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2017 San José State

2–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Mountain West Conference), coached by Brent Brennan.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2017, game by game: lost vs. No. 19 South Florida 22–42; won vs. Cal Poly 34–13; lost at Texas 0–56; lost at Utah 16–54; lost vs. Utah State 10–61; lost at UNLV 13–41; lost vs. Fresno State 10–27; lost at Hawai’i 26–37; lost at BYU 20–41; lost vs. San Diego State 7–52; lost at Nevada 14–59; lost at Colorado State 14–42; won vs. Wyoming 20–17+21−56Lost 22–42 vs. No. 19 South Florida-20No. 19 South FloridaWon 34–13 vs. Cal Poly+21Cal PolyLost 0–56 at Texas-56TexasLost 16–54 at Utah-38UtahLost 10–61 vs. Utah State-51Utah StateLost 13–41 at UNLV-28UNLVLost 10–27 vs. Fresno State-17Fresno StateLost 26–37 at Hawai’i-11Hawai’iLost 20–41 at BYU-21BYULost 7–52 vs. San Diego State-45San Diego StateLost 14–59 at Nevada-45NevadaLost 14–42 at Colorado State-28Colorado StateWon 20–17 vs. Wyoming+3Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vs19South FloridaL 22–⁠4231%
Sep 2vsCal PolyW 34–⁠1370%
Sep 9atTexasL 0–⁠5636%
Sep 16atUtahL 16–⁠5415%
Sep 23vsUtah StateL 10–⁠6152%
Sep 30atUNLVL 13–⁠4133%
Oct 7vsFresno StateL 10–⁠2748%
Oct 14atHawai’iL 26–⁠3731%
Oct 28atBYUL 20–⁠4123%
Nov 4vsSan Diego StateL 7–⁠5216%
Nov 11atNevadaL 14–⁠5928%
Nov 18atColorado StateL 14–⁠4212%
Nov 25vsWyomingW 20–⁠1719%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
2–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠542
Coach
Brent Brennan
Elo
1247 −168 this season
SP+ rating
-20.0 No. 123 of 128; offense No. 124, defense No. 112, special teams No. 4
SRS
−23.0 No. 127 of 130 in FBS
Returning
45% of last season’s EPA, No. 92 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 98 roster talent No. 90 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Andrew Sowder
Defensive coordinator
Derrick Odum
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense128th of 130
  • Defense119th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted132nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted128th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1337%1.06128th of 130
Defense0.2348%1.18119th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.07 off
0.24 def		37% off
49% def		—132nd off
128th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.4own 3021% allowed
Defense4.4own 3212% caused

CORE rating -25.4, 129th of 130 (offense -13.5, defense 12.0).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMontel Aaron QB1,531 yds
Passing touchdownsMontel Aaron QB8 TD
Rushing yardsTyler Nevens RB670 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeJon Packer RB2 TD
Receiving yardsTre Hartley WR527 yds
Receiving touchdownsBailey Gaither WR4 TD
TacklesFrank Ginda LB173 tkl
SacksJamal Scott LB3 sacks
InterceptionsDakari Monroe CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Tysyn Parker OLB★★★No. 1109
Antwaun Ayers ATH★★★No. 1607
Tre White CB★★★No. 1661
Jesse Chamberlain OG★★★No. 1783
Terrell Carter PRO★★★No. 1783

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.802
Running backs22.50.791
Receivers32.30.789
Offensive line22.50.784
Defensive line32.00.783
Linebackers32.30.790
Defensive backs23.00.812
Athletes and specialists13.00.822
Whole class182.40.794

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 7Jermaine Kelly CBHouston Texans

Roster 111

The 2017 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠322
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠4
San Diego State6–⁠210–⁠3
Wyoming5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
UNLV4–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force4–⁠45–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
San José State1–⁠72–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.