM BOYD (ATH, 6-3, 245, FR, St. Petersburgh, Fla./Roosevelt HS)
DAVID CATALANO (DL/OL, 6-4, 255, FR, Tucson, Ariz./Canyon Del Oro HS)
SIMON CONNETTE (DB, 5-11, 185, FR Corona, Calif./Santiago HS)
NICK DIAZ (OL, 6-3, 305, FR, Downey, Calif./St. John Bosco HS)
TYLER ERVIN (DB, 5-10, 170, FR, Colton, Calif./Colton HS)
NATHAN FALO (DL, 6-1, 305, FR, Sacramento, Calif./Inderkum HS)
JOSH FASAVALU (LB, 5-11, 215, FR, Long Beach, Calif./Poly HS)
ROBERT FISCALINI (DB, 5-11, 205, JR San Jose, Calif./Foothill College)
JOE GRAY (QB, 6-2 , 190, FR, Inglewood, Calif./Dorsey HS)
CHRISTIAN HILL (DL, 6-4, 220, FR, Fresno, Calif./Sanger HS)
MARCED KELLY (ATH, 5-10, 170, FR, Stockton, Calif./Edison HS)
TRAVIS LORIUS (TE, 6-5, 245, JR San Jose, Calif./Foothill College)
MERCY MASTON (DB, 6-0, 190, FR, Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield HS)
JON MEYER (OL, 6-5, 285, JR San Jose, Calif./Foothill College)
MAX MILLER (TE 6-6, 255, JR Stuart, Iowa/Iowa Western College)
K.C. PEARCE (WR, 6-3, 180, FR, Visalia, Calif./Redwood HS)
TONY POPOVICH (DL, 6-2, 280, FR, Kentfield, Calif./Marin)
HECTOR ROACH (LB, 6-2, 215, FR, Stockton, Calif./Edison HS)
DENNIS RUFUS (DB, 6-1 , 190, FR, Pasadena, Calif./Charter Oak HS)
WES SCHWEITZER (OL, 6-5, 270, FR, Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS)
CEDRIC SIMMONS (RB, 6-1, 212, FR, Gilbert, Ariz./Perry HS)
DAVID TUITUPOU (DL, 6-6, 255 JR Orem, Utah/Snow College)
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