2021 San Jose State Spartans football team

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.

2021 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Odum (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCEFCU Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 24 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. 25 San Diego State xy   7 1     12 2  
Fresno State   6 2     10 3  
Nevada   5 3     8 5  
Hawaii   3 5     6 7  
San Jose State   3 5     5 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 AP Poll

Linebacker Kyle Harmon ranked second nationally with 133 total tackles (72 unassisted, 61 assisted) during the 2021 season.[1]

Schedule

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "College Football Player Defense Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 San Jose State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.