2013 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2013 San Jose State Spartans football San José State Spartans wordmark.svg 200 Mountain West Conference West Division MW 6–6 5–3 Ron Caragher 1st Jimmie Dougherty 1st Multiple2013 San Jose State University Football, p. 28. Kenwick Thompson 1st 3–4 Spartan Stadium The 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San José State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by first year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were first-year members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 6–6, 5-3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, the Spartans were not invited to a bowl game. Schedule 2013 AP Pacific August 29 7:00 pm w y Sacramento State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA http://www.themwc.com/#!/videos MWN 24–0 13,136 September 7 8:00 pm l y y Stanford 5 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Bill Walsh Legacy Game P12N 13–34 50,424 September 21 9:00 am l y y Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 24–43 45,647 September 27 6:00 pm l Utah State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN 12–40 10,533 October 5 9:00 pm w y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Dick Tomey Legacy Game Oceanic PPV 37–27 27,146 October 12 12:30 pm w y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO CBSSN 34–27 26,022 October 26 4:00 pm w y Wyoming Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ROOT 51–44 16,123 November 2 1:00 pm w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV MWN 34–24 15,837 November 9 7:30 pm l San Diego State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 30–34 17,932 November 16 7:30 pm l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPNU 16–38 20,737 November 22 6:30 pm l y Navy Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN2 52–58 3OT 16,876 November 29 12:30 pm w Fresno State 16 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry CBSSN 62–52 23,574 2013 San Jose State Spartans Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-13/wac/2013-san-jose-state-spartans-football-schedule.php FBS Schedules April 27, 2013 Game summaries Sacramento State Hornets 0 0 0 0 Spartans 3 14 7 0 2013 Sacramento State Hornets football team Scoring summary 1st quarter SJSU—Lopez 37 yd field goal 8:30 SJSU 3–0 2nd quarter SJSU—Jones 31 yd pass from Fales (Lopez kick is good) 13:10 SJSU 10–0 SJSU—Grigsby 15 yd pass from Fales (Lopez kick is good) 0:54 SJSU 17–0 3rd quarter SJSU—Simpson 54 yd run (Lopez kicked is good) 8:20 SJSU 24–0 4th quarter No scoring At Stanford Spartans 3 3 7 0 No. 5 Cardinal 7 10 10 7 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team Bill Walsh Legacy Game 1st quarter STAN-Cajuste 40 yd pass from Hogan (Williamson kick is good) 10:12 STAN 7–0 At Minnesota Spartans 0 17 0 7 Golden Gophers 7 13 9 14 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Utah State Aggies 14 9 14 3 Spartans 3 3 6 0 2013 Utah State Aggies football team At Hawaii Spartans 10 17 7 3 Rainbow Warriors 14 0 7 6 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team At Colorado State Spartans 3 14 7 10 Rams 7 17 0 3 2013 Colorado State Rams football team Wyoming Cowboys 16 7 7 14 Spartans 0 14 22 15 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team At UNLV Spartans 14 10 0 10 Rebels 0 3 14 7 2013 UNLV Rebels football team San Diego State Aztecs 0 12 0 22 Spartans 10 10 3 7 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team At Nevada Spartans 10 6 0 0 Wolf Pack 7 14 14 3 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Navy Midshipmen 0 10 14 14 7 7 6 Spartans 3 13 6 16 7 7 0 2013 Navy Midshipmen football team Fresno State Bulldogs 27 14 3 8 Spartans 21 21 10 10 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry After the season Awards Spartan quarterback David Fales won the Alan B. Simpkins Most Valuable Player Award at the San Jose State football awards banquet in December 2013. At the same event, Keith Smith won the Outstanding Defensive Player award, and Chandler Jones the Outstanding Offensive Player award.Fales Named Alan B. Simpkins MVP At Football Awards Banquet http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121513aad.html San Jose State Spartans June 2, 2014 December 15, 2013 Conference Bené Benwikere, Chandler Jones, and Keith Smith were named to the All-MWC first team. Second-team All-MWC picks were David Fales, Nicholas Kaspar, and Austin Lopez. Billy Freeman and Ryan Jones were honorable mention All-MWC selections, and the MWC also named Tyler Winston the Freshman of the Year.K. Smith, C. Jones & Benwikere Mountain West 1st Team Selections; Six More Honored http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121013aac.html San Jose State Spartans June 2, 2014 December 10, 2013 A record 16 San Jose State football players were selected to the Academic All-MWC Team for the Fall 2013 semester.50 Fall Sports Student-Athletes Named Academic All-Mountain West http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/013014aaa.html San Jose State Spartans June 2, 2014 January 30, 2014 National Chandler Jones and Bené Benwikere were invited to the 2014 East–West Shrine Game.Jones & Benwikere At East-West Shrine Game http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011414aab.html San Jose State Spartans June 2, 2014 January 14, 2014 David Fales was invited to the 2014 Senior Bowl and became the first San Jose State quarterback invited to the Senior Bowl.David Fales Ready For Senior Bowl http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012414aab.html San Jose State Spartans June 2, 2014 January 24, 2014 Coaching changes After Vanderbilt hired Kenwick Thompson as defensive coordinator shortly after the close of the 2013 season, San Jose State hired Greg Robinson to replace Thompson.San Jose State confirms Greg Robinson hire http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/21/san-jose-state-confirms-greg-robinson-hire/ NBC Sports June 2, 2014 February 21, 2014 Robinson was previously defensive coordinator at Texas in 2013, and his experience includes defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2000, including the teams that won Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII.Greg Robinson http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/greg_robinson_887752.html San Jose State Spartans June 2, 2014 Keith Carter replaced offensive line coach Hank Fraley, who left for the Minnesota Vikings. Carter previously served as offensive quality control coach for the Super Bowl XLVIII championship winning Seattle Seahawks. Terry Malley, formerly the tight ends coach in 2013, moved to wide receivers coach for 2014 and replaced Greg Lewis, who left for Pittsburgh. Joe Staab moved from coaching safeties to outside linebackers. In addition to being offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Jimmie Dougherty became assistant head coach. Graduate assistant Andrew Rolin was promoted to the full running backs coach position.http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andrew_rolin_852633.html San Jose State Spartans Official Athletic Site www.sjsuspartans.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140304012450/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andrew_rolin_852633.html 2014-03-04 NFL draft 2014 NFL draft In the 2014 NFL draft, two San Jose State players were selected. Bené Benwikere was selected in the 5th round, 148th overall by the Carolina Panthers. David Fales was selected in the 6th round, 183rd overall by the Chicago Bears. Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Personnel After Mike MacIntyre resigned as head coach at San Jose State to accept the head coaching job at the University of Colorado Boulder, San Jose State hired University of San Diego head coach Ron Caragher on December 17, 2012,http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_22208916/san-jose-state-will-introduce-new-football-coach New San Jose State coach Ron Caragher no stranger to maintaining success Durkin, Jimmy San Jose Mercury News December 18, 2012 May 22, 2014 however, defensive coordinator Kent Baer served as interim head coach for San Jose State's victory in the 2012 Military Bowl on December 27, 2012. Several of Caragher's assistant coaches from San Diego followed Caragher to San Jose State, including Jimmie Dougherty, Donte Williams, and Joe Staab. Kenwick Thompson, a defensive assistant coach for San Jose State from 2001 to 2006 and for Cal from 2007 to 2012, returned to San Jose State as defensive coordinator. Name Position Seasons atSan Jose State Alma mater Ron Caragher Head coach 1 UCLA (1990) Jimmie Dougherty Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 1 Missouri (2001) Hank Fraley Offensive line 1 Robert Morris (2012) Fred Guidici Special teams 2 San Jose State (1989) James Jones Defensive line 1 Texas Southern (1998) Greg Lewis Wide receivers 1 Illinois (2002) Terry Malley Tight ends, recruiting coordinator 5 Santa Clara (1976) Joe Staab Safeties 1 San Diego (2008) Kenwick Thompson Defensive coordinator, linebackers 7 Harding (1992) Donte Williams Cornerbacks 1 Idaho State (2006) Reference: Returning starters Offense Player Class Position Noel Grigsby Senior Wide receiver Jabari Carr Junior Wide receiver Ryan Jones Senior Offensive guard Reuben Hasani Senior Center Nicholas Kaspar Senior Offensive guard Jon Meyer Senior Offensive tackle David Fales Senior QuarterbackReference: Defense Player Class Position Travis Raciti Junior Defensive tackle Anthony Larceval Senior Defensive tackle Keith Smith Senior Linebacker Vince Buhagiar Senior Linebacker Derek Muaava Junior Linebacker Bené Benwikere Senior CornerbackReference: Special teams Player Class Position Harrison Waid Senior Punter Austin Lopez Sophomore PlacekickerReference: References General https://s3.amazonaws.com/sjsuspartans.com/documents/2020/8/26/2013_football_media_guide.pdf 2013 San Jose State University Football San Jose State Athletics 2013 Footnotes San Jose State Category:San Jose State Spartans football seasons San Jose State Spartans football