2021 San Jose State Spartans football team

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2021 San Jose State Spartans football
San Jose State Athletics wordmark.svg
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
San jose state football unif.png
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
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. 24 San Diego State xy   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Fresno State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Nevada   5 – 3     8 – 5  
San Jose State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Hawaii   3 – 5     6 – 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 CFP Rankings

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.

Previous season[]

See also: 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team

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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings[]

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR  
Coaches RV RV  
CFP Not released Not released

References[]

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


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