2009 San Jose State Spartans football team

2009 San Jose State Spartans football
2009 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Brent Brennan (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Steve Morton (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Spartans, led by 5th year head coach Dick Tomey, played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 2–10 and 1–7 in WAC play. Head coach Dick Tomey retired at the end of the season.

2009 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Boise State $%	8	–	0	14	–	0
Nevada	7	–	1	8	–	5
Fresno State	6	–	2	8	–	5
Idaho	4	–	4	8	–	5
Hawaii	3	–	5	6	–	7
Louisiana Tech	3	–	5	4	–	8
Utah State	3	–	5	4	–	8
New Mexico State	1	–	7	3	–	10
San Jose State	1	–	7	2	–	10

% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:30 pm	at No. 4 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 3–56	84,325	^[1]
September 12	7:30 pm	No. 17 Utah*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPNU	L 14–24	23,684	^[2]
September 19	6:00 pm	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)		L 17–42	33,560	^[3]
September 26	5:00 pm	Cal Poly*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 19–9	13,510	^[4]
October 10	5:00 pm	Idaho	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 25–29	15,321	^[5]
October 17	7:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		L 21–41	35,495	^[6]
October 31	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 7–45	31,684	^[7]
November 8	5:30 pm	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN	L 7–62	11,103	^[8]
November 14	1:00 pm	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		L 9–24	13,276	^[9]
November 21	5:00 pm	Hawaii	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)		L 10–17 ^OT	18,327	^[10]
November 28	5:00 pm	New Mexico State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 13–10	10,117	^[11]
December 5	1:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 20–55	15,324	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At No. 4 USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	0	0	0	3
Trojans	0	28	14	14	56

No. 17 Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	7	0	0	17	24
Spartans	0	7	0	7	14

At Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	3	7	17
Cardinal	14	7	21	0	42

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	3	0	0	9
Spartans	0	6	7	6	19

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	3	9	10	7	29
Spartans	7	7	0	11	25

At Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	0	7	21
Bulldogs	7	24	0	10	41

At No. 5 Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7
No. 5 Broncos	7	17	14	7	45

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	6	28	14	14	62
Spartans	0	0	0	7	7

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	9	0	9
Aggies	7	7	0	10	24

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warriors	7	0	0	3	7	17
Spartans	0	7	0	3	0	10

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	3	0	10
Spartans	7	3	0	3	13

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	6	0	20
Bulldogs	14	31	3	7	55

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma mater
Dick Tomey	Head coach	5	DePauw (1960)
Keith Burns	Defensive coordinator, cornerbacks	6	Arkansas (1982)
Kent Baer	Linebackers	2	Utah State (1973)
Steve Morton	Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line	5	Washington State (1975)
Brent Brennan	Co-offensive coordinator, offensive tackles, tight ends, special teams	5	UCLA (1996)
Kinji Green	Defensive ends	5	San Jose State (2006)
Joe Salave'a	Defensive line	2	Arizona (1997)
Charles Nash	Running backs	9	Arizona (1997)
Ken Margerum	Wide receivers, recruiting coordinator	5	Stanford (1981)
Terry Malley	Running backs, assistant head coach, quarterbacks coach	1	Santa Clara (1976)
Mayur Chaudhari	Graduate assistant, safeties	2	UC Davis (2005)
Ezekiel Staples	Graduate assistant, defense	3	San Jose State (2008)
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