2022 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brent Brennan, who was coaching his sixth season with the program. The Spartans played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.

2022 San Jose State Spartans football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 27–41 vs. Eastern Michigan
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Brent Brennan (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin McGiven (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Odum (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	CEFCU Stadium

2022 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Boise State xy		8	–	0					10	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Wyoming		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Colorado State		3	–	5					3	–	9
New Mexico		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$		7	–	1					10	–	4
San Diego State		5	–	3					7	–	6
San Jose State		5	–	3					7	–	5
UNLV		3	–	5					5	–	7
Hawaii		2	–	6					3	–	10
Nevada		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

On October 21, San Jose State freshman running back Camdan McWright was struck by a school bus, sustaining fatal injuries. The following day's game between the Spartans and the New Mexico State Aggies was postponed to allow San Jose State players time to grieve before the game was outright canceled.

Schedule

San Jose State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Portland State*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	NBCSBA	W 21–17	16,291
September 10	4:30 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPNU	L 16–24	83,340
September 24	7:30 p.m.	Western Michigan*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 34–6	17,058
October 1	4:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	W 33–16	17,765
October 7	7:30 p.m.	UNLV	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 40–7	16,669
October 15	7:45 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	FS2	L 10–17	41,031
October 22	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports	Canceled
October 29	7:30 p.m.	Nevada	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 35–28	17,117
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Colorado State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	NBCSBA	W 28–16	16,382
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	FS1	L 27–43	28,406
November 19	6:45 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	FS1	L 31–35	13,677
November 26	12:30 p.m.	Hawaii	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	SPEC PPV	W 27–14	15,012
December 20	12:30 p.m.	vs. Eastern Michigan*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–41	10,122
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2022 San Jose State Spartans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Kejuan Bullard Jr. Fr QB 2 Chevan Cordeiro Jr WR 3 Nick Nash Sr WR 4 Elijah Cooks GS QB 5 Walker Eget So RB 6 Camdan McWright Fr WR 7 Charles Ross So RB 8 Jakob Galloway Fr WR 9 Isaiah Hamilton Sr QB 10 Tyler Voss Fr WR 11 Justin Lockhart So WR 12 Malikhi Miller So WR 13 Jermaine Braddock Sr WR 14 Matthew Coleman Fr WR 15 Nicholas Williams Fr WR 17 Cieonta Davis Fr WR 18 Trevor Voss Fr RB 20 Jabari Bates Fr RB 22 Kenyon Sims Jr RB 24 Shamar Garrett Jr RB 31 Kayden Collins Fr RB 32 Kairee Robinson Sr RB 36 Ian Jernagin Fr OT 54 Jaime Navarro Sr OL 55 James McNorton  Fr OL 60 Hudson Mesa So OL 61 Marist Talavou  So OL 64 Gavyn Tobin So OL 65 Denaris DeRosa Jr. Fr OL 67 Kai Davison Fr OL 68 Ryan Stewart  Fr OL 69 Uluakinofo Taliauli Fr OL 70 Malik Williams  So OL 71 Tyler Ostrom Sr OL 72 Jelani Newman Jr OL 74 Anthony Pardue Sr OL 75 Joseph Harbert Fr OL 76 Dawson Brown So OL 78 Jake Steele Fr OL 79 Fernando Carmona Jr.  Fr WR 80 Makai Smith Fr TE 81 Dominick Mazotti Jr WR 82 Terence Loville So WR 83 Branden Alvarez  Fr TE 84 Joshua Scott Fr TE 85 Jackson Canaan So TE 86 Skylar Loving-Black Jr TE 88 Sam Olson Jr TE 89 Nate Lewis So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB, WR 0 Isaac Jernagin So DB 1 Chase Williams  Jr LB 2 Dion Leonard GS DL 3 Tre Smith So DL 4 Noah Wright GS S 5 Jaylan Lawson Jr LB 6 Bryun Parham So CB 7 Kenyon Reed Jr LB 8 Alii Matau GS LB 10 Jordan Pollard Fr CB 11 Ryan Nixon Sr LB 12 Rahyme Johnson GS LB 13 Justin Stearns Fr LB 14 Elijah Wood  Fr CB 15 Jalen Bainer So LB 16 Rico Tolefree Sr CB 17 Zavion Reese So LB 18 Damonie Perkins Fr S 19 B.J. Johnson Jr DB 20 Tre White GS CB 21 Mikale Greer So S 22 Tre Jenkins Sr CB 23 Nehemiah Shelton GS DB 25 Michael Dansby Fr LB 26 Ethan Powell Fr S 27 Andrew Jenkins Sr LB 28 Jordan Allen So DB 29 Jalen Apalit-Williams  Fr DB 30 Assani Berkeley  Fr DL 31 Noah Lavulo Jr CB 33 CJ Jones Fr LB 33 Matthew Tago Sr S 34 Giovanni Harper So LB 35 Charles Rogers Jr CB 37 Caleb Womack Fr DB 38 Elisha Guidry  Jr CB 39 Kavon Baptiste So LB 40 Justin Eklund Fr DL 42 Viliami Fehoko Jr LB 44 Jordan Cobbs Sr LB 45 Kyle Harmon GS DL 48 Dejon Roney Fr LB 55 Anthony Madrigal So DL 56 Jairus Satele Fr DL 63 Gabriel Aguilar-Pinon Fr DL 78 Soane Toia Jr DL 90 Lando Grey GS DL 91 Natano Woods  Fr DL 92 Cade Hall GS DL 95 Tim Foster Fr DL 96 Jay Kakiva GS DL 97 John Norwood Fr DL 98 Grady Manley So DL 99 Marcel Sanders So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 28 Travis Benham Sr K 39 Dino Beslagic Fr PK 49 Taren Schive So LS 51 Andrew Gonneville Sr LS 59 Davis Salom So P 99 Alex Weir  So	Head coach Brent Brennan Coordinators/assistant coaches Ben Thienes – Assistant athletics director for football operations Derrick Odum – Associate head coach/defensive coordinator Kevin McGiven – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Matt Adkins – Tight ends Alonzo Carter – Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator Rob Christoff – Outside linebackers Josh Oglesby – Offensive line Eric Scott – Wide receivers/passing game coordinator Joe Seumalo – Defensive line Chip Viney – Cornerbacks Scott White – Linebackers/special teams coordinator Garrett Sandow – Graduate assistant - offense Reis Seggebruch – Graduate assistant - defense Cedric Lousi – Graduate assistant - defense Terry Malley – Analyst Fred Guidici – Analyst - special teams Lyle Moevao – Analyst - offense Tobruk Blaine – Assistant athletics director for student-athlete development/beyond football coordinator Johnathon Hankinson – Director of football equipment Tanner Schultheis – Director of football operations Fletcher Kelly – Director of player personnel Aaron Potoshnik – Director of football athletic performance Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 22, 2023

Awards and honors

Mountain West individual awards

The following individuals received postseason awards and honors as voted by the Mountain West Conference football coaches at the end of the season.

Award	Player	Position
Defensive Player of the Year	Viliami Fehoko	DL

All-conference teams

The following players were selected as part of the Mountain West's All-Conference Teams.

Position	Player
First Team Offense
WR	Elijah Cooks
First Team Defense
DL	Viliami Fehoko
DL	Cade Hall
LB	Kyle Harmon
Second Team Offense
QB	Chevan Cordeiro

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

On October 9, San Jose State received votes in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll for the first time since the 2020 postseason.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released