2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2016 San Jose State Spartans football San José State Spartans wordmark.svg 200 Mountain West Conference West Division MW 4–8 3–5 Ron Caragher 4th Al Borges 2nd Multiple Ron English 1st 4–3 CEFCU Stadium The 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-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 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division. On November 27, head coach Ron Caragher was fired.http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/27/report-san-jose-state-fires-football-coach-ron-caragher/ San Jose State fires football coach Ron Caragher, begins search for successor 27 November 2016 Caragher finished at San Jose State with a four-year record of 19–30. Schedule 2016 AP Pacific September 3 4:00 pm l y y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN 10–45 18,748 September 10 1:30 pm w y Portland State 16 (FCS) CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA 66–35 13,210 September 17 7:30 pm l y Utah CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 17–34 16,041 September 24 9:00 am l y y Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA FSN 10–44 50,851 October 1 1:00 pm l y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM ROOT 41–48 19,852 October 8 1:30 pm l y Hawaii CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Dick Tomey Legacy Game Oceanic PPV 17–34 16,837 October 15 7:30 pm w Nevada CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 14–10 15,161 October 21 Friday 7:30 pm l y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN2 3–42 25,613 October 29 7:30 pm w UNLV CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 30–24 15,733 November 4 Friday 7:15 pm l y Boise State 24 Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID ESPN2 31–45 31,863 November 19 7:30 pm l Air Force CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 38–41 15,533 November 26 12:30 pm w y Fresno State Valley Cup Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA CBSSN 16–14 20,991 Game summaries At Tulsa 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Spartans 7 0 0 3 Golden Hurricane 24 14 7 0 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–28, 234 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Dane Evans (TULSA): 12–23, 198 YDS, 1 TD Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 19 CAR, 43 YDS; D'Angelo Brewer (TULSA): 22 CAR, 164 YDS, 3 TD Receiving leaders: Rahshead Johnson (SJSU): 2 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD; Keevan Lucas (TULSA): 6 REC, 112 YDS Portland State 2016 Portland State Vikings football team No. 16 (FCS) Vikings 7 7 7 14 Spartans 7 21 24 14 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 14–20, 233 YDS, 3 TD; Alex Kuresa (PSU): 10–22, 135 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 18 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD; Paris Penn (PSU): 14 CAR, 137 YDS, 1 TD Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 4 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD; Alex Kuresa (PSU): 1 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD Utah 2016 Utah Utes football team Utes 6 14 7 7 Spartans 3 7 0 7 Passing leaders: Josh Love (SJSU): 11–21, 184 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Troy Williams (UTAH): 20–28, 257 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 12 CAR, 45 YDS; Zack Moss (UTAH): 12 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 4 REC, 81 YDS; Tim Patrick (UTAH): 6 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TD at Iowa State 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team Spartans 3 0 7 0 Cyclones 10 13 7 14 Passing leaders: Josh Love (SJSU): 13–27, 155 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT; Jacob Park (ISU): 15–19, 165 YDS, 3 TD Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 24 CAR, 104 YDS; Mike Warren (ISU): 19 CAR, 103 YDS, 1 TD Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 3 REC, 48 YDS; Deshaunte Jones (ISU): 3 REC, 78 YDS, 2 TD at New Mexico 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team Spartans 13 7 0 21 Lobos 14 17 10 7 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–29, 314 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; Lamar Jordan (UNM): 4–8, 45 YDS, 1 INT Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 9 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD; Teriyon Gipson (UNM): 11 CAR, 156 YDS, 1 TD Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 4 REC, 99 YDS; Tyrone Owens (UNM): 2 REC, 27 YDS Hawaii 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team Rainbow Warriors 3 21 0 10 Spartans 3 7 7 0 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 16–30, 160 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT; Dru Brown (HAW): 24–33, 287 YDS, 2 TD Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 19 CAR, 91 YDS; Dru Brown (HAW): 6 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD Receiving leaders: Billy Freeman (SJSU): 3 REC, 51 YDS; Marcus Kemp (HAW): 6 REC, 69 YDS Nevada 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 Spartans 0 7 0 7 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 11–17, 142 YDS; Tyler Stewart (NEV): 9–20, 144 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 35 CAR, 139 YDS; James Butler (NEV): 20 CAR, 94 YDS Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 5 REC, 76 YDS; James Butler (NEV): 3 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD at San Diego State 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team Spartans 0 3 0 0 Aztecs 7 14 21 0 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 13–29, 104 YDS; Christian Chapman (SDSU): 13–18, 167 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 9 CAR, 42 YDS; Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU): 24 CAR, 135 YDS, 2 TD Receiving leaders: Tre Hartley (SJSU): 3 REC, 46 YDS; Rashaad Penny (SDSU): 2 REC, 64 YDS UNLV 2016 UNLV Rebels football team Rebels 7 3 7 7 Spartans 10 17 3 0 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 24–39, 292 YDS, 2 TD; Kurt Palandech (UNLV): 10–21, 161 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing leaders: Zamore Zigler (SJSU): 18 CAR, 77 YDS; Charles Williams (UNLV): 22 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD Receiving leaders: Tim Crawley (SJSU): 8 REC, 114 YDS; Devonte Boyd (UNLV): 6 REC, 136 YDS at Boise State 2016 Boise State Broncos football team Spartans 6 10 0 15 No. 24 Broncos 7 17 7 14 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 23–36, 278 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–21, 219 YDS, 3 TD Rushing leaders: Malik Roberson (SJSU): 12 CAR, 109 YDS, 1 TD; Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 28 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TD Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 6 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD; Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 6 REC, 102 YDS, 2 TD Air Force 2016 Air Force Falcons football team Falcons 7 10 14 10 Spartans 13 10 8 7 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 25–37, 340 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT; Arion Worthman (AF): 3–6, 33 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 22 CAR, 52 YDS, 3 TD; Arion Worthman (AF): 28 CAR, 215 YDS, 2 TD Receiving leaders: Tim Crawley (SJSU): 11 REC, 147 YDS; Jalen Robinette (AF): 2 REC, 30 YDS, 1 TD at Fresno State 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry Spartans 7 0 6 3 Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 Passing leaders: Kenny Potter (SJSU): 15–25, 111 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Zach Kline (FRES): 10–17, 145 YDS Rushing leaders: Deontae Cooper (SJSU): 26 CAR, 126 YDS; Dontel James (FRES): 12 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD Receiving leaders: Justin Holmes (SJSU): 5 REC, 43 YDS; Aaron Peck (FRES): 6 REC, 63 YDS Personnel Coaching staff NamePositionSJSU YearsAlma Mater Ron Caragher Head 4th UCLA '90 Arnold Ale Linebackers 1st UCLA '93 Al Borges Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks 2nd Chico State '81 Phil Earley Runningbacks 1st Pacific Lutheran '80 Ron English Defensive coordinator 1st California '91 Dan Ferrigno Special Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends 2nd San Francisco State '77 Will Harris Defensive backs 1st Southern California '10 Andrew Rolin Recruiting Coordinator & wide receivers 4th San Diego '09 Barry Sacks Defensive line 4th Montana '80 Adam Stenavich Offensive line 2nd Michigan '06 Nicholas Kaspar Defense 3rd San Jose State '13 Matt Peleti Offense 4th San Diego '13 Vince Hug Football Operations 1st Lake Erie '09 Korey Geist Player Personnel 1st San Francisco State '15 Gary Uribe Athletic Performance 4th La Verne '96 Melanie Hein Learning Specialist 2nd San Jose State '96 Roster 2016 San Jose State Spartans FootballQuarterback  1 Sam Allen – sophomore (6'3, 204)  5 Kenny Potter – senior (6'2, 208)  7 Montel Aaron – freshman (6'5, 190) 12 Josh Love – freshman (6'2, 199) 14 Michael Carrillo – junior (5'11, 195) Running back  3 Thomas Tucker – junior (5'10, 202)  6 Deontae Cooper – graduate (5'11, 199) 20 Malik Roberson – sophomore (5'8, 185) 22 Thai Cottrell – sophomore (5'7, 176) 32 Brandon Monroe – junior (6'1, 242) 33 Jamar Williams-Sheppard – freshman (6'2, 215) 34 Zamore Zigler – freshman (5'10, 168) 36 Michael Roots – freshman (5'9, 185) 39 Francoise Sims II – freshman (6'0, 232) 40 Jarrod Lawson – senior (5'8, 192) 49 Shane Smith – senior (6'2, 247) Wide receiver  2 Tim Crawley – senior (5'7, 169)  8 Rahshead Johnson – sophomore (5'9, 169)  4 Justin Holmes – sophomore (6'2, 211) 11 JaQuan Blackwell – freshman (6'2, 190) 13 Tre Hartley – sophomore (6'0, 183) 15 Tyler Winston – senior (6'2, 200) 80 Ray Surry – freshman (6'2, 195) 82 A'Darrius Wilson – freshman (6'3, 215) 84 Bailey Gaither – freshman (6'1, 179) 85 Brandon Pierce – freshman (5'9, 159) 87 Brendan Lane – freshman (5'10, 181) 88 Nick Inneh – junior (6'1, 190) Tight end 18 Billy Freeman – senior (6'3, 234) 30 Nico Lima – freshman (6'4, 257) 46 Cameron Woodard – freshman (6'4, 260) 81 Billy Humphreys – freshman (6'5, 230) 86 LeVander Brown – senior (6'4, 247) 89 Josh Oliver – sophomore (6'5, 246)  Offensive lineman 54 Charles Nelson – sophomore (6'4, 297) 55 Jack Snyder – freshman (6'5, 255) 56 Kyle Hoppe – freshman (6'1, 290) 60 Michael Talafus – senior (6'3, 282) 61 Adam Heigis – freshman (6'6, 280) 62 Jeremiah Kolone – junior (6'3, 301) 65 Trevor Robbins – freshman (6'4, 260) 66 Dominic Fredrickson – freshman (6'3, 297) 68 Keoni Taylor – junior (6'3, 303) 69 Blake Walker – freshman (6'8, 300) 72 Jaelen Lewis – freshman (6'5, 265) 73 Skylar Lacy – graduate (6'6, 305) 74 Chris Gonzalez – junior (6'3, 310) 75 Nate Velichko – junior (6'7, 302) 77 Evan Sarver – senior (6'5, 297) 78 Deano Motes – freshman (6'5, 278) 79 Troy Kowalski – freshman (6'5, 293) Defensive lineman 36 Malik Hayes – freshman (6'4, 231) 43 Mikal Berry – junior (6'6, 254) 51 Owen Roberts – sophomore (6'2, 285) 53 Isaiah Irving – senior (6'3, 241) 59 Bryson Bridges – sophomore (6'2, 272) 63 Travis Miller – junior (6'4, 296) 67 Nico Aimonetti – junior (6'5, 275) 70 Trevor Bloom – freshman (6'5, 261) 76 Dante Abono – freshman (6'6, 245) 88 Joseph Melo – freshman (6'5, 257) 90 Nick Oreglia – senior (6'3, 281) 91 Lukas Hendricks – freshman (6'5, 259) 92 Keenan Sykes – senior (6'3, 270) 94 Eugene Taylor – senior (6'3, 247) 95 Cameron Alexander – freshman (6'5, 225) 98 Terrell Townsend – freshman (6'5, 256) Long snappers 48 James Workman – freshman (6'0, 220) 64 Gianfranco Fortino – junior (6'1, 242) Linebacker  4 Christian Tago – senior (6'1, 242)  5 Frank Ginda – sophomore (6'0, 241) 11 William Ossai – junior (6'2, 231) 33 Jesse Osuna – freshman (6'0, 224) 42 Alex Manigo – senior (6'0, 231) 44 Mark Amann – senior (6'0, 229) 45 Noah Failauga – freshman (6'1, 225) 50 Blake Walls – freshman (5'11, 215) 54 Epie Sona – senior (5'11, 233) 55 Brett Foley – freshman (6'3, 228) 99 Connor Hollister – freshman (6'2, 215) Defensive back  3 Jermaine Kelly – junior (6'1, 192)  7 David Williams – sophomore (6'0, 207) 10 Maurice McKnight – junior (6'0, 180) 14 Dehlon Preston – freshman (5'9, 179) 17 Chad Miller – sophomore (6'0, 185) 19 Dakari Monroe – sophomore (5'11, 181) 21 Andre Chachere – junior (6'0, 192) 23 Trevorn Bierria – freshman (6'0, 188) 24 Dominic Barnes – senior (5'11, 202) 25 Chandler Hawkins – sophomore (5'11, 194) 26 Tre Webb – freshman (6'0, 175) 27 Johnathan Lenard Jr. – freshman (6'1, 180) 28 Jeremy Kelly – sophomore (6'2, 185) 29 Cameron Smith – freshman (6'0, 175) 31 Ethan Aguayo – freshman (6'2, 201) 38 Mato Pacheco – freshman (6'0, 165) 40 Matt Torres – freshman (6'0, 180) Placekicker 35 Jake Lanski – junior (5'10, 195) 37 Matt Barmby – junior (6'2, 195) (+P) Punter 15 Michael Carrizosa – junior (5'10, 226) 38 Bryce Crawford – sophomore (6'3, 217) (+PK) References San Jose State Category:San Jose State Spartans football seasons San Jose State Spartans football