2021 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2021 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San José State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fifth–year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

2021 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2021 record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Odum (5th season)
Home stadiumCEFCU Stadium
(capacity: 21,520)
Uniform
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$  6 2   11 3  
Air Force x  6 2   10 3  
Boise State  5 3   7 5  
Wyoming  2 6   7 6  
Colorado State  2 6   3 9  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy  7 1   12 2  
Fresno State  6 2   10 3  
Nevada  5 3   8 5  
Hawaii  3 5   6 7  
San Jose State  3 5   5 7  
UNLV  2 6   2 10  
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2020 season with a 7-1 overall record and were undefeated in conference play. They played in the conference championship game against Boise State, winning 34-20. This was the Spartans’ first championship as members of the Mountain West Conference, and their first conference championship since winning the Big West Conference championship in 1991. They were invited to play in the Arizona Bowl and lost to Ball State 34-13.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 28 7:00 p.m. Southern Utah* CBSSN W 45–14 16,204
September 4 2:00 p.m. at No. 15 USC* P12N L 7–30 54,398
September 18 9:30 p.m. at Hawaii FS1 W 17–13 0
September 25 11:00 a.m. at Western Michigan* ESPN+ L 3–23 12,317
October 2 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State*
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
NBCSBA W 37–31 15,803
October 9 12:30 p.m. at Colorado State FS1 L 14–32 34,780
October 15 7:30 p.m. No. 24 San Diego State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
CBSSN L 13–19 2OT 17,177
October 21 8:00 p.m. at UNLV CBSSN W 27–20 19,318
October 30 1:00 p.m. Wyoming
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
FS2 W 27–21 13,042
November 6 7:00 p.m. at Nevada FS2 L 24–27 17,770
November 13 7:30 p.m. Utah State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
FS1 L 17–48 15,135
November 25 12:30 p.m. Fresno State
  • CEFCU Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
FS1 L 9–40 15,323

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
CoachesRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

  1. "2021 San Jose State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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