2023 San José State

7–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Brent Brennan.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2023, game by game: lost at No. 6 USC 28–56; lost vs. No. 18 Oregon State 17–42; won vs. Cal Poly 59–3; lost at Toledo 17–21; lost vs. Air Force 20–45; lost at Boise State 27–35; won at New Mexico 52–24; won vs. Utah State 42–21; won at Hawai’i 35–0; won vs. Fresno State 42–18; won vs. San Diego State 24–13; won at UNLV 37–31; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 14–24+56−28Lost 28–56 at No. 6 USC-28No. 6 USCLost 17–42 vs. No. 18 Oregon State-25No. 18 Oregon StateWon 59–3 vs. Cal Poly+56Cal PolyLost 17–21 at Toledo-4ToledoLost 20–45 vs. Air Force-25Air ForceLost 27–35 at Boise State-8Boise StateWon 52–24 at New Mexico+28New MexicoWon 42–21 vs. Utah State+21Utah StateWon 35–0 at Hawai’i+35Hawai’iWon 42–18 vs. Fresno State+24Fresno StateWon 24–13 vs. San Diego State+11San Diego StateWon 37–31 at UNLV+6UNLVLost 14–24 vs. Coastal Carolina-10Coastal Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26at6USCL 28–⁠5629%
Sep 3vs18Oregon StateL 17–⁠4239%
Sep 9vsCal PolyW 59–⁠383%
Sep 16atToledoL 17–⁠2132%
Sep 22vsAir ForceL 20–⁠4532%
Oct 7atBoise StateL 27–⁠3526%
Oct 14atNew MexicoW 52–⁠2456%
Oct 21vsUtah StateW 42–⁠2156%
Oct 28atHawai’iW 35–⁠066%
Nov 11vsFresno StateW 42–⁠1834%
Nov 18vsSan Diego StateW 24–⁠1375%
Nov 25atUNLVW 37–⁠3140%
Dec 23vsCoastal CarolinaHawai’i BowlL 14–⁠2457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Coastal Carolina 24–⁠14 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠333
Coach
Brent Brennan
Elo
1552 +62 this season
SP+ rating
-3.4 No. 77 of 133; offense No. 60, defense No. 87, special teams No. 127
SRS
1.6 No. 55 of 133 in FBS
Returning
69% of last season’s EPA, No. 30 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 112 roster talent No. 86 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin McGiven
Defensive coordinator
Derrick Odum
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 133
  • Defense96th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted80th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1844%1.3731st of 133
Defense0.1744%1.2696th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.13 def
43% off
42% def
—42nd off
80th 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
Offense3.7own 3417% allowed
Defense3.9own 2715% caused

CORE rating -2.8, 76th of 133 (offense 0.7, defense 3.5).

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 yardsChevan Cordeiro QB2,773 yds
Passing touchdownsChevan Cordeiro QB20 TD
Rushing yardsKairee Robinson RB1,191 yds
Rushing touchdownsKairee Robinson RB18 TD
Receiving yardsNick Nash WR728 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick Nash WR8 TD
TacklesBryun Parham LB106 tkl
SacksTre Smith DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsJay’Vion Cole CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Vaka Hansen DL★★★No. 982
Cooper Hoch WR★★★No. 2179
Keynan Higgins WR★★★No. 2284
Kamaehu Kopa-Kaawalauole WR★★★No. 2292
Dylan Lee LB★★★No. 2330

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers33.00.820
Offensive line22.00.794
Defensive line42.50.811
Linebackers22.50.804
Defensive backs33.00.804
Whole class142.60.808

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.

Roster 106

The 2023 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

2023 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV6–⁠29–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠6
San José State6–⁠27–⁠6
Air Force5–⁠39–⁠4
Wyoming5–⁠39–⁠4
Fresno State4–⁠49–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠55–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠55–⁠8
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
Nevada2–⁠62–⁠10

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