2024 San José State

7–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ken Niumatalolo.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2024, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 42–24; won at Air Force 17–7; won vs. Kennesaw State 31–10; lost at Washington State 52–54; won vs. Nevada 35–31; lost at Colorado State 24–31; won vs. Wyoming 24–14; lost at Fresno State 10–33; won at Oregon State 24–13; lost vs. No. 13 Boise State 21–42; lost vs. No. 23 UNLV 16–27; won vs. Stanford 34–31; lost vs. South Florida 39–41+21−23Won 42–24 vs. Sacramento State+18Sacramento StateWon 17–7 at Air Force+10Air ForceWon 31–10 vs. Kennesaw State+21Kennesaw StateLost 52–54 at Washington State-2Washington StateWon 35–31 vs. Nevada+4NevadaLost 24–31 at Colorado State-7Colorado StateWon 24–14 vs. Wyoming+10WyomingLost 10–33 at Fresno State-23Fresno StateWon 24–13 at Oregon State+11Oregon StateLost 21–42 vs. No. 13 Boise State-21No. 13 Boise StateLost 16–27 vs. No. 23 UNLV-11No. 23 UNLVWon 34–31 vs. Stanford+3StanfordLost 39–41 vs. South Florida-2South Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Florida 41–⁠39 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
369–⁠358
Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Elo
1504 −31 this season
SP+ rating
-5.5 No. 92 of 134; offense No. 73, defense No. 90, special teams No. 109
SRS
−7.1 No. 97 of 134 in FBS
Returning
24% of last season’s EPA, No. 112 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 104 roster talent No. 116 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Craig Stutzmann
Defensive coordinator
Derrick Odum
Offense
Spread-N-Shred
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense72nd of 134
  • Defense30th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted80th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted49th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%1.2872nd of 134
Defense0.0441%1.2230th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.07 def
42% off
43% def
—80th off
49th 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
Offense3.6own 2918% allowed
Defense3.6own 3018% caused

CORE rating 2.1, 61st of 134 (offense -0.3, defense -2.4).

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 yardsWalker Eget QB2,504 yds
Passing touchdownsEmmett Brown QB16 TD
Rushing yardsFloyd Chalk IV RB721 yds
Rushing touchdownsFloyd Chalk IV RB10 TD
Receiving yardsNick Nash WR1,382 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick Nash WR16 TD
TacklesJordan Pollard LB115 tkl
SacksSoane Toia DL5 sacks
InterceptionsRobert Rahimi S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Lamar Radcliffe ATH★★★No. 653
Makoni Manukainiu OT★★★No. 1290
Gregory McClendon III ATH★★★No. 1382
Joseph Bey S★★★No. 1535
Alonzo Contreras QB★★★No. 2206

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.790
Running backs12.00.740
Offensive line62.80.814
Defensive line22.50.785
Defensive backs13.00.852
Athletes and specialists42.80.831
Whole class162.70.809

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 105

The 2024 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 14

The 2024 portal

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 27

And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠012–⁠28
UNLV6–⁠111–⁠323
Colorado State6–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State4–⁠36–⁠7
San José State3–⁠47–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠44–⁠8
San Diego State2–⁠53–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠53–⁠9
Nevada0–⁠73–⁠10

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