FOOTBALL NEWS. SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (GAME #8 - Colorado State)

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1 FOOTBALL NEWS CONTACT: Lawrence Fan, Athletics Media Relations Director (408) (office), (408) (cell), FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2014 San José State University Schedule & Results 8/28 North Dakota (ESPN3) (W) (ESPN2) (L) 24-7 (L) (Big Ten Network) 9/27 *Nevada (L) (CBS Sports Network) 10/4 *UNLV (W) (ESPNews) 10/ (W-OT) ( ESPN3) (L) (CBS Sports Network) 11/1 *Colorado State 4:00 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) 11/8 *@Fresno State 7:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) 11/15 *Hawai i 1:30 p.m. (Oceanic Cable) 11/21 *@Utah State 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) 11/29 *@San Diego State12:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) local time listed for all games Colorado State Schedule & Results 8/29 Colorado (W) 9/6 *@Boise State (L) 9/13 UC Davis (W) College (W) 10/4 Tulsa (W) 10/11 *@Nevada (W) 10/18 *Utah State (W) 10/25 *Wyoming (W) 11/1 *@San José State 11/8 *Hawai i 11/22 *New Mexico 11/29 *@Air Force Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KLIV (1590 AM, San José) originates San José State football broadcasts. Justin Allegri is the play-by-play voice. Kevin Richardson offers commentary. The Colorado State broadcast begins at 3:30 p.m. (PT). SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (GAME #8 - Colorado State) Upcoming game: San José State vs. Colorado State Saturday, November 1, 2014, Spartan Stadium, San José, Calif. 4:00 p.m. (PT), CBS Sports Network San José State record: 3-4, 2-1 Mountain West. The Spartans two-game winning streak ended with a loss at Navy on October 25. Colorado State record: 7-1, 3-1 Mountain West. The Rams extended their winning streak to six in a row after hosting a win over Wyoming in the 105th Border War. Colorado State s six-game winning streak is the longest among conference teams heading into games on November 1. San José State head coach Ron Caragher: In his second season as the San José State head coach. Has a record of 9-10 with the Spartans. Overall, he is in his eighth season as a major college head coach with a record. He is 1-0 as a head coach against Colorado State. Caragher s first six seasons as a head coach were at the University of San Diego. Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain: In his third season at Colorado State. Has a major college head coaching record of 18-15, all with the Rams. He is 0-2 as a head coach against San José State. San José State-Colorado State series: The Spartans lead the series, 4-3. San José State has wins in the last three meetings between these teams including a triumph at Colorado State last year. The Rams last win in the series was a victory on October 11, 1996 in Spartan Stadium - the only time in three visits to San Jose Colorado State left with the victory. Frontrunners in the Mountain West: San José State and Colorado State are among the top two teams in their respective divisions within the Mountain West. The Spartans enter the weekend s play in second place with a 2-1 record and 0.5 games behind San Diego State in the West Division. San José State presently is in control of its destiny for a West Division championship and a berth in the Mountain West Championship game on Saturday, December 6. Colorado State is tied with Boise State for first in the Mountain Division with a 3-1 mark. The Rams lost at Boise State, 37-24, on September 6. Former Spartans returning to Spartan Stadium: Three Colorado State assistant coaches once were members of the San José State coaching staff. Colorado State offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin is the most notable. Baldwin was a Spartan assistant coach for four seasons ( ) and the San José State head coach for four seasons ( ). Baldwin was the only Spartan head coach to direct the program to a winning season from 1993 through 2005 when San José State posted a 7-5 win-loss record in As a head coach, he had an win-loss record. Colorado State co-defensive coordinator Al Simmons was a graduate assistant in charge of the cornerbacks during the 2005 season. Special teams coordinator Jeff Hammerschmidt had a similar role with the Spartans in Both Simmons and Hammerschmidt were hired by Dick Tomey.

2 San José State University football fact sheet/add 1 For the first time, San José State has four network affiliates. KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas) KFIV (1360 AM, Modesto) KWSX (1280 AM, Stockton) ESPN Desportes (860 AM, San Francisco) Television: The San José State-Navy game will be televised live by the CBS Sports Network. John Sadak calls the play-by-play. Randy Cross is the analyst. Melanie Collins reports from the sidelines. The telecast begins at 4:00 p.m. (PT). Game Sponsor The San Jose Water Company is the game sponsor for the Colorado State contest. Game Promotions The first 10,000 fans also will receive a Sports Chalet mystery card for discounts at the sporting goods chain. Game Presentation Forty-three San Jose State studentathletes from will be recognized as recipients of a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award for maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.50 and being an active member of an intercollegiate team. Wide receiver Tim Crawley is the first Spartan football player to earn the academic award. Ron Caragher Radio Show: The weekly one-hour Ron Caragher Radio Show airs on KLIV (1590 AM, San José), Wednesdays, at 8:00 p.m. The 60-minute show is taped Wednesday, 5:00 p.m., at Willow Street Pizza in San José s Willow Glen district. Ron Caragher on KRTY FM: San José State head coach Ron Caragher also is heard weekly on KRTY (95.3, San José), Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m. Morning show hosts Gary Scott Thomas and Julie Stevens host the Spartans coach. Top-20 nationally-ranked in seven defensive categories: San José State begins the week nationally-ranked in the top-25 in six defensive categories. For the fourth week in a row, the Spartans are the national leaders in passing yards allowed and fewest passing touchdowns. Then #5-Auburn was the first team to pass for a touchdown against the Spartans this season. Category Amount National Ranking Passing yards allowed 89.0/game 1st Pass defense efficiency 86.1 rating 1st Opponent passing touchdowns 1 1st Opponent yds./passing attempt st Opponent yds./pass completion rd Opponent 1st downs th National leader in fewest passing yards allowed: In games played through October 25, San José State is the national leader in passing yards allowed (89.0). The Spartans are the only Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team yielding less than 100 passing yards a game. In the last four games, San Jose State opponents combined to pass for 362 yards - an average of 72.4 yards per game. One pass completion allowed - a 2014 FBS least: In games played through October 18, Minnesota s one pass completion in its win over San José State was the fewest by a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team this season. In the Spartans last five games, opponents completed 41.6 percent of their passes. Date/Opponent PC-PA-PI-Yds. Date/Opponent PC-PA-PI-Yds. 9/20 at Minnesota (L) /18 at Wyoming (W) /27 vs. Nevada (L) /25 at Navy (L) /4 vs. UNLV (W) Totals Defensive highlights: San José State heads into the Colorado State game ranked 22nd nationally in total defense yielding yards per game. In their first three Mountain West games, the Spartans limited Nevada (256), UNLV (221) and Wyoming (277) to their season low total offense figures. UNLV gained its fewest yards in a game since a November 24, 2012 loss at Hawai i when the Rebels gained 203 yards in a loss. Gray moves into top-five: Joe Gray is one of five Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) quarterbacks to complete at least 70 percent of his passes in games played through October 25. Player, School Completions Attempts Pct. Grant Hedrick, Boise State Brett Hundley, UCLA Jameis Winston, Florida State Cody Kessler, USC Joe Gray, San Jose State Since taking over as the Spartans starting quarterback for the September 27 game vs. Nevada, Gray completed 70.7 percent of his passes (118-of-167). Total offense high: San José State s 542 yards of total offense in the UNLV game were a season high and the first time in 2014 the Spartans gained at least 500 yards. The previous team total offense season high was 446 yards against Nevada (9/27). In the last four games, San Jose State is averaging yards per contest compared to yards per outing the first three games of the season. Spartans 11-3 when rushing for 150: San José State rushed for a season-high 277 yards in the October 4 UNLV win. It was the third time in 2014 the Spartans ran for at least 150 yards. In the opener, San José State gained 150 yards rushing in the North Dakota win. Since 2011, the Spartans are 11-3 in games in which they rushed for 150 or more yards.

3 San José State University football fact sheet/add 2 Weekly Press Conference: Coach Ron Caragher participates in the Spartans weekly press conference, Mondays, at 1:00 p.m. in the Simpkins Stadium Center Lexus Gold Room. Out-of-town media members wishing to participate should call (408) prior to11:00 a.m. (PT) on any Monday. Live coverage is available at The weekly press conference also is archived at The Spartan Weekly: The 30-minute Spartan Sports Central television show airs on Comcast Hometown Network (Channel 104 on many local Comcast cable systems) each Thursday and on CSN California (Channel 41 on many local Comcast Cable systems). Justin Allegri serves as the host Mountain West Standings Mountain Division Conference Overall Colorado State Boise State Utah State Air Force Wyoming New Mexico West Division Conference Overall San Diego State San José State Fresno State Nevada Hawai i UNLV November 1 Games Air Force at Army *New Mexico at UNLV *Colorado State at San José State *San Diego State at Nevada *Fresno State at Wyoming *Hawai i at UNLV * Mountain West game Long Play producers: After seven games, San José State has 10 plays of 30 or more yards. Tyler Ervin accounts for four of the 10 long plays this season. Long Plays in 2014 (30 yards or more) 8/28 - North Dakota (2) 10/18 - Wyoming (0) Hansell Wilson, 51-yard reception Tyler Ervin, 40-yard TD punt return 10/25 - Navy (2) Tim Crawley, 33-yard TD reception 9/6 - Auburn (3) Andrew Vollert, 37-yard reception Tyler Ervin, 75-yard TD reception Tyler Ervin, 32-yard kickoff return Long plays in a career Jourdan Soares, 42-yard reception Tyler Ervin - 9 (7 TDs) Tyler Winston - 7 (3 TDs) 9/20 - Minnesota (1) Billy Freeman - 6 receptions (1 TD) Tim Crawley, 46-yard reception Hansell Wilson - 4 (1 TD) Tim Crawley - 4 (1 TD) 9/27 - Nevada (0) Blake Jurich - 4 pass completions Joe Gray - 3 pass completions 10/4 - UNLV (2) Jarrod Lawson - 3 (3 TDs) Tyler Ervin, 83-yard TD run Hansell Wilson, 51-yard TD reception Thomas Tucker - 2 (2 TDs) Billy Freeman - 2 pass completions (1 TD) Jourdan Soares - 1 Andrew Vollert - 1 Tyler Winston becomes #26: Wide receiver Tyler Winston became the 26th San Jose State player to catch at least 100 passes in a career. Presently with 106 career receptions, Winston reached the milestone in his 16th major college football game on the first play in the overtime win at Wyoming. His 101st reception turned out to be the game-winning touchdown in the overtime victory. The late Guy Liggins ( ) is the only other San José State player to reach the 100 mark in as few as 16 games. Liggins, a community college transfer played two seasons for the Spartans and finished with 149 career receptions. Unconventional: San José State has a 2-5 record in overtime games. Both overtime wins came on the road and involved the Spartans losing the cion toss, being assigned the ball first in the first overtime, scoring and holding off the opposition on downs. See the USA: San José State is one of four Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams to play at least road game in the four USA continental time zones this season. Pacific Mountain Central Eastern Fresno State Wyoming Auburn Navy San Diego State Utah State Minnesota BYU, Boise State, New Mexico State also are playing road games in the four continental U.S. time zones. Utah State and Wyoming have road contests in four different time zones with a road game at Hawai i. Ending a spell: The overtime win at Wyoming marked the first time since 1993 a San José State squad won on the road following a bye week. The Spartans were 0-11 in road games following a bye before topping Wyoming. Austin Lopez Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week: Placekicker Austin Lopez was the first San Jose State player to receive Mountain West Player of the Week recognition in 2014 for four field goals and three PAT s in the win over UNLV. Lopez tied one San José State single-game and set three University career records in the UNLV game. Lopez matched the school record of four field goals in a game for the second time in his career. He broke the San José State career records for most field goals (43), most kick-scoring points (238) and overall scoring (238).

4 San José State University football fact sheet/add 3 The Colorado State Series (San Jose State 4, Colorado State 3) 10/12/13 SJSU State 27 40, Colorado State 20 10/1/11 SJSU State 31 10/11/97 Colorado State 20 State 36, SJSU 13 State 14, SJSU 3 14, Colorado State 0 Overtime history (2-5) 10/18/14 SJSU 27, Wyoming 20 (OT) 11/22/13 Navy 58, SJSU 52 (3OT) 12/4/10 Idaho 26, SJSU 23 (OT) 11/21/09 Hawai i 17, SJSU 10 (OT) 12/12/07 #16-Hawai i 42, SJSU 35 (OT) 11/13/04 #14-Boise State 56, SJSU 49 (2OT) 11/22/97 SJSU 55, UNLV 48 (OT) San José State Career Leaders Pass Receptions 1. Chandler Jones (2010-present) Tim Kearse ( ) Jabari Carr (2011-present) Jamall Broussard ( ) Gerald Willhite ( ) Ike McBee ( ) 106 Tyler Winston (2013-present) 106 Kickoff Return Yardage 5. John Broussard ( ) 1, Tyler Ervin (2012-present) 1,478 Scoring 1. Austin Lopez (2012-present) Jared Strubeck ( ) Joe Nedney ( ) 236 Kick Scoring 1. Austin Lopez (2012-present) Jared Strubeck ( ) Joe Nedney ( ) 236 Field Goals 1. Austin Lopez (2012-present) Jared Strubeck ( ) 43 Tyler Ervin among active FBS career leaders: Tyler Ervin is one of 10 active Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with four or touchdowns by punt and/or kickoff return in games played through October 25. Ervin is one of seven players with a return for a touchdown in each category and two or more in the other. Active Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with four or kickoff and/or punt returns for TDs Punt Kick Total Total Player, School Returns TDs Returns TDs Returns TDs Marcus Murphy, Missouri Ryan Switzer, North Carolina Tyler Lockett, Kansas State Kaelin Clay, Utah Tyler Ervin, San José State Autry Golden, UTEP TommyLee Lewis, Northern Illinois Ty Montgomery, Stanford Christion Jones, Alabama Tyler Ervin ties school record: Tyler Ervin tied a San José State career record for special teams touchdowns by returns when he scored a touchdown on a 40-yard punt return against North Dakota. Ervin is the Spartans career leader for kickoff returned for a touchdown with three and now has a punt return for a six-pointer giving him four. At San José State, he scored touchdowns four different ways - rushing (3), pass receiving (2), kickoff returns (3) and punt returns (1). Trestin George ( ), who played in the Arena Football League, and Walt Roberts ( ), who played six seasons with three NFL teams, share the school record scoring a touchdown five of the six ways (rushing, pass receiving, fumble, interception, punt return and kickoff return). Ervin is the second Spartan with four career punt and kickoff returns for a touchdown. Jimmie Lassiter ( ) was the first with two punt and two kickoff returns for TDs. San José State sets team passing record in opener: San José State tied its single-game team record for passing accuracy in the North Dakota win completing 23-of-26 passes. Starter Blake Jurich was 22-of-25 and Joe Gray was 1-of-1 for the Spartans. In 2008, San José State also completed 23-of-26 passes in a loss at Stanford. Tyler Winston sets school mark: Wide receiver Tyler Winston caught 10 passes for 96 yards and two TDs in the win over North Dakota. Including the last two games of 2013 against Navy and Fresno State, respectively, Winston became the first San José State player to catch 10 or more passes in three consecutive games. The 2013 Mountain West Freshman of the Year caught 10 passes each against Navy and Fresno State. A first since 2007 in the offensive line: Redshirt freshmen Jeremiah Kolone and Nate Velichko became the first pair of freshmen to start at the two offensive guard positions since the 2007 season when they were the starting guards in the North Dakota win. 13 first time starters in 2014: After seven games, 13 Spartans made their first career starts on either offense or defense this season. Freshman Michael Carrizosa also took over the punting chores for San José State in Offense (9) Defense (4) Special Teams LG Jeremiah Kolone DE Adrian Blake P Michael Carrizosa RG Nate Velichko S Akeem King RT Evan Sarver S Maurice McKnight (vs. Nevada) QB Blake Jurich LB Brad Kuh (at Wyoming) RB Thomas Tucker WR Hansell Wilson RB Brandon Monroe (vs. Auburn) QB Joe Gray (vs. Nevada) LG A.J. Samataua (at Navy)

5 San José State University football fact sheet/add 4 San José State 2014 Leaders Two or more touchdowns in a game 2, Tyler Winston (2 receiving) vs. North Dakota, 8/ or more rushing yards in a game 133, Tyler Ervin (11 carries) vs. UNLV, 10/4 100 or more receiving yards in a game 102, Tim Crawley (eight receptions) vs. Navy, 10/25 10 or more receptions in a game 10, Tyler Winston, vs. North Dakota, 8/28 10 or more tackles in a game 14, Vince Buhagiar, at Navy, 10/25 13, Christian Tago, at Wyoming, 10/18 11, Christian Tago, at Navy, 10/25 11, Vince Buhagiar, at Minnesota, 9/20 11, Christian Tago, at Auburn, 9/6 10, Vince Buhagiar, at Auburn, 9/6 2.0 or more tackles for loss in a game 2.5, Forrest Hightower, vs. North Dakota, 8/ Awards & Recognitions: Tyler Ervin, Returns - College Football Performance Awards National Punt Returner Performer of the Week (9/1) Blake Jurich, QB - College Football Performance Awards Quarterback Performer of the Week honorable mention (9/1) Billy Freeman, TE - College Football Performance Awards Tight End Performer of the Week honorable mention (9/29), (10/25) Austin Lopez, PK - Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (10/6) Joe Gray, QB - Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (10/20) Gold helmet debut: For the first time since the 1972 season, San José State wore a nonblue helmet in its game against Nevada. The Spartans rolled out new gold helmets for the first time as part of an all gold look of gold helmet, gold jersey and gold pants. San José State also wore the gold helmets for the October 25 game at Navy. Season captains named: Defensive tackle Travis Raciti and center David Peterson were named team captains for the 2014 season. Head coach Ron Caragher indicated game captains would be added throughout the year. Raciti becomes the seventh player in the program s history to be named a team captain in more than one season. Two-time team captains at San José State Paul Thompson (1924, 1925) Neil Parry (2000, 2003) Awbrey Laws (1927, 1928) Noel Grigsby (2012, 2013) Howard Hornbuckle (1929, 1930) Travis Raciti (2013, 2014) Casey LeBlanc (2000, 2001) Brief Encounters (Offense): 15 Tyler Winston, WR: Team s second leading receiver and 20th nationally among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with 48 receptions Caught the game-winning TD pass in the overtime win at Wyoming Had nine receptions and scored San José State s only touchdown at Minnesota (9/20) First San José State player to record three consecutive games with 10 or more receptions after hauling in 10 for 96 yards and two TDs vs. North Dakota (8/28) Had a streak of four consecutive games catching at least one touchdown pass end with the Auburn game 2013 Mountain West Freshman of the Year First San José State freshman of any kind with four 100-plus yard receiving games in a season and three consecutive games with 100 or more pass receiving yards The third San José State freshman of any kind to finish a season with 50 or more receptions His 171 receiving yards in the 2013 Wyoming game is his single-game personal best Career , TD Colorado St TD 17 Daniel Bradbury, WR: Entering his third season as the team s holder for all kick-scoring tries Six career pass receptions as a reserve wide receiver Caught a pass for 1 yard at Wyoming (10/18) Had his first career rushing attempt in the UNLV win (10/4) and gained a first down Career Colorado St Jabari Carr, WR: Led the Spartans with a season-high five catches for 51 yards against UNLV (10/4) 15 receptions in the last four games starting with Nevada (9/27) Needs six receptions to move into sixth place on the Spartans career pass receiving list. Enters the Colorado State game with 137 career receptions Single-game career best eight receptions three times Caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the 2011 Colorado State game - a 38-yard play with less than a minute remaining

6 San José State University football fact sheet/add Award Watch Lists: Six San José State players were named to national Award preseason Watch Lists. Tyler Ervin, Returns - College Football Performance Awards Billy Freeman, TE - John Mackey Award, College Football Performance Awards Austin Lopez, PK - Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicking Award, College Football Performance Awards David Peterson, C - Rimington Trophy Christian Tago, LB - Polynesian Player of the Award, College Football Performance Awards Tyler Winston, WR - Biletnikoff Award, College Football Performance Awards Career , Colorado St TD 72 Wes Schweitzer, OT: Starter at left tackle 20 career starts including every game in st career start was in the 2012 San José State win over Colorado State Served summer internships in 2012 and 2013 studying atmospheric chemistry Two-time academic all-conference honoree. 65 A.J. Samataua, OG: Made his first major college start in the Navy game (10/25) after serving as a reserve the first half of the season. 62 Jeremiah Kolone, OG: Starter the first six games of the season at left guard... Injured in the Wyoming game and is out indefinitely... Native of American Samoa first settled in the United States in David Peterson, C: Voted team captain for 2014 Rimington Trophy candidate for the best center in the country 17 career starting assignments before Colorado State Pursuing his master s degree in educational counseling. 75 Nate Velichko, OG: Redshirt freshman who started the first seven games of the season at right guard... Tallest starter on the team at 6-foot Evan Sarver, OT: Starter at right tackle in the first seven games of the 2014 season... Spent 2013 as a reserve lineman and blocker for kick-scoring opportunities. 18 Billy Freeman, TE: Missed the UNLV game (10/4) due to an ankle injury vs. Nevada (9/27) At least one pass reception in 18 consecutive games after catching five passes for 45 yards and his first TD of the season at Navy (10/25) Six receptions against Nevada (9/27) tied his major college best First San José State freshman tight end to throw a touchdown pass with his 30-yard strike to Kyle Nunn in the UNLV win (11/2)... Became the first Spartan tight end since 1975 to attempt a pass First San José State freshman tight end to have a 100-yard receiving game with his season-high six receptions for 119 yards against Wyoming (10/26) Six catches of 30 or more yards in RECEIVING Career Colorado St PASSING STATISTICS PA PC INT Yds. Pct. TD Career Andrew Vollert, TE: Has a season-best three pass receptions in each of the last three games UNLV (10/4), Wyoming (10/18) and Navy (10/25)

7 San José State University football fact sheet/add 6 Career-long 37 yard reception in the Navy game Only played in the 2013 opener in his freshman season Career Joe Gray, QB: Has a pair of 322-yard passing games in his last two starts against Wyoming (10/18) and Navy (10/25) One of five FBS quarterbacks completing at least 70 percent of his passes for games played through October 25 Six touchdown passes and four interceptions since taking over as the starting quarterback Led San Jose State to a season-high 542 yards of total offense and threw his first major college TD pass in the UNLV win (10/4) Completed 20-of-30 for 265 yards without an interception vs. UNLV Notched his first major college 300-plus yards passing game completing 33-of-45 without an interception for 322 yards and two touchdowns in the Wyoming win Made his major college starting debut against Nevada (9/27) Completed 32-of-46 with two fourth-quarter interceptions for 276 yards and no touchdowns against Nevada. Played in each of the first three games this season in a reserve role PASSING STATISTICS G PA PC INT Yds. Pct. TD Career Colorado St. DNP 14 Blake Jurich, QB: Starting quarterback in each of the first three games Led the Spartans to a win in his first major college start 88.0% completion percentage in the North Dakota win is the second highest ever in school history Ran for three TDs and passed for one touchdown in 2012 Second on the 2012 team in rushing TDs and third in rushing with 174 yards Dad, Jerry Jurich, was a quarterback on the 1976 University of Oregon team. PASSING STATISTICS G PA PC INT Yds. Pct. TD Career Colorado St RUSHING Career Colorado St Tim Crawley, WR: Second on the team in receiving with 22 for 279 yards and a touchdown First Spartan in 2014 with a 100-plus yard receiving game after posting career bests of eight receptions for 102 yards and a TD in the Navy game (10/25) Career-long 24-yard touchdown run was San José State s only score in the Nevada game (9/27) Had his career long pass play of 46 yards to set up the Spartans one TD at Minnesota and finished with a singlegame high 57 receiving yards 22 receptions for 190 yards and two TDs in 2013 First two-touchdown game of his major college career with a pair of touchdown catches vs. San Diego State (11/9) RECEIVING Career Colorado St RUSHING Career TD TD Colorado St Tyler Ervin, WR: Team s leading rusher the last three games and for the season Shares the team lead with four touchdowns 5.6 yards per carry and 389 yards and two TDs in yards on 19 carries and 8-yard TD run at Navy (10/25) 96 yards on 22 carries at Wyoming (10/18) Recorded his first 100-plus yard rushing game of his college career with 133 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries 83-yard TD run vs. UNLV (10/4) is the 11th longest run in San José State history Scored San José State s only touchdown in the Auburn game on a 75-yard pass play Only player on the current team to score a touchdown four different ways (rushing, receiving, punt return, kick return) School career record holder with three kickoff returns for a touchdown Scored a touchdown on a 10-yard run in the 2012 win over Colorado State Career Kickoff Returns for a TD among active players ( Player, School Games Returns TDs 1. Tyler Lockett, Kansas State Tommylee Lewis, Northern Illinois Autry Golden, UTEP Tyler Ervin, San José State Carlos Wiggins, New Mexico J.J. Nelson, UAB Ty Montgomery, Stanford Marcus Murphy, Missouri

8 San José State University football fact sheet/add 7 RUSHING Career TD TD Colorado St RECEIVING Career TD TD KICK RETURN Career 58 1, TD PUNT RETURN Career TD TD 48 Limihai Hifo, RB: Played in the Auburn (9/6) and Wyoming (10/18) games fifth on the team in rushing with 78 yards on 24 carries 42 yards on nine rushing attempts in the Wyoming win RUSHING Career Career Brandon Monroe, RB: Gained a season-high 64 yards on 10 carries in the UNLV game (10/4) Had his season-long 29-yard run against UNLV A reserve running back in the Nevada (9/27) and Minnesota (9/20) games without any carries Made his first major college start at Auburn (9/6) and gained 23 yards on nine attempts Redshirt freshman who was a safety in 2013 Moved to running back full time during 2014 spring practice RUSHING Career Shane Smith, FB: Designated starter at fullback when the Spartans are in a two-back formation Opened the season with a 3-yard touchdown reception in the North Dakota victory Career best three catches against North Dakota Career long 20-yard pass play in the 2013 game at Nevada Scored his first San José State touchdown in the 2013 Wyoming win (10/26) RECEIVING Career Colorado St Hansell Wilson, WR: Touchdown receptions in three consecutive games at Navy (10/25) on a 5-yard play, at Wyoming (10/18) on a 13-yard catch and a season-long 51-yard TD reception vs. UNLV (10/4) Single-game best seven catches for 74 yards in the Wyoming win Tied for third on the team in receiving with 20 receptions for 265 yards and three TDs Career long 56-yard pass play came in the 2013 game at Nevada First major college touchdown was on a 42-yard pass play in the 2012 win over Louisiana Tech. RECEIVING Career TD Colorado St Brief Encounters (Defense): 94 Eugene Taylor, DE: 10 career starts including three in 2014 Season-high three tackles in the UNLV win (10/4) Shared the 2013 team lead with 4.0 quarterback sacks A season-high 2.0 sacks in the 2013 Sacramento State win (8/29) Had a sack in the 2013 win at Colorado State Season-high eight tackles at Minnesota Second-generation Spartan... Dad, Woody Taylor, was a defensive back on the 1974 and 1975 San José State teams. STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Colorado St Travis Raciti, DT: Team captain for the second year in a row Seven tackles and his first quarterback sack of the season at Wyoming (10/18) Single-game career-high eight tackles at Minnesota (9/20) Shared the team lead with six tackles against North Dakota 40 career starts are the most among the 2014 Spartans 22.0 tackles for loss and 12.5 quarterback sacks in his first three-plus seasons 2012 first-team All-Western Athletic Conference One of nine Spartans enrolled in graduate school Credited with one of San Jose State s seven blocked kicks in 2013 with his PAT block in the Wyoming win

9 San José State University football fact sheet/add 8 STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Colorado St Tony Popovich, DT: 26 games played and 11 starting calls in his career Starter in each of the last five games Matched his career high of four tackles and added an assisted tackle for loss against Nevada (9/27) First start in 2014 at Minnesota and was credited with an assisted tackle Credited with the team s one sack in the North Dakota win One of six Spartans to block an opponent s kick-scoring try in 2013 when he blocked a Sacramento State. STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Colorado St Nate Falo, DT: 18 games played with 10 games as a starter Starter at a defensive tackle position in each of the first two games Single-game career best five assisted tackles against Utah State (9/27/13) in his first major college start. STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career vs. Navy Foloi Vae, DT: 41 games played and in the starting lineup six times in threeplus seasons Career-high seven tackles at Navy (10/25) 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 quarterback sacks as a Spartan Had an assisted tackle at Auburn for his first two stops in STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR INT Career Colorado St Adrian Blake, DE: Six starts in 2014 Had the team s only tackle for loss at Minnesota (9/20) Credited with an assisted tackle in the opener and two tackles at Auburn STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Colorado St Sean Bacon, DE: 33 career games played and seven starting assignments Came up with his first sack of the season in the UNLV victory (10/4) 5.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 quarterback sacks in three seasons Single-game best five tackles twice in his major college career STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Colorado St Cedric Lousi, DE: Starter the last five games at a defensive end spot Credited with the Spartans only tackle-for-loss at Navy Career-high eight tackles at Minnesota in his first start since the 2011 season Returned to the Spartans after serving a two-year church mission in Texas Played in 25 games and started 11 times his first two seasons New Zealand native who came to the United States when he was 7-years old STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Christian Hill, DE: Reserve defensive end seeing more playing time recently Credited with a career-high four tackles at Navy (10/25) Participated in a January 2012 pizza-eating event with world championship eater Joey Chestnut STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Vince Buhagiar, LB: Career high of 14 tackles at Navy (10/25) Navy game was the ninth of his career with 10 or more tackles Tied for 17th among active Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with 285 career tackles Starter in 37 of the 46 games in which he played Pursuing a master s degree in psychology Missed the 2013 season due to a preseason injury STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Colorado St Christian Tago, LB: Team leader in tackles with tackles last week at Navy (10/25) Career-high 13 tackles in the Wyoming win (10/18)

10 San José State University football fact sheet/add tackles for loss and a pass break-up in the UNLV victory Led the squad with 11 stops at Auburn (9/6) and shared the team lead with six in the North Dakota win (8/28) Five games in his career with 10 or more tackles Top returning tackler from 2013 with 90 tackles Four games with 2.0 tackles for loss in 2013 Originally recruited by San José State as a combination quarterback/linebacker prospect Passed for 4,758 yards and 47 touchdowns as a high school quarterback. STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Colorado St William Ossai, LB: Redshirt freshman that played in each of the first seven games Two assisted tackles in the North Dakota win (8/28) and at Auburn (9/6) One of his older brothers, Onyeka Ossai, was a periodic starting linebacker during the 2002 through 2004 seasons STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Brad Kuh, LB: Made his first major college start at Wyoming (10/18) and was credited with 2.0 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss Has a two-game streak with at least 0.5 tackles for loss STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FR INT PBU Career Isaiah Irving, LB: Season-high four tackles in the North Dakota win (8/28) and at Minnesota (9/20) 12 career starts including the first three games in tackles for loss and 2.0 quarterback sacks as a freshman STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Colorado St Jimmy Pruitt, CB: Tied for 23rd nationally with two forced fumbles and tied for 13th in the nation with a pair of fumble recoveries in the six games he played this season Tied for 26th among active Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with five career forced fumbles Six tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two pass break-ups at Minnesota (9/20) Missed the 2014 North Dakota game due to injury Defensive back returning to a cornerback role for career starts Intercepted a pass in the 2013 win at Colorado State A safety in 2013 Career high nine tackles in the 2013 Nevada game STATISTICS G TT TFL FF FR INT PBU Career Colorado St Dasheon Frierson, CB: Starter in each of the first two games and 10 times as a Spartan Second on last year s team in pass break-ups with nine First career interception came in the 2013 Hawai i win STATISTICS G TT TFL FF FR INT PBU Career Colorado St Cleveland Wallace, III, CB: Conference leader and ranked tied for ninth nationally in passes defensed (1.60/game) Four starts in 2014 First Spartan in 2014 with a pass interception when he picked off one against North Dakota (8/28) Transfer from the University of Washington Played in nine games and was in on nine tackles with an interception as a redshirt freshman for the Huskies in 2013 STATISTICS G TT TFL FF FR INT PBU Career Maurice McKnight, CB: First major college interception in the UNLV win (10/4) Had his first tackle for loss and six total tackles against Nevada (9/27) in his first major college start Sixth on the Spartans with 28 tackles Season-high seven tackles and had his first pass break-up at Minnesota (9/20) First joined the team for 2014 spring practice after graduating in December STATISTICS G TT TFL FF FR INT PBU Career Forrest Hightower, S: Season-high nine tackles at Navy (10/25) First major college quarterback sack in the UNLV win (10/4) Shared the team lead at Nevada with his eight tackles and added two pass break-ups

11 San José State University football fact sheet/add 10 His first interception of the season and matched his seasonhigh of seven tackles at Minnesota (9/20) Back-to-back games with seven tackles after notching seven at Auburn (9/6) Single-game career-high 2.5 tackles in the North Dakota win 42 games played and 14 starts for San José State A reserve cornerback and nickel back until becoming a starter at safety last season Single-game best 13 tackles at Nevada in 2013 One of nine players on the team enrolled in graduate school STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Colorado St Simon Connette, S: Made his first start of the season at Navy and was credited with four tackles 31 games played and seven career starts with the Spartans Credited with five tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Auburn (9/6) Two 10-tackle games in 2013 against Sacramento State and Navy Credited with one of San José State s seven kick blocks in 2013 Older brother, Brandon Connette, is a quarterback for the 2014 Fresno State football team after playing three seasons at Duke STATISTICS G TT TFL FF FR INT PBU Career Colorado St Esston Al-Uqdah, S: Career high four tackles in the North Dakota win Primarily a special teams contributor STATISTICS G TT TFL FF FR INT PBU Career Colorado St. DNP Brief Encounters (Special teams): 46 Ryan DiSalvo, LS: In his third season as the Spartans long snapper... Joined the program for the first time when preseason drills began in August Michael Carrizosa, P: Had his season long punt of 51 yards at Wyoming (10/18) Second punt of the season of 50 or more yards at Navy with a 50-yarder Won the punting job competition in preseason camp. STATISTICS G No. Yds. Avg. LG In20 TB Career Austin Lopez, PK: Holds 10 and shares six University placekicking records Third career field goal of 50 or more yards with a 50-yarder in the fourth quarter of the Wyoming game 49-for-62 (.790) in field goals for his San José State career 24th among active Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) kickers in field goal accuracy 15th multi field goal game of his career going 4-for-5 vs. UNLV (10/4) First on the school s career list for his 49 field goals Attempted his longest field goal as a Spartan in the Minnesota game with a 58-yard try that went wide left Hit a career long 51-yard three-pointer at Hawai i (10/5) and a 50-yarder at Nevada (11/16) in 2013 Is 3-of-6 for his career from 50 or more yards First career miss was a 42-yard attempt against Utah State (9/27/13) Two-time second-team all-conference placekicker and 2012 Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award semifinalist One of three FBS kickers to make 100 percent of his field goal tries in 2012 Kick-scored 105 points as a sophomore and scored the most points by a San José State freshman kicker in a season (105) Consecutive Field Goals 1. Chuck Nelson, Washington ( ) Cairo Santos, Tulane ( ) Kendall Trainor, Arkansas (1988) 24 Mike Nugent, Ohio State ( ) Austin Lopez, San José State ( ) 23 David Ruffer, Notre Dame ( ) 23 Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo ( ) 23 Alex Steigerwald, Toledo ( ) 23 Consecutive Field Goals to Start a Career 1. Austin Lopez, San José State ( ) 23 David Ruffer, Notre Dame ( ) 23 Career Field Goals by Active FBS Players ( 1. Mike Hunnicutt, Oklahoma 71-of-84 (.845) 2. Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo 60-of-70 (.857) 3. Jordan Williamson, Stanford 56-of-82 (.683) 4. Ty Long, UAB 54-of-70 (.771) 5. Kyle Brindza, Notre Dame 53-of-71 (.746) 6. Trevor Romaine, Oregon State 52-of-68 (.765) 7. Niklas Sade, North Carolina State 49-of-72 (.681) Jaden Oberkrom, TCU 49-of-65 (.754) Austin Lopez, San José State 49-of-62 (.790) 10. Ryan Bustin, Texas Tech 47-of-59 (.797) John Wallace, Louisville 47-of-59 (.797)

12 San José State University football fact sheet/add 11 NCAA Rankings: Below are the NCAA statistical rankings for games through October 25. Team Scoring offense - 100th tied Scoring defense - 64th tied Rushing offense - 92nd Rushing defense - 119th Passing offense - 37th Pass defense efficiency - Punt returns - 24th 1st Kickoff returns - 44th Turnover margin - 115th tied Total defense - 22nd Net punting - 125th Quarterback sacks - 122nd Individual (Top-50) Fumbles recovered Jimmy Pruitt, 13th tied, 0.33/game Passes defended Cleveland Wallace III, 15th tied, 1.43/game Receptions per Game Tyler Winston, 20th, 6.86/game Forced fumbles Jimmy Pruitt, 23rd tied, 0.33/game Field goals Austin Lopez, 26th tied, 1.43/game All-purpose running Tyler Ervin, 30th, 133.6/game Bené Benwikere, CB, Carolina Duke Ihenacho, S, Washington James Jones, WR, Oakland Dwight Lowery, S, Atlanta Christopher Owens, CB, Kansas City Peyton Thompson, CB, Jacksonville David Quessenberry, OL, Houston (physically unable to perform list) David Fales, QB, Chicago (practice squad) Ryan Otten, TE, Minnesota (practice squad) Marcus Arroyo, Tampa Bay, Quarterbacks Gill Byrd, Tampa Bay, Defensive Backs David Diaz-Infante, Arizona, Offensive Line Al Saunders, Oakland, Senior Assistant - Offense James Saxon, Pittsburgh, Running Backs Spartans Coaching in the NFL: For the first time since 2005, five former San José State football players are listed as coaches on a National Football League team. The most San José State graduates to coach in the NFL in one season was six (Gill Byrd - St. Louis, Terrell Jones - San Francisco, Al Saunders - Kansas City, James Saxon - Kansas City, Scott Swartz - San Francisco, Dick Vermeil - Kansas City head coach) in Pronunciation Guide: Esston Al-Uqdah...ESS-done Al-uck-dah Vince Buhagiar...Boo-hah-zure Osirius Burke...Oh-sigh-rus Burke Jabari Carr...Jah-bar-ee Carr Simon Connette...Kah-net Nate Falo...FAL-oh Dasheon Frierson...Day-shawn Fry-ur-son Garrett Guanella...Gwah-nell-ah Limihai Hifo...Lee-me-high Hee-fow Blake Jurich...JUR-rich Chris Kearney...Kurr-knee Akeem King...AH-keem King Jeremiah Kolone...Ka-low-knee Brad Kuh...Koo Lemaki Musika...Lah-mah-key Moo-see-Kah WIlliam Ossai...Oh-sigh Travis Raciti...RAH-see-tee A.J. Samataua...Sah-mah-tah-oo-ah Evan Sarver...Eh-van Czar-vurr Moses Saucedo...SAW-see-dough Christian Tago...Tah-go Jordan Thiel...Teal Foloi Vae...FAH-low-ee Vye Andrew Vollert...VOE-lert Malik Watson...Mu-leek Watson Hansell Wilson...Hand-sell Coach Fred Guidici...Jew-dee-shee Coach Joe Staab...Stab Spartans in the NFL: Nine former San José State football players were listed on a NFL roster as of October 26. Five more Spartans are coaching in the NFL.

13 San José State University football fact sheet/add 12 Academic Achievements Most Football Graduates To Start the 2014 Season (compiled by the University of Alabama) Alabama 15 Florida 8 Boston College 15 Clemson 8 Utah State 13 North Carolina State 8 Virginia 11 Houston 8 UNLV 10 Toledo 8 East Carolina 10 Utah 8 San José State 9 Maryland 9 South Carolina 9 Most Improved Football Programs Based on Multi-Year Academic Progress Rate Scores ( ) APR APR Gain 1. San Jose State Temple UAB Toledo South Florida Utah State South Carolina San José State University Dean s Scholars (3.65 or higher in two of the previous three semesters) Vince Buhagiar, LB Tim Crawley, WR 2014 San José State Football Graduates Vince Buhagiar, LB (Psychology) Jabari Carr, WR (Behavioral Sciences) David Catalano, OT (Business Management) Forrest Hightower, S (Communication Studies) Blake Jurich, QB (Communication Studies) Akeem King, S (Business Marketing) Sean Linton, CB (Communication Studies) David Peterson, C (Psychology) Travis Raciti, DT (Communication Studies) 2013 Academic All-Mountain West (returning players 3.00 or higher & played in at least six games) Keith Bendixen, OL Sean Linton, CB Osirius Burke, RB David Peterson, C Tim Crawley, RB Travis Raciti, DT Nate Falo, DL Evan Sarver, OT Dasheon Frierson, CB Wes Schweitzer, OT Akeem King, S Shane Smith, FB 2013 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.50 or higher cumulative grade-point average) Tim Crawley, RB 2014 Football Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores for Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Schools in California Stanford (Pacific-12 Conference) 984 UCLA (Pacific-12 Conference) 979 San Jose State (Mountain West) 967 San Diego State (Mountain West) 960 Fresno State (Mountain West) 948 USC (Pacific-12 Conference) 941 California (Pacific-12 Conference) 938

14 San José State University football depth chart (as of October 26) Offense (12 positions) WR 15 Tyler Winston (6-2, 191, SO, 1V, Antelope, Calif.) 17 Daniel Bradbury (6-1, 189, SR, 2V, Los Angeles, Calif.) LT 72 Wes Schweitzer (6-5, 302, JR, 2V, Scottsdale, Ariz.) 70 Fernando Villanueva (6-7, 298, SO, 1V, San José, Calif.) LG 65 A.J. Samataua (6-3, 305, FR, RS, Fair Oaks, Calif.) 56 Doug Blacksill (6-5, 285, JR, SQ, Bakersfield, Calif.) C 51 David Peterson (6-5, 291, Grad, 1V, Redlands, Calif.) 74 Chris Gonzalez (6-3, 272, FR, RS, Los Angeles, Calif.) RG 75 Nate Velichko (6-7, 289, FR, RS, Foster City, Calif.) 68 Keoni Taylor (6-3, 302, FR, RS, Bakersfield, Calif.) RT 77 Evan Sarver (6-5, 290, SO, 1V, Queen Creek, Ariz.) 55 David Catalano (6-4, 294, JR, 1V, Tucson, Ariz.) TE 18 Billy Freeman (6-3, 238, SO, 1V, Mesa, Ariz.) 80 Andrew Vollert (6-5, 226, FR, RS, San Francisco, Calif.) 83 Jordan Thiel (6-4, 238, SO, 1V, Simi Valley, Calif.) QB 6 Joe Gray (6-2, 215, JR, SQ, Los Angeles, Calif.) 14 Blake Jurich (6-4, 235, Grad., 1V, Santa Cruz, Calif.) 8 Malik Watson (6-3, 202, JR, JC, San Jose, Calif.) FB 49 Shane Smith (6-2, 237, SO, 1V, Los Gatos, Calif.) 41 Chris Dadson (6-1, 240, SO, SQ, Vallejo, Calif.) RB 7 Tyler Ervin (5-10, 178, JR, 2V, Colton, Calif.) 27 Brandon Monroe (6-1, 221, FR, RS, Loomis, Calif.) WR 2 Tim Crawley (5-7, 175, SO, 1V, San José, Calif.) 7 Tyler Ervin (5-10, 178, JR, 2V, Colton, Calif.) WR 87 Hansell Wilson (5-9, 175, JR, 2V, El Cajon, Calif.) 1 Jabari Carr (6-0, 190, Grad., 3V, San José, Calif.) 82 Jourdan Soares (6-0, 171, FR, RS, Gilroy, Calif.) 86 K.C. Pearce (6-3, 181, JR, SQ, Visalia, Calif.) Defense DE 91 Adrian Blake (6-3, 258, SR, 1V, Miami, Fla.) 90 Garrett Guanella (6-5, 235, SR, JC, Santa Rosa, Calif.) 86 Christian Hill (6-4, 258, JR, SQ, Fresno, Calif.) DT 3 Travis Raciti (6-5, 285, Grad., 3V, Pleasant Hill, Calif.) 92 Keenan Sykes (6-3, 264, SO, SQ, Fontana, Calif.) DT 98 Tony Popovich (6-2, 280, JR, 2V, Kentfield, Calif.) 93 Foloi Vae (6-3, 275, SR, 3V, Stockton, Calif.) 57 Nate Falo (6-1, 275, JR, 1V, Sacramento, Calif.) DE 96 Cedric Lousi (6-3, 252, JR, 2V, Fremont, Calif.) 94 Eugene Taylor (6-4, 241, SO, 1V, San José, Calif.) 95 Sean Bacon (6-3, 244, SR, 3V, Inglewood, Calif.) LB 33 Brad Kuh (6-2, 222, SO, 1V, San Jose, Calif.) 53 Isaiah Irving (6-3, 248, SO, 1V, Vacaville, Calif.) 22 Hector Roach (6-1, 235, JR, 1V, Stockton, Calif.) LB 36 Vince Buhagiar (6-4, 252, Grad., 3V, Concord, Calif.) 33 Brad Kuh (6-2, 222, SO, 1V, San Jose, Calif.) LB 4 Christian Tago (6-1, 235, SO, 1V, Palmdale, Calif.) 29 William Ossai (6-2, 219, FR, RS, San Jose, Calif.) CB 8 Jimmy Pruitt (6-0, 196, JR, 2V, San Diego, Calif.) 10 Maurice McKnight (6-0, 185, FR, HS, San Bernardino, Calif.) CB 6 Cleveland Wallace, III (5-11, 185, SO, TR, San Jose, Calif.) 5 Dasheon Frierson (5-10, 177, SR, 1V, Fresno, Calif.) S 12 Forrest Hightower (5-10, 182, Grad., 3V, Concord, Calif.) 20 Esston Al-Uqdah (6-0, 193, SR, 1V, Los Angeles, Calif.) S 25 Akeem King (6-3, 212, Grad., 2V, Nipomo, Calif.) 28 Simon Connette (5-11, 203, JR, 2V, Corona, Calif.) P 38 Michael Carrizosa (5-11, 225, FR, HS, Salinas, Calif.) PK 12 Austin Lopez (6-0, 187, JR, 2V, Euless, Texas) 38 Michael Carrizosa (5-11, 225, FR, HS, Salinas, Calif.) KO 12 Austin Lopez (6-0, 187, JR, 2V, Euless, Texas) 38 Michael Carrizosa (5-11, 225, FR, HS, Salinas, Calif.) H 17 Daniel Bradbury (6-1, 189, SR, 2V, Los Angeles, Calif.) 6 Joe Gray (6-2, 215, JR, SQ, Los Angeles, Calif.) PR 7 Tyler Ervin (5-10, 178, JR, 2V, Colton, Calif.) KOR 7 Tyler Ervin (5-10, 178, JR, 2V, Colton, Calif.) 2 Tim Crawley (5-7, 175, SO, 1V, San José, Calif.) LS 46 Ryan DiSalvo (6-4, 238, JR, 2V, Hollister, Calif.)