2012 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season August 2012 December 2025 2012 San Jose State Spartans football San Jose State text logo 2006-2012.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 21 21 11–2 5–1 Mike MacIntyre 3rd regular season Kent Baer interim; bowl game Brian Lindgren 1st Multiple Kent Baer 3rd 4–3 Spartan Stadium Military Bowl champion Military Bowl W 29–20 vs. Bowling Green The 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third year head coach Mike MacIntyre and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was the Spartans' final season as members of the WAC. They joined the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2013.Katz Andy Sources: Utah St., SJSU joining MWC https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7883895/utah-state-san-jose-state-joining-mountain-west-conference-2013-2014-according-sources ESPN December 14, 2012 May 2, 2012 They finished the season 11–2, 5–1 in WAC play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Bowling Green. Head coach Mike MacIntyre resigned at the end of the regular season to take the head coach position at Colorado. Defensive coordinator Kent Baer was the Spartans' interim head coach for the Military Bowl. San Diego head coach Ron Caragher was hired as the Spartans new head coach beginning in 2013. Schedule The 2012 schedule was officially released on March 5, 2012. The schedule had six home games and six road games.http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html Six Home Football Games In 2012 San Jose State Spartans March 5, 2012 June 6, 2014 Because the WAC had only seven football member schools by 2012 due to conference realignment, San Jose State played six conference games and six non-conference games for the season. San Jose State played against all six other WAC member schools: Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, Texas State, UTSA, and Utah State. The non-conference games were against: Colorado State and San Diego State of the Mountain West Conference, Stanford of the Pac-12 Conference, UC Davis of the Big Sky Conference, and FBS independent schools BYU and Navy. On November 3, San Jose State became bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 after beating Idaho and attaining six wins against FBS schools.Durkin Jimmy San Jose State beats Idaho 42-13 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21924433/san-jose-state-beats-idaho-42-13 San Jose Mercury News June 6, 2014 November 4, 2012 However, the win over UTSA did not count, because UTSA was not yet a full FBS member school.Durkin Jimmy San Jose State Spartans win 52-24 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21818516/san-jose-state-spartans-win-52-24 San Jose Mercury News June 6, 2014 October 21, 2012 Six games were nationally televised this season. ESPN showed the Military Bowl on December 27, ESPN2 showed the games against BYU and Louisiana Tech, CBS Sports Network showed the game against Navy, and Pac-12 Network showed the game against Stanford.Opener At Stanford Now Aug. 31; On Pac-12 TV http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061512aaa.html San Jose State Spartans June 6, 2014 June 15, 2012 WatchESPN also streamed the games shown on ESPN and ESPN2 as well as two games—the ones against Colorado State and UTSA—broadcast by ESPN3, the game against New Mexico State via New Mexico State's AggieVision network,Spartans Can Go 8-2 At New Mexico State http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110912aaa.html San Jose State Spartans June 6, 2014 November 9, 2012AggieVision schedule set for fall season http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-sports/ci_21375401/aggievision-schedule-set-fall-season Las Cruces Sun-News June 6, 2014 August 22, 2012 and the game against Utah State via ESPN Regional Television.WAC-ESPN Package Includes SJSU-CSU & SJSU-USU http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060712aaa.html San Jose State Spartans June 6, 2014 June 7, 2012 KLIV in San Jose served as the flagship station for the San Jose State Spartans Football Radio Network, along with fellow affiliates KION in Salinas and newcomer KFIV in Modesto.KFIV (1360 AM, Modesto) Joins Radio Network http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083112aaa.html San Jose State Spartans June 6, 2014 August 31, 2012 Michael Spero returned for his second seasonhttp://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/93021/michael-spero-tapped-to-call-san-jose-state-footba Michael Spero Tapped to Call San Jose State Footballhttp://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082712aaa.html San Jose State Spartans Official Athletic Site June 7, 2014 December 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151224141815/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082712aaa.html dead as play-by-play announcer, with Kevin Richardson at color commentary. 2012 AP Pacific August 31 7:00 pm l y y Stanford 21 Bill Walsh Legacy Game Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA P12N 17–20 40,577 September 8 5:00 pm w y UC Davis Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 45–13 7,462 September 15 5:00 pm w y Colorado State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN3 40–20 7,189 September 22 5:00 pm w y y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA KUSI 38–34 24,103 September 29 12:30 pm w y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN 12–0 32,375 October 13 1:00 pm l y Utah State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN+, ESPN3 27–49 15,168 October 20 11:00 am w y UTSA Alamodome San Antonio, TX ESPN3 52–24 30,862 October 27 1:00 pm w Texas State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 31–20 7,093 November 3 2:00 pm w y Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID KTRV 42–13 14,429 November 10 1:30 pm w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM AggieVision, Altitude, ESPN3 47–7 9,121 November 17 7:30 pm w y BYU Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN2 20–14 15,494 November 24 7:30 pm w Louisiana Tech Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN2 52–43 12,326 December 27 12:00 pm w y y 24 Bowling Green Military Bowl RFK Stadium Washington D.C. ESPN 29–20 17,835Football - Schedule/Results - SJSUSpartans.com http://www.sjsuspartans.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5600&SPID=2290&SPSID=29301 Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics March 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325011843/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5600&SPID=2290&SPSID=29301 March 25, 2012 dead mdy-all center|thumb|416x416px|The Spartans pose with the trophy at the 2012 Military Bowl Game summaries At Stanford Spartans 0 3 14 0 No. 18 Cardinal 14 3 0 3 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team Bill Walsh Legacy Game Scoring for Stanford: S. Taylor 1-yard run, J. Nunes' 11-yard pass to D. Terrell, J. Williamson 46-yard and 20-yard field goal. Scoring for San Jose State: Austin Lopez 38-yard field goal, Blake Jurich 3-yard run, and David Fales' 21-yard pass to Noel Grigsby. UC Davis Aggies 7 0 0 6 Spartans 0 14 21 10 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team Colorado State Rams 0 13 0 7 Spartans 14 3 7 16 2012 Colorado State Rams football team At San Diego State Spartans 3 14 0 21 Aztecs 0 17 7 10 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team At Navy Spartans 3 3 0 6 Midshipmen 0 0 0 0 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team Utah State Aggies 14 14 14 7 Spartans 3 17 7 0 2012 Utah State Aggies football team In San Jose State's homecoming game, San Jose State lost to eventual WAC champion Utah State. Although David Fales completed 38 of 50 passes for 467 yards and three touchdowns, Fales was sacked 13 times with a cumulative loss of 102 yards. Utah State also had a 212–4 advantage in rushing yards.Utah State runs all over SJSU in 49-27 romp http://www.csnbayarea.com/ncaa/utah-state-runs-all-over-sjsu-49-27-romp Comcast SportsNet Bay Area December 13, 2012 At UTSA Spartans 28 10 14 0 Roadrunners 0 10 7 7 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team Texas State Bobcats 7 13 0 0 Spartans 3 14 14 0 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team At Idaho Spartans 0 14 14 14 Vandals 7 0 6 0 2012 Idaho Vandals football team At New Mexico State Spartans 17 20 10 0 Aggies 0 0 0 7 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team BYU Cougars 7 0 0 7 Spartans 13 7 0 0 2012 BYU Cougars football team Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 6 21 10 6 Spartans 10 14 14 14 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Bowling Green–Military Bowl No. 24 Spartans 7 3 9 10 Falcons 3 3 7 7 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team 2012 Military Bowl Ranking movements 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings On November 25, San Jose State made the No. 24 spot in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Top 25 rankings. This was San Jose State's first-ever BCS ranking and first national ranking since 1990.Durkin Jimmy San Jose State ranked No. 25 in BCS http://www.mercurynews.com/sjsu-spartans/ci_22065025/san-jose-state-ranked-no-25-bcs San Jose Mercury News November 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130517225459/http://www.mercurynews.com/sjsu-spartans/ci_22065025/san-jose-state-ranked-no-25-bcs May 17, 2013 live The following week, both the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll ranked San Jose State No. 24. This ranking marked San Jose State's first top-25 AP ranking since 1975.Durkin, Jimmy San Jose State ranked No. 24 in BCS and both national polls http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22110810/san-jose-state-ranked-both-national-polls San Jose Mercury News December 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216051620/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22110810/san-jose-state-ranked-both-national-polls December 16, 2013 live San Jose State also played its first bowl game since the 2006 New Mexico Bowl. On December 27, San Jose State defeated Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl at Washington, D. C. by the score of 29–20. For the first time in school history, San Jose State made it into the final rankings in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, earning a No. 21 ranking in both. AP 0 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 24 21 Coaches' 0 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 24 21 BCS 7 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 24 Personnel Coaching staff Head coach Mike MacIntyre returned for his third season with San Jose State. Under MacIntyre, San Jose State went 1–12 in its 2010 season and improved to 5–7 in 2011. On December 10, the University of Colorado at Boulder hired MacIntyre to be the new head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team. With a five-year, $10 million contract, MacIntyre would annually earn nearly quadruple his annual salary at San Jose State.Durkin Jimmy San Jose State coach Mike MacIntyre leaves for Colorado job http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22161492 San Jose Mercury News December 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223239/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22161492 March 3, 2016 live The following day, San Jose State named defensive coordinator Kent Baer to be interim coach for the 2012 Military Bowl on December 27, in which they defeated Bowling Green 29–20.Kent Baer Named Interim Head Football Coach http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205823820&DB_OEM_ID=5600 San Jose State Spartans December 14, 2012 December 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121216011631/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=205823820 December 16, 2012 dead mdy-all The previous week, MacIntyre stated that although other schools had contacted him about potential job openings, MacIntyre was not actively seeking another job. During San Jose State's late-season win streak, speculation occurred that MacIntyre might become head coach at Cal or Kentucky in 2013.Durkin Jimmy Mike MacIntyre says he's received contact about coaching openings http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22122388 San Jose Mercury News December 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062136/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22122388 March 4, 2016 live Name Position Seasons atSan Jose State Alma mater Mike MacIntyre Head coach 3 Georgia Tech (1989) Klayton Adams Tight ends 2 Boise State (2005) Kent Baer Defensive coordinator, linebackers, interim head coach 5 Utah State (1973) Gary Bernardi Offensive line 3 Cal State Northridge (1976) Charles Clark Defensive backs 3 Mississippi (2007) Fred Guidici Special teams, running backs 1 San Jose State (1989) Jim Jeffcoat Defensive line 2 Arizona State (1982) Andy LaRussa Cornerbacks, special teams 2 Southern Utah (2002) Brian Lindgren Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 1 Idaho (2004) Terry Malley Receivers, recruiting coordinator 4 Santa Clara (1976) Reference:San Jose State University 2012 Football Media Guide, p. 28. Departing starters San Jose State lost 12 starters from the 2011 season, including quarterback Matt Faulkner, running back Brandon Rutley, safety Duke Ihenacho, and placekicker Jens Alvernik. Ihenacho went on to play for the NFL's Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent. Returning starters Offense Player Class Position Noel Grigsby Junior Wide receiver Chandler Jones Junior Wide receiver Jabari Carr Sophomore Wide receiver David Quessenberry Senior Offensive tackle Nicholas Kaspar Junior Offensive tackle Ryan Otten Senior Tight end Peter Tuitupou Senior Tight endReference: Defense Player Class PositionTravis RacitiSophomoreDefensive tackleTravis JohnsonSeniorDefensive endKeith SmithJuniorLinebackerRonnie YellSeniorCornerbackJames OrthSeniorSafetyReference: Special teams Player Class PositionHarrison WaidJuniorPunter/placekickerReference: Depth chart Starters and backups from the final depth chart:San Jose State 2012 Football Military Bowl Postseason Guide, p. 19. Pro-Set 4-3 Yes No Yes David Fales Blake Jurich Joe Gray Ina Liaina Ray Rodriguez De'Leon Eskridge Tyler Ervin Jason Simpson Jabari Carr Kyle Nunn Noel Grigsby Chandler Jones Sean Linton Ryan Otten Peter Tuitupou Travis Lorius or Dasmen Stewart David Quessenberry Amar Pal Ryan Jones Jeff Grattan Doug Blacksill Reuben Hasani David Peterson Nicholas Kaspar Nick Diaz Jon Meyer Wes Schweitzer Ronnie Yell Bené Benwikere Bené Benwikere Jimmy Pruitt Damon Ogburn, Jr. or Forrest Hightower David Tuitupou Vincent Abbott Tony Popovich Anthony Larceval David Catalano Travis Raciti Foloi Vae Marcus Howard Travis Johnson Sean Bacon Hector Roach Doug Parrish Vince Buhagiar Tony Zizzo Keith Smith Josh Fasavalu Cullen Newsome Travis Talianko James Orth Simon Connette Austin Lopez Alex Anastasi Harrison Waid Ryan Harper Forrest Hightower Ronnie Yell Ryan DiSalvo Daniel Bradbury Final roster 2012 San Jose State Spartans final rosterQuarterbacks 10 David Fales – 10px|Redshirt Junior 16 Joe Gray – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 13 Jason Habash – Freshman 14 Blake Jurich – Sophomore Running backs 30 Josh Brown – Senior   2 De'Leon Eskridge – Senior 20 David Freeman – 10px|Redshirt Senior 40 Jarrod Lawson – Freshman 42 Ina Liaina – 10px|Redshirt Senior   8 Jalynn McCain – Freshman 46 Ray Rodriguez – Junior 24 Cedric Simmons – Freshman 32 Jason Simpson – 10px|Redshirt Junior 27 Ben Thompson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Wide receivers 17 Daniel Bradbury – 10px|Redshirt Freshman   1 Jabari Carr – Junior 23 Noel Grigsby – 10px|Redshirt Junior 89 Chandler Jones – 10px|Redshirt Junior 20 Chris Kearney – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 84 Sean Linton – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 86 K.C. Pearce – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 19 Kyle Nunn – Junior 35 Hansell Wilson – Freshman 81 Jake Wilson – Freshman Tight ends 85 Keenan Brown – 10px|Redshirt Senior 38 Billy Freeman – Freshman 88 Travis Lorius – 10px|Redshirt Senior 80 Max Miller – 10px|Redshirt Junior 82 Ryan Otten – 10px|Redshirt Senior 18 Dasmen Stewart – Junior 83 Jordan Thiel – Freshman 37 Sam Tomlitz – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 15 Peter Tuitupou – Senior Offensive linemen 78 Oscar Barron – G – Freshman 71 Keith Bendixen – RG – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 56 Doug Blacksill – LG – Freshman 50 Nick Diaz – RG/C – Freshman 54 Reuben Hasani – C – 10px|Redshirt Junior 74 Ryan Jones – LG – 10px|Redshirt Junior 75 Nicholas Kaspar – RG – Junior 79 Jon Meyer – T – 10px|Redshirt Junior 64 Nick Oreglia – Freshman 61 Amar Pal – LT – 10px|Redshirt Junior 51 David Peterson – C – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 76 David Quessenberry – LT – 10px|Redshirt Senior 77 Evan Sarver – OT – Freshman 72 Wes Schweitzer – RT – Freshman 60 Michael Talafus – Freshman Defensive linemen 53 Vincent Abbott – LDE – 10px|Redshirt Senior 95 Sean Bacon – RDE – Sophomore 85 Keenan Brown – DE – 10px|Redshirt Junior 92 David Catalano – LDT – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 57 Nate Falo – DT – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 86 Christian Hill – DE – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 96 Marcus Howard – RDT – Sophomore 43 Travis Johnson – RDE – Senior 97 Anthony Larceval – LDT – 10px|Redshirt Junior 45 Lemaki Musika – DE – Freshman 91 Joe Nigos – RDT – 10px|Redshirt Senior 98 Tony Popovich – LDE – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 90 Travis Raciti – RDT – Sophomore 49 Shane Smith – LB – Freshman 94 Eugene Taylor – DE – Freshman 41 David Tuitupou – LDE – 10px|Redshirt Senior 93 Foloi Vae – RDT – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Linebackers 99 Nick Brown – Freshman 36 Vince Buhagiar – OLB – Junior 11 Josh Fasavalu – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 33 Brad Kuh – Freshman 55 Ryan McAleenan – Freshman 34 Derek Muaava – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 15 Doug Parrish – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 22 Hector Roach – Freshman 31 Keith Smith – ILB – Junior   4 Christian Tago – Freshman 94 Eugene Taylor – Freshman 44 Tony Zizzo – Junior Defensive backs 21 Bené Benwikere – LCB – Sophomore 28 Simon Connette – FS – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 13 Tim Crawley – DB – Freshman   7 Tyler Ervin – CB – Sophomore 24 Rob Fiscalini III – S – 10px|Redshirt Junior   5 Dasheon Frierson – CB – Junior 40 Ryan Harper – S – Sophomore 12 Forrest Hightower – LCB – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 29 Chris Hill – CB – 10px|Redshirt Junior 87 Akeem King – S – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 16 Miles Milner – CB – Freshman 39 Cullen Newsome – SS – 10px|Redshirt Senior   6 Damon Ogburn, Jr. – LCB – Junior 81 James Orth – FS – Senior   8 Jimmy Pruitt – LCB – Freshman 26 Travis Talianko – SS – Freshman 25 Ronnie Yell – RCB – Senior Special teams 22 Alex Anastasi – PK – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 59 Ryan DiSalvo – LS – Freshman 39 Arthur Gilbreath – LS – Junior 40 Ryan Harper – P – Sophomore 12 Austin Lopez – PK – Freshman 41 Jeffrey Telles – LS – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 10 Harrison Waid – P – 10px|Redshirt JuniorReference:San Jose State University 2012 Football Military Bowl Postseason Guide, pp. 16-17. After the season Awards Conference Travis Johnson earned the WAC Defensive Player of the Year award. With 16 honorees, San Jose State led all WAC teams in 2012 for All-WAC honors. Named to the All-WAC first team were Noel Grigsby, Ryan Otten, Nicholas Kaspar, David Quessenberry, Travis Johnson, Travis Raciti, Vince Buhagiar, Keith Smith, and Bené Benwikere. Named to the All-WAC second team were Chandler Jones, David Fales, De'Leon Eskridge, Anthony Larceval, David Tuitupou, Austin Lopez, and Tyler Ervin.http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120312aad.html 16 Football Players Receive All-WAC Honors San Jose State Spartans December 3, 2012 June 1, 2014 National Travis Johnson was invited to the East-West Shrine Game and was named to the Academic All-America second team.http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011513aaa.html Travis Johnson In The East-West Shrine Game San Jose State Spartans January 15, 2013 June 1, 2014http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120612aaa.html Travis Johnson Capital One Academic All-America San Jose State Spartans December 6, 2012 June 1, 2014 April 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234449/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120612aaa.html dead Johnson, Ryan Otten, and David Quessenberry all got Senior Bowl invitations.http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012313aaa.html Travis Johnson In The Senior Bowl January 23, 2013 June 1, 2014 San Jose State Spartans NFL draft 2013 NFL draft In the 2013 NFL draft, David Quessenberry was selected in the sixth round and 176th overall by the Houston Texans. Conference change On July 1, 2013, San Jose State officially became a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). San Jose State football followed fellow WAC school Utah State to the MWC and reunited with Hawaii in football only and Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, and several other fellow former WAC schools in football and many other sports.http://www.sjsuspartans.com/genrel/070113aaa.html San Jose State Joins The Mountain West Conference San Jose State Spartans July 1, 2013 June 1, 2014 The WAC stopped sponsoring football after the 2012 season. References General: San Jose State University 2012 Football Media Guide https://storage.googleapis.com/san-jose-state-prod/2023/06/28/KM6zO0kpwJxVRCQ15Ond82E8Kr8fi6wM4IKN1j0m.pdf San Jose, California San Jose State University Sports Information Office 2012 San Jose State 2012 Football Military Bowl Postseason Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/sjsu/graphics/pdf/1038096.pdf San Jose, California San Jose State University Sports Information Office 2012 19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205324/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/sjsu/graphics/pdf/1038096.pdf March 4, 2016 dead Specific: 2 External links San Jose State Category:San Jose State Spartans football seasons Category:Military Bowl champion seasons San Jose State Spartans football