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2012 San Jose State Spartans football
Military Bowl champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record11–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Utah State $   6 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 21 San Jose State   5 – 1     11 – 2  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 2     9 – 3  
UTSA *   3 – 3     8 – 4  
Texas State *   2 – 4     4 – 8  
Idaho   1 – 5     1 – 11  
New Mexico State   0 – 6     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Texas State and UTSA were not eligible for conference title or bowl games as part of their transition to the FBS.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team represented

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.[1] 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.

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.[3] However, the win over UTSA did not count, because UTSA was not yet a full FBS member school.[4]

Six games were nationally televised this season.

ESPN Regional Television.[8]

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.[9] Michael Spero returned for his second season[10][11] as play-by-play announcer, with Kevin Richardson at color commentary.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat No. 21 Stanford*
P12NL 17–2040,577
September 85:00 pm
Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
    		• W 45–137,462
    September 155:00 pmColorado State*
    • Spartan Stadium
    • San Jose, CA
    		ESPN3W 40–207,189
    September 225:00 pmat
    Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
    		• KUSIW 38–3424,103
    September 2912:30 pmat Navy*
    		CBSSNW 12–032,375
    October 131:00 pm
    ESPN+, ESPN3
    		L 27–4915,168
    October 2011:00 amat UTSA
    		ESPN3W 52–2430,862
    October 271:00 pmTexas State
    • Spartan Stadium
    • San Jose, CA
    		W 31–207,093
    November 32:00 pmat Idaho
    		KTRVW 42–1314,429
    November 101:30 pmat New Mexico State
    		AggieVision, Altitude, ESPN3W 47–79,121
    November 177:30 pm
    ESPN2
    		W 20–1415,494
    November 247:30 pmLouisiana Tech
    • Spartan Stadium
    • San Jose, CA
    		ESPN2W 52–4312,326
    December 2712:00 pmvs.
    Washington D.C. (Military Bowl)
    		ESPNW 29–2017,835
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time

    [12]

    The Spartans pose with the trophy at the 2012 Military Bowl

    Game summaries

    At Stanford

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 0 3 14 0 17
    No. 18 Cardinal 14 3 0 3 20
    See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team and 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

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 7 0 0 6 13
    Spartans 0 14 21 10 45
    See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team

    Colorado State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rams 0 13 0 7 20
    Spartans 14 3 7 16 40
    See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team

    At San Diego State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 3 14 0 21 38
    Aztecs 0 17 7 10 34
    See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

    At Navy

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 3 3 0 6 12
    Midshipmen 0 0 0 0 0
    See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

    Utah State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 14 14 14 7 49
    Spartans 3 17 7 0 27
    See also: 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.[13]

    At UTSA

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 28 10 14 0 52
    Roadrunners 0 10 7 7 24
    See also: 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team

    Texas State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 7 13 0 0 20
    Spartans 3 14 14 0 31
    See also: 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team

    At Idaho

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 0 14 14 14 42
    Vandals 7 0 6 0 13
    See also: 2012 Idaho Vandals football team

    At New Mexico State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 17 20 10 0 47
    Aggies 0 0 0 7 7
    See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team

    BYU

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cougars 7 0 0 7 14
    Spartans 13 7 0 0 20
    See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team

    Louisiana Tech

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 6 21 10 6 43
    Spartans 10 14 14 14 52
    See also: 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

    Bowling Green–Military Bowl

    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 24 Spartans 7 3 9 10 29
    Falcons 3 3 7 7 20
    See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team and 2012 Military Bowl

    Ranking movements

    See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

    On November 25, San Jose State made the No. 24 spot in the

    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.

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    Coaches'
    		————————————RVRV2421
    BCSNot released——————2524Not released

    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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

    Name Position Seasons at
    San 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:[19]

    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

    Depth chart

    Starters and backups from the final depth chart:[20]

    Final roster

    2012 San Jose State Spartans final roster

    Quarterbacks

    • 10 David Fales – Redshirt Junior
    • 16 Joe Gray – Redshirt Freshman
    • 13 Jason Habash – Freshman
    • 14 Blake Jurich – Sophomore

    Running backs

    • 30 Josh Brown – Senior
    •   2 De'Leon Eskridge – Senior
    • 20 David Freeman – Redshirt Senior
    • 40 Jarrod Lawson – Freshman
    • 42 Ina Liaina – Redshirt Senior
    •   8 Jalynn McCain – Freshman
    • 46 Ray Rodriguez – Junior
    • 24 Cedric Simmons – Freshman
    • 32 Jason Simpson – Redshirt Junior
    • 27 Ben Thompson – Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide receivers

    • 17 Daniel Bradbury – Redshirt Freshman
    •   1 Jabari Carr – Junior
    • 23 Noel Grigsby – Redshirt Junior
    • 89 Chandler Jones – Redshirt Junior
    • 20 Chris Kearney – Redshirt Freshman
    • 84 Sean Linton – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 86 K.C. Pearce – Redshirt Freshman
    • 19 Kyle Nunn – Junior
    • 35 Hansell Wilson – Freshman
    • 81 Jake Wilson – Freshman

    Tight ends

    • 85 Keenan Brown – Redshirt Senior
    • 38 Billy Freeman – Freshman
    • 88 Travis Lorius – Redshirt Senior
    • 80 Max Miller – Redshirt Junior
    • 82 Ryan Otten – Redshirt Senior
    • 18 Dasmen Stewart – Junior
    • 83 Jordan Thiel – Freshman
    • 37 Sam Tomlitz – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 15 Peter Tuitupou – Senior
    		  

    Offensive linemen

    • 78 Oscar Barron – G – Freshman
    • 71 Keith Bendixen – RG – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 56 Doug Blacksill – LG – Freshman
    • 50 Nick Diaz – RG/C – Freshman
    • 54 Reuben Hasani – C – Redshirt Junior
    • 74 Ryan Jones – LG – Redshirt Junior
    • 75 Nicholas Kaspar – RG – Junior
    • 79 Jon Meyer – T – Redshirt Junior
    • 64 Nick Oreglia – Freshman
    • 61 Amar Pal – LT – Redshirt Junior
    • 51 David Peterson – C – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 76 David Quessenberry – LT – Redshirt Senior
    • 77 Evan Sarver – OT – Freshman
    • 72 Wes Schweitzer – RT – Freshman
    • 60 Michael Talafus – Freshman

    Defensive linemen

    • 53 Vincent Abbott – LDE – Redshirt Senior
    • 95 Sean Bacon – RDE – Sophomore
    • 85 Keenan Brown – DE – Redshirt Junior
    • 92 David Catalano – LDT – Redshirt Freshman
    • 57 Nate Falo – DT – Redshirt Freshman
    • 86 Christian Hill – DE – Redshirt Freshman
    • 96 Marcus Howard – RDT – Sophomore
    • 43 Travis Johnson – RDE – Senior
    • 97 Anthony Larceval – LDT – Redshirt Junior
    • 45 Lemaki Musika – DE – Freshman
    • 91 Joe Nigos – RDT – Redshirt Senior
    • 98 Tony Popovich – LDE – Redshirt Freshman
    • 90 Travis Raciti – RDT – Sophomore
    • 49 Shane Smith – LB – Freshman
    • 94 Eugene Taylor – DE – Freshman
    • 41 David Tuitupou – LDE – Redshirt Senior
    • 93 Foloi Vae – RDT – Redshirt Sophomore
    		  

    Linebackers

    • 99 Nick Brown – Freshman
    • 36 Vince Buhagiar – OLB – Junior
    • 11 Josh Fasavalu – Redshirt Freshman
    • 33 Brad Kuh – Freshman
    • 55 Ryan McAleenan – Freshman
    • 34 Derek Muaava – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 15 Doug Parrish – 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 – Redshirt Freshman
    • 13 Tim Crawley – DB – Freshman
    •   7 Tyler Ervin – CB – Sophomore
    • 24 Rob Fiscalini III – S – Redshirt Junior
    •   5 Dasheon Frierson – CB – Junior
    • 40 Ryan Harper – S – Sophomore
    • 12 Forrest Hightower – LCB – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 29 Chris Hill – CB – Redshirt Junior
    • 87 Akeem King – S – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 16 Miles Milner – CB – Freshman
    • 39 Cullen Newsome – SS – 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 – 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 – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 10 Harrison Waid – P – Redshirt Junior
    Reference:[21]

    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.[22]

    National

    Travis Johnson was invited to the East-West Shrine Game and was named to the Academic All-America second team.[23][24] Johnson, Ryan Otten, and David Quessenberry all got Senior Bowl invitations.[25]

    NFL Draft

    See also:
    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

    Hawaii in football only and Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, and several other fellow former WAC schools in football and many other sports.[26]
    The WAC stopped sponsoring football after the 2012 season.

    References

    General:

    Specific:

    1. ^ Katz, Andy (May 2, 2012). "Sources: Utah St., SJSU joining MWC". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
    2. ^ "Six Home Football Games In 2012". San Jose State Spartans. March 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    3. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (November 4, 2012). "San Jose State beats Idaho 42-13". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    4. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (October 21, 2012). "San Jose State Spartans win 52-24". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    5. ^ "Opener At Stanford Now Aug. 31; On Pac-12 TV". San Jose State Spartans. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    6. ^ "Spartans Can Go 8-2 At New Mexico State". San Jose State Spartans. November 9, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    7. ^ "AggieVision schedule set for fall season". Las Cruces Sun-News. August 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    8. ^ "WAC-ESPN Package Includes SJSU-CSU & SJSU-USU". San Jose State Spartans. June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    9. ^ "KFIV (1360 AM, Modesto) Joins Radio Network". San Jose State Spartans. August 31, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
    10. ^ "Michael Spero Tapped to Call San Jose State Football".
    11. ^ "San Jose State Spartans Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
    12. ^ "Football - Schedule/Results - SJSUSpartans.com". Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
    13. ^ "Utah State runs all over SJSU in 49-27 romp". Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
    14. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (November 25, 2012). "San Jose State ranked No. 25 in BCS". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013.
    15. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (December 2, 2012). "San Jose State ranked No. 24 in BCS and both national polls". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
    16. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (December 11, 2012). "San Jose State coach Mike MacIntyre leaves for Colorado job". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
    17. ^ "Kent Baer Named Interim Head Football Coach". San Jose State Spartans. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
    18. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (December 5, 2012). "Mike MacIntyre says he's received contact about coaching openings". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
    19. ^ a b c d San Jose State University 2012 Football Media Guide, p. 28.
    20. ^ San Jose State 2012 Football Military Bowl Postseason Guide, p. 19.
    21. ^ San Jose State University 2012 Football Military Bowl Postseason Guide, pp. 16-17.
    22. ^ "16 Football Players Receive All-WAC Honors". San Jose State Spartans. December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
    23. ^ "Travis Johnson In The East-West Shrine Game". San Jose State Spartans. January 15, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
    24. ^ "Travis Johnson Capital One Academic All-America". San Jose State Spartans. December 6, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
    25. ^ "Travis Johnson In The Senior Bowl". San Jose State Spartans. January 23, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
    26. ^ "San Jose State Joins The Mountain West Conference". San Jose State Spartans. July 1, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

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