FOOTBALL NEWS. San José State University Schedule & Results

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1 San José State University Schedule & Results 8/26 #19/#21USF (L) (CBS Sports Network) 9/2 Cal Poly (W) 56-0 (L) (Longhorn Network) (L) (ESPN2) 9/23 *Utah State (L) 9/ (L) (ESPNU) 10/7 *Fresno State 4:30 p.m. (PT) (ESPN3) 10/14 i 6:00 p.m. (HT) (Spectrum) TBA 11/4 *San Diego State TBA (ESPN Networks) 11/11 TBA (ESPN Networks) 11/18 State 1:30 p.m. (MT) (CBS Sports Network) 11/25 *Wyoming TBA (ESPN Networks) Fresno State Schedule & Results 9/2 Incarnate Word 66-0 (W) (L) (L) 9/30 *Nevada (W) 10/7 José State 10/14 *New Mexico 10/21 Diego State 10/28 *UNLV 11/4 *BYU 11/11 11/18 11/25 *Boise State * - Mountain West contest Play-by-Play Radio Coverage: KLIV (1590 AM, San José) originates San José State football broadcasts. Justin Allegri calls the play-by-play. Kevin Richardson provides commentary. The Fresno State broadcast begins at 4:00 p.m. (PT) with a pregame show. San José State has two network affiliates. KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas) ESPN Desportes (910 AM, San Francisco) FOOTBALL NEWS CONTACT: Lawrence Fan, Athletics Media Relations Director (408) (office), (408) (cell), lawrence.fan@sjsu.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2017 SAN JOSé STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FACT SHEET (Game #7) Upcoming game: San José State vs. Fresno State (Homecoming) Saturday, October 7, 2017 CEFCU (Citizens Equity First Credit Union) Stadium San José, Calif., 4:30 p.m. (PT) ESPN3 San José State record: 1-5, 0-2 Mountain West. The Spartans lost at UNLV, 41-13, on September 30. Fresno State record: 2-2, 1-0 Mountain West. The Bulldogs won their Mountain West opener with a win over Nevada at home on September 30. San José State head coach Brent Brennan: In his first season as a major college head coach. Has a major college head coaching record of 1-5, all at San José State. Brennan returns to San José State after six seasons as a receivers coach at Oregon State. He was a Spartan assistant coach during the 2005 through 2010 seasons. He is 0-0 as a head coach against Fresno State. Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford: In his first season as the Bulldogs' head coach. Has a coaching record of 2-2 with the Bulldogs. Overall, he is in his 12th season as a major college head coach and has a record of He is 0-0 as a head coach against San José State, but is a combined 6-2 as a former player (1-1) and assistant coach for Oregon (1-0) and Fresno State (4-1) against the Spartans. As a quarterback in the 1981 and 1982 games against San Jose State, Tedford led Fresno State to 72 total points rushing for two touchdowns and passing for four. The Spartans, who intercepted five Tedford passes in two seasons, won in Fresno in 1981, 65-33, and lost in San Jose the next year, Series history: Fresno State leads the series, The two teams first played in 1921 and San José State went home with a 14-2 victory. The Spartans have more games against the Bulldogs (80) than any other opponent. San José State has wins in four of the last five games including a victory in San José last season. The Bulldogs last win in the series was a triumph in Fresno on November 8, San José State and Fresno State still hold the NCAA record for most penalties in a game by two teams, 36 (24 by the Spartans and 12 by the Bulldogs), during the 1986 contest won by San Jose State, The Spartans' 24 penalties for 199 yards also remains a Football Bowl Subdivision record for most penalties in a game by one team. Homecoming: This year's San Jose State-Fresno State game is the annual Homecoming contest for the Spartans. Since 1933, San Jose State is in Homecoming contests. The Spartans are looking for their first Homecoming win since 2014 when they defeated UNLV, This year's game marks the ninth time Fresno State is San Jose State's Homecoming foe and the first since The Spartans are 6-2 in the previous eight Homecoming games with the Bulldogs as the opponent. For San Jose State fans, the best known Homecoming game vs. Fresno State was in 1986 when the Bulldogs came into Spartan Stadium undefeated and ranked #19 in the Associated Press poll.

2 Television: ESPN3 will provide play-by-play coverage of the San José State-Fresno State game. Drew Fellios calls the play-by-play. Forrest Conoly provides analysis. The ESPN3 telecast begins at 4:30 p.m. (PT). Weekly News Conference: The weekly San José State football press conference is in the Simpkins Stadium Center Gold Room on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. (PT). The Mountain West Network streams the press conference live through videos. The press conference also is archived at sjsuspartans.com. Brent Brennan Radio Show: The one-hour weekly Brent Brennan Radio Show airs on KLIV (1590 AM, San José), Thursdays, at 7:00 p.m. The show is taped each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Gordon Biersch in San José located at 33 E. San Fernando Street in downtown San José. Justin Allegri, Voice of the Spartans, is the host. Brent Brennan on KLIV AM: San José State head coach Brent Brennan is heard weekly on KLIV (1590 AM, San José), Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m. (PT). Tony Michaels serves as host. Recent San José State-Fresno State Games Bulldogs lead the series, /26/16 SJSU 13 49, FS , FS 52 27, FS 24 10/23/10 FS 41, SJSU 21 11/21/08 FS 10 30, SJSU 0 24, FS 14 Recent San José State Homecoming Games 2016 Hawai'i 34, SJSU San Diego State 30, SJSU SJSU 33, UNLV SJSU 51, Wyoming Utah State 49, SJSU SJSU 28, Hawaii 27 After leading 24-0 in the second quarter and trailing with 1:10 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Spartans came back for an improbable triumph. The game was named Sports Illustrated's Most Exciting Game of the Year. Valley Trophy: Since 2013, San José State and Fresno State play for the Valley Trophy. San José State is the metropolitan capital of the high-tech Silicon Valley. Fresno State is the largest city in the agriculturally-rich San Joaquin Valley. The two schools are separated by approximately 150 driving miles. San José State participating in Extra Yards For Teachers Program: San José State is one of the eight Mountain West schools participating in the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation's Extra Yard for Teachers Week honoring the contributions teachers make in the lives of children of all ages. Teachers from Cadwaller, Carolyn Clark, Arbuckle, Dorsa, Ernesto Galarza, Horace Cureton, Linda Vista, Lnydale, O.B. Whaley, Russo/McEntee Academy and Tipton elementary schools; Fischer, Joseph George, Mathson, Renaissance Academy and Sheppard middle schools; and Gunderson, Richmond and San Benito high schools are being honored. One teacher from these schools will be honored with a $1,000 grant from San José State and the Mountain West to help support the teacher's classroom project listed in DonorsChoose.org. Nate Velichko One of 181 National Semifinalists: Offensive tackle Nate Velichko is one of 181 semifinalists named by the National Football Foundation for the 2017 Campbell Trophy honoring college football's top scholar-athlete. On November 1, 12 finalists will be named. Each finalist will be awarded an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and will be honored in New York city. The winner will have his postgraduate scholarship award increased to $25,000. Velichko is a senior from Foster City, Calif., majoring in kinesiology. The Ellen Show honors San Jose State football: On the September 26 nationally-syndicated Ellen Show starring Ellen Degeneres, the San Jose State University football team was featured for community support, participation and involvement through its Beyond Football Program. Through the Ellen Foundation and Cheerios cereal One Million Acts of Good, Ms. Degeneres presented San Jose State University football $25,000 to continue its work in its Beyond Football Program. A 13-game regular-season schedule: For the first time since the 2010 season and fifth time in school history, San José State has a 13-game regular-season schedule. The Spartans also played 13 regular season games in 2002, 1939 and The 2017 San José State football team is the first in school history to play six games in a season through September 30. Busiest defense in FBS football: Six games has a lot do with it, but San José State s defense has faced more snaps to date than any other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team in games played through September 30. Five Spartan opponents have combined for 509 snaps. UMass is next closest at 423. First to 40, 50, 60, 70 and now 80: Linebacker Frank Ginda is the first Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) player this season to be credited with 40 tackles and now 50, 60, 70 and tackles. Ginda has 87 tackles in six games after a game-high 14 at UNLV on September 30. He heads into the Fresno State game the national leader in number of tackles and total tackles per game at Tackles per game Rank, Name, School GP UT AT Total Avg. 1. Frank Ginda, San José State Joe Dineen, Jr., Kansas Khalil Hodge, Buffalo Josey Jewell, Iowa

3 2017 Mountain West Standings Mountain Division Conference Overall Utah State Boise State Colorado State Wyoming New Mexico Air Force West Division Conference Overall San Diego State Fresno State UNLV Nevada Hawai i San José State Mountain West Games October 6 game Boise State at BYU October 7 games *Colorado State at Utah State Air Force at Navy *Fresno State at San José State *Hawai'i at Nevada *San Diego State at UNLV * - Mountain West contest San José State Overtime history (3-6) 11/14/15 Nevada 37, SJSU 34 (OT) 10/10/15 SJSU 33, UNLV 27 (OT) 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) 10/12/07 #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) 2017 Mountain West Player of the Week Special Teams PK Bryce Crawford, 9/ National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy Semifinalist OT Nate Velichko Takeaways matter: This season, the San José State defense has nine takeaways on three interceptions and six fumble recoveries. The offense turned those takeaways into 34 points. On the opposite side of the ball, 18 Spartan turnovers became 93 points. There was a season-high 35 points off of turnovers in the loss to Utah State. Spartans in top-10 for defensive touchdowns: Heading into the Fresno State game, San José State is tied for ninth nationally with two touchdowns scored by its defense. In the Cal Poly win, linebacker Jamal Scott picked up a fumble and ran 22 yards for a touchdown. More recently against Utah State, cornerback Jermaine Kelly scored a touchdown on a 68-yard interception return. Texas and Utah State share the national lead with four defensive touchdowns. Sack count increasing: The San José State defense has six quarterback sacks in the last two games and 10 for the season after a season-high four against Utah State (9/23) and two at UNLV (9/30). Seven Spartans have a sack to their credit in Protecting the quarterback: The September 30 UNLV game marked the first time this season San Jose State's quarterbacks were not sacked in a game. This season, the Spartans have allowed 12 sacks in six games. Protection leads to production: With protection in and around the pocket and no quarterback sacks, San Jose State had its first 300-plus passing yardage game of the season at UNLV with a season-best 315 yards on 49 pass attempts. Offense showing signs: San Jose State gained more than 400 yards of total offense, 462 at UNLV, for the first time since a season-high 482 against Cal Poly on September 2. In the games at Texas, at Utah and home vs. Utah State, the Spartans averaged just yards of total offense against those three opponents. 30 pass completions: The San Jose State-UNLV game marked the first time since the 2015 season opener at home vs. New Hampshire on September 3 that the Spartans had at least 30 pass completions in a game. San Jose State was 30-of-49 with two interceptions for 315 yards and a touchdown against UNLV. 50-yard field goals at San José State: Junior Bryce Crawford became the tenth San José State kicker to convert a field goal of 50 or more yards when he kicked a 51-yard field goal at Utah on September 16. Crawford's 51-yarder was the first field goal of 50 or more yards by a Spartan since Austin Lopez's 50-yard field goal at Wyoming in As an encore, Crawford kicked a 53-yard field goal at home against Utah State on September 23. His two 50-plus yard field goals are the 13th and 14th times in school history a San José State kicker made a field goal of 50 or more yards. The 53-yard field goal is the second longest in school history and the longest without the benefit of altitude. Former longtime NFL kicker Joe Nedney kicked a 60-yard field goal to win a game at Wyoming in Crawford (51, 53), Quinn Nordin of Michigan (55,50), Daniel Carlson of Auburn (54, 52, 50) and Matt Gay of Utah (51, 56) are the four Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) kickers with two or more field goals of 50 or more yards in games played through September 23. Crawford is the first San José State kicker with field goals of 50 or more yards in consecutive games and joined Austin Lopez (2013) and Tony Brown (1985) as Spartans with two field goals of 50 or more yards in a season. Streak ends: Bryce Crawford made 17 consecutive field goals over two seasons before missing from 52 yards at UNLV on September 30. The 52-yard field goal try was his second of the game after making a 28-yard try in the first quarter. His streak is the second longest in school history trailing Austin Lopez ( ) who made his first 23 field goal tries covering his entire freshman and the first half of his sophomore season. Crawford's last two misses are 52 yards at UNLV on September 30, 2017 and 50 vs. Hawai'i on October 21, 2016.

4 2017 Watch Lists Michael Carrizosa, P Ray Guy Award Watch List Andre Chachere, CB Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Bryce Crawford, PK Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award Watch List Jeremiah Kolone, OG Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List Keoni Taylor, C Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List Rimington Trophy Watch List Nate Velichko, OT Wuerffel Trophy Watch List San José State Career Leaders Punting Average 1. Michael Carrizosa (2014-present) Harrison Waid ( ) 43.1 Punting - Total Yards 1. Waylon Prather ( ) 9, Jeff Cunningham ( ) 9, Harrison Waid ( ) 9, Michael Carrizosa (2014-present) 8, yard field goals 1. Austin Lopez ( ) 3 (3-of-7) 2. Bryce Crawford (2015-present) 2 (2-of-4) Tony Brown ( ) 2 (2-of-2) Six games, four quarterbacks: In San José State s first six games, four quarterbacks were used. The UNLV game on September 30 is the first this season in which only one quarterback played. USF - Josh Love (starter), Montel Aaron Cal Poly - Josh Love (starter), Montel Aaron, Sam Allen Texas - Montel Aaron (starter), Sam Allen Utah - Montel Aaron (starter), Sam Allen, Josh Love, Michael Carrillo Utah State - Josh Love (starter), Sam Allen, Michael Carrillo UNLV - Josh Love (starter) Based on available records dating back to the 1970 s, Allen is the first known San José State player to play as a special teams defender and at quarterback in the same game. Allen did it in the Cal Poly game as a member of the Spartans punt coverage unit. Freshman QB starters at San José State: Montel Aaron became the sixth San José State freshman of any kind to start a game at quarterback since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972 when he started the September 9 Texas game. Other Spartan freshmen to start at quarterback since 1972 include current sophomore Josh Love in 2016 at Iowa State and Adam Tafralis. Aaron's start at Utah was the 14th time a San José State freshman started a game at quarterback since Doug Allen (1984, one); Greg Centilli (1988, two), Marcus Arroyo (1998, five), Tafralis (2004, three) and Love (2016, one) were the other occasions a freshman started at quarterback for the Spartans. Paso Robles pair among top Spartan pass catchers: Wide receiver Bailey Gaither and tight end Josh Oliver, teammates since their Paso Robles (Calif.) High School days, are two of the team's top two pass catchers. Oliver had seven career receptions in his first two seasons and heads into the Fresno State game third on the team in pass receptions with 17. He had a single-game career-high five catches at UNLV. Gaither came into the season with four career receptions as a redshirt freshman. He has 21 catches and leads the team with four touchdown receptions. Young Spartans: The current San José State football roster consists of 48 freshmen. In the last eight seasons, the 2017 squad is the third one to begin a season with at least 40 freshmen. The 2012 (41) and 2013 (45) teams had more than 40 freshmen on the opening-game roster. The fewest freshmen on a San José State opening-game roster since 2010 was 35 in 2013 and San José State opponents - Number of freshmen on 2017 team online roster USF - 24 Utah State - 39 BYU - 36 Wyoming - 57 Cal Poly - 24 UNLV - 39 San Diego State - 49 Texas - 39 Fresno State - 21 Nevada - 28 Utah - 41 Hawai i - 25 Colorado State - 27 First time starters: USF - LB Jamal Scott, NT Sailosi Latu, WR Thai Cottrell Cal Poly - WR JaQuan Blackwell Texas - OT Jackson Snyder Utah - DL Cameron Alexander Utah State - none UNLV - S Chandler Hawkins It was hot: The game time temperature for the September 2 San José State-Cal Poly game at CFECU Stadium in San José was recorded as 108 degrees. Previously, the last time San José State played in a game with 100-plus degree weather was on September 1, 2007 in a 45-3 loss at Arizona State. The evening temperature was 101 degrees at kickoff.

5 2017 High Marks 100+ Yard Rushing Games 121 yards (12 carries), Zamore Zigler, vs. Cal Poly, 9/2 Three TD passes in a game 3, Montel Aaron, vs. Cal Poly, 9/ Yard Passing Games 315 yards ( , 1 TD), Josh Love, at UNLV, 9/ Yard Receiving Games 125 yards (8 receptions), Bailey Gaither, at Utah, 9/ yards (8 receptions), Tre Walker, vs. UNLV, 9/ yards (6 receptions), Bailey Gaither, vs. USF, 8/26 10 or more tackles in a game 17, Frank Ginda, vs. Cal Poly, 9/2 16, Frank Ginda, vs. Utah State, 9/23 15, Frank Ginda, at Utah, 9/16 14, Ethan Aguayo, vs. USF, 8/26 14, Frank Ginda, at UNLV, 9/30 13, Frank Ginda, vs. USF, 8/26 13, Bryson Bridges, vs. Utah State, 9/23 12, Frank Ginda, at Texas, 9/9 11, Ethan Aguayo, at Utah, 9/16 10, Ethan Aguayo, vs. Cal Poly, 9/2 10, Owen Roberts, vs. Cal Poly, 9/2 Four hours, three minutes of football: For the first time since defeating #16-ranked Fresno State, 62-52, on November 29, 2013, San José State played a football game that lasted at least four hours in its season-opener against USF. The game had 189 plays, 39 possessions, 23 punting situations, 18 assessed penalties, and four replay reviews leading to a 4-hour, 3-minute contest length. The 2013 San José State-Fresno State game lasted 4-hours and 9-minutes. Plenty of chances to score: The 39 possessions in the San José State-USF game are the most in a San José State football game since the Spartans 2016 home opener against Portland State. The Spartans and Vikings combined for 37 possessions, 19 by Portland State and 18 by San José State in a Spartan win. 900 Club: In a game with 64 combined points scored, there were more punting yards than total offense in the San José State-USF game. San José State (387 yards), and USF (548 yards) combined for 935 yards of total offense. The two teams punted for 941 yards on 11 punts by the Spartans and 452 on 12 punts by the Bulls. Lots of pass plays: San José State s 50 pass plays against #19-USF are the most attempts by the Spartans in a game since 51 passes in a loss to Colorado State on November 1, USF tied a San José State opponent record becoming the third school to run 101 plays against the Spartans in a game. Lots of punts: The San José State-USF game included 23 punts, 11 by San José State s Michael Carrizosa and 12 by USF. The last time the Spartans punted 10 times in a game was in a 48-0 loss to Boise State on October 16, USF became the first San José State opponent to punt at least 10 times in a game since Utah State punted 10 times in a 30-7 Spartan victory on October 11, The San José State-USF contest marked the first time since a 21-0 home loss to Louisiana Tech on November 8, 2008 that there were at least 20 punts in a Spartan game. That day, there were 11 by San José State and nine by Louisiana Tech. New coordinators: Offensive coordinator Andrew Sowder and defensive coordinator Derrick Odum are in coordinator roles for the first time in their respective coaching careers. Sowder is in his ninth season of college coaching; Odum, his 22nd. Two generations of Bernardis: First-year offensive line Joe Bernardi is a second-generation San José State offensive line coach. His dad, Gary Bernardi, now at the University of Colorado was the Spartans offensive line coach during the 2010 through 2012 seasons. The Bernardis are the second multi-generational football family to serve as San José State assistant coaches. Tom Quinn, current New York Giants special teams coordinator, had the same role with the Spartans during the 1999 through 2001 seasons. His dad, Mike Quinn, was San José State s special teams coordinator from 1976 through Youth movement in the coaching box: Offensive line coach Joe Bernardi (30), offensive coordinator Andrew Sowder (29), linebackers coach Bojay Filimoeatu (27) and wide receivers coach Kevin Cummings (26) begin the season aged 30 and under. Filimoeatu and Cummings will be a year older in December. Experienced offensive line: San José State s projected starting offensive line of tackles Troy Kowalski and Nate Velichko, guards Jeremiah Kolone and Chris Gonzalez, and center Keoni Taylor have 151 combined starts after six games of the 2017 season. That number is tops among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools. Families that stay together: The 2017 San José State team has two sets of brothers and one second-generation Spartan. Cornerback Jermaine Kelly is the older brother of wide receiver Jeremy Kelly. Linebacker William Ossai, a senior, is the older brother of freshman Isaiah Ossai. Isaiah is the third Ossai in the family to join the San José State football program. Their older brother, Onyeka Ossai, was a linebacker during the 2001 through 2003 seasons.

6 Defensive lineman Nico Aimonetti is the son of former San José State team captain and 1986 honorable mention All-America offensive lineman John Aimonetti. New CEFCU Stadium playing surface: In 2017, San José State replaced its FieldTurf playing surface with its second artificial playing surface, AstroTurf, since CEFCU Stadiium opened in For the first time, the Spartans home field has a twotoned look with light and dark greens alternating every five yards from goal line to goal line. Home stadium name history: San José State and Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU, pronounced SEFF-cue) are in year two of a 15-year naming rights agreement for the university s football stadium, built in 1933, to be called CEFCU Stadium - Home of the Spartans. CEFCU and San José State Athletics first became partners in 2011 with signage on the stadium scoreboard and at the West gate entry point. New uniforms: In July 2017, San José State University began a six-year, all-sports apparel agreement with adidas. Brief Encounters (Offense): 9 Justin Holmes, WR: Fifth on the team with 11 receptions Three receptions at UNLV (9/30) are his second most in a game since the opener vs. USF Streak of 20 consecutive games played with a pass reception ended at Utah (9/16) Matched his single-game best of six receptions in the USF game (8/26) with six catches for 77 yards and a 22-yard TD vs. #19-USF 12 catches of at least 20 yards since receptions for 613 yards and three touchdowns in 2016 Six receptions for a career-high 106 yards at Boise State (11/4/16) Career-long 46-yard TD reception in the Portland State win (9/10/16) Younger brother, Isaiah Holmes of UCLA, was named the 2017 Pac-12 Men s Field Athlete of the Year and Men s Freshman of the Year in track and field. Won the high jump, finished second in the long jump and placed fifth in the triple jump at the Pac- 12 Championships. RECEIVING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career TD Tre Hartley, WR Heads into the Fresno State game fourth on the team with 13 pass receptions Had his longest reception of the season, 25 yards, in the UNLV game (9/30) Caught his first TD pass of the season in the Cal Poly win (9/2) 2016 team leader with his 17.3 yards per catch average and four touchdown receptions 38th nationally and sixth in the Mountain West in yards per catch in 2016 Team-high 11 receptions of 20 or more yards last season Only player on last year s team with two TD receptions in a game with his pair in the UNLV win (10/29/16) First 100-yard receiving game at the major college level was his five receptions for 104 yards and two TDs against UNLV. RECEIVING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career TD Troy Kowalski, OT 15 career starts at left tackle First San José State freshman to start a game at left tackle since Fred Koloto in the 2007 season 62 Jeremiah Kolone, OG One of four team captains for the 2017 season 2015 and 2016 honorable mention All-Mountain West Listed on the 2017 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list 41 career starts including 35 in a row since 2015 First Spartan in four years to claim at least 40 career starts Made his first start at center in the New Mexico game (10/1/16) after 20 consecutive starts at left guard. 68 Keoni Taylor, C Returning starter at center Listed on the 2017 Rimington Trophy watch list for the top center in college football Listed on the 2017 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list 39 games played and 30 career starts Started all 13 games in Chris Gonzalez, OG 37 games played and 29 career starts - all at right guard As a freshman in 2014, Saw action in eight games as a reserve tight end and special teams player Three-time Academic All-Mountain West and two-time Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sports Scholar 75 Nate Velichko, OT 36 career starts in 36 games played Had a streak of 27 consecutive starts from 2014 into the 2016 season One of 181 national semifinalists for the 2017 Campbell Trophy honoring college football's top scholar-athlete Listed on the 2017 Wuerffel Trophy watch list for outstanding academics, playing performance and community service activities Had starts at left tackle, right guard and right tackle in honorable mention All-Mountain West Starter at right tackle in 2015 Starter at right guard in Jackson Snyder, OT Started the Texas (9/9) and Utah (9/16) games at right tackle Capable of playing either tackle position A 2016 redshirt

7 89 Josh Oliver, TE 30 games played and 18 career starts Matched his single-game career best five receptions for the second this season at UNLV (9/30) Third on the team with 17 receptions Exceeded his 2016 receiving totals in the USF opener with five receptions for 51 yards compared to three catches for 26 yards in 2016 RECEIVING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career Josh Love, QB Starter at quarterback in the USF (8/26), Cal Poly (9/2), Utah State (9/23) and UNLV (9/30) games Single-game bests for pass completions and passing yards at UNLV completing 30-of-48 with two interceptions for 315 yards and a touchdown Five career starts at quarterback Led Spartans to their only TD in the Utah game (9/16) Completed 13-of-25 without an interception for 183 yards and one touchdown against Utah Completed 4-of-9 passes without an interception for 28 yards in four first-quarter series before yielding to Montel Aaron in the Cal Poly win (9/2) 18-of-36 with three interceptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns vs. USF (8/26) One of six freshmen in San José State modern football history to start a game at quarterback when he started the 2016 game at Iowa State (9/24/16) PASSING STATISTICS G PA PC INT Pct. Yds. TD Career , Montel Aaron, QB Last played as the starter against Utah (9/16) and played just the first quarter before leaving the game Starting quarterback at Texas (9/9) and at Utah (9/16) His four TD passes in a season are the most by a SJSU frosh quarterback since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972 Entered the Cal Poly win (9/2) in the second quarter and completed 11-of-17 without an interception for 183 yards and three TDs Became the first San José State freshman quarterback to throw TD passes in the first two games of a season Became the first San José State freshman quarterback to have a passing efficiency rating of more than in a game with a vs. Cal Poly - #16 on the all-time school list Redshirt freshman who completed 7-of-13 for 86 yards and a TD playing in the fourth quarter of the USF game (8/26) First freshman quarterback of any kind at San José State to throw a TD pass in a season-opening game since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972 Most completions, pass attempts and yardage by a San José State freshman quarterback in a season-opening game since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972 PASSING STATISTICS G PA PC INT Pct. Yds. TD Career Sam Allen, QB Seen action at quarterback in four of the last five games 0-of-2 in a back-up role against Utah State (9/23) Was 2-of-5 with two interceptions for 15 yards in three second-quarter series at Utah (9/16) Redshirted the 2016 season after transferring from Victor Valley College PASSING STATISTICS G PA PC INT Pct. Yds. TD Career Zamore Zigler, RB Career-high 121 yards on 12 carries and a 17-yard TD in the Cal Poly win (9/2) Now has three 100-plus yards career rushing games Team rushing leader with 220 yards and the Spartans first and only rushing TD of the season First San José State freshman since 2013 to have two 100-plus yard rushing games in a season Notched his first 100-yard rushing game at the major college level with 15 carries for a season-high 111 yards and two touchdowns against Portland State (9/10/16) 2016 season-high 24 carries for 104 yards at Iowa State (9/24/16) Third on the 2016 team in rushing yards at team leader with his 5.4 yards per carry average Has touchdown runs of 75 yards at New Mexico (10/1) and 74 vs. Portland State (9/10) Played in eight games and started four times in 2016 Fluent in sign language RUSHING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career TD Malike Roberson, RB Third on the team in rushing with 161 yards Top Spartan rusher in the USF game with 52 yards on 19 carries Team rushing leader in 2016 with 508 yards Two career 100-plus yard rushing games 109 yards on 12 carries and a 60-yard TD run at Boise State (11/4/16) Career high 35 carries for 139 yards vs. Nevada (10/15/16) 87-yard TD run against Portland State (9/10/16) matches the sixth longest run in school history Played in nine games as a freshman in 2015 gaining 92 yards on 24 carries and averaged 3.8 yards per carry His six receptions are the most by a San Jose State running back

8 RUSHING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career TD Brandon Monroe, RB Team s #1 fullback Tops on the team with a 5.5 yards per carry average 36 yards on seven carries in the Cal Poly victory (9/2) 30 yards on five carries in the 2017 opener vs. USF (8/26) 28 games played and starts vs. Portland State in 2010 and at Auburn in 2015 First major college TD vs. North Dakota on a 2-yard run (8/28/14) Was a safety as freshman before moving to offense full time RUSHING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career Tyler Nevens, RB Best game at the major college level a week ago at UNLV (9/30) 94 yards on 17 carries at UNLV Now second on the team in rushing with 162 yards 34 DeJon Packer, RB Fourth on the team in rushing yards with 128 yards Team's leading rusher at Utah (9/16) and at Texas (9/9) 28 yards on six carries at Utah 22 yards on five carries at Texas and had his season-long 18- yard run against the Longhorns Reserve running back with 10 carries for 60 yards in the Cal Poly win (9/2) JC transfer from San José City College that rushed for 710 yards and six touchdowns on 162 carries in Bailey Gaither, WR Team leader with 21 receptions 18 games played and five career starts Single-game bests of eight receptions for 125 yards at Utah (9/16) Has two of the team's three 100-yard receiving games in 2017 Three catches for 56 yards and a 49-yard TD - San José State s longest play of the season inn the Cal Poly win (9/2) Six receptions for 100 yards and two TDs vs. USF Was credited with a blocked punt in the USF game that resulted in a San José State touchdown Season-long 39-yard kickoff return vs. Texas (9/9) 12 games played and one start in 2016 Four receptions for 43 yards in 2016 Caught his first major college touchdown pass vs. Air Force on a 25-yard play (11/19/16) RECEIVING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career TD TD 11 JaQuan Blackwell, WR A starter in four of the team's first six games Second on the team in pass receiving with 20 Redshirt freshman with a personal single-game total of eight catches for 60 yards and an 11-yard touchdown at UNLV (9/30) Four receptions and an 18-yard TD catch in the Cal Poly victory (9/2) RECEIVING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career Tre Walker, WR Began the season wearing #10 First-time freshman with a personal single-game total of eight catches for 104 yards and no touchdowns at UNLV (9/30) RECEIVING STATISTICS G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Career Jeremy Kelly, WR Moved to wide receiver after two seasons as a safety Played in 21 games for San José State and made one start in the 2016 season opener at Tulsa as a safety Enjoys playing the piano when he has an opportunity Younger brother of teammate and cornerback Jermaine Kelly Brief Encounters (Defense) 9 Bryson Bridges, DE 24 games played and 18 career starts Career-high 13 tackles and a quarterback sack vs. Utah State (9/23) Changed his jersey number from #59 to #9 for 2017 Had a chance to play on offense in the Cal Poly game as a blocking back A starting defensive tackle in 11 games in tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss in 2016 Career high seven tackles and a quarterback sack in the Tulsa season opener (9/3/16) Played in seven games and started the 2015 regular-season finale vs. Boise State as a freshman STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Sailosi Latu, NT Starter in five of the team's first six games missed the Utah game 18 tackles for the season Seven tackles against the run-oriented Cal Poly team (9/2) Credited with two tackles and a tackle for loss vs. USF Community college transfer from Mt. San Antonio College Played more rugby growing up in Tonga Settled in the United States at age 16

9 STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Owen Roberts, DE Changed his jersey number from #51 to #8 for 2017 Career-high 10 tackles, a tackle for loss, forced fumble and fumble recovery in the Cal Poly victory (9/2) Had a chance to play on offense in the Cal Poly game as a blocking back Credited with a quarterback sack in the USF (South Florida) game (8/26/17) 27 games played with 17 consecutive starts Only starter on defense to start in all 12 games last season Fourth on the 2016 team with 56 total tackles and 8.5 tackles for loss Third among 2016 Mountain West defensive linemen for total tackles Played in 11 games as a redshirt freshman STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Nico Aimonetti, DE Seeing increased playing time the last four games before Fresno State (10/2) Forced a Utah fumble that led to a San José State field goal Bounced around between the defensive and offensive lines during his career STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Frank Ginda, LB 27 career starts for the Spartans National leader in total tackles with 87 and total tackles per game at 14.5 Has 12 games with 10 or more tackles in a game in his career including his last eight games played dating back to the 2016 season Game-high tackler in each of the last five San José State games 14 at UNLV, 16 vs. Utah State (9/23), 15 at Utah (9/16), 12 at Texas (9/9), career-high 17 vs. Cal Poly (9/2) Tops on the 2016 team with 99 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss Tied for the team lead with 5.0 quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries Previous career-high 14 three times in at Tulsa (9/3), Air Force (11/19) and at Fresno State (11/26) First career interception in the San Diego State game (10/21) which led to a San José State field goal First San José State defensive player in four years to score a touchdown on a fumble return with his 19-yard run vs. Hawai i (10/8/12) Played in 13 games and started 12 times as a 2015 freshman Third on the 2015 team with 80 tackles STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Ethan Aguayo, LB 16th career start for San José State in the UNLV game (9/30) Second on the team with 56 tackles Three games this season with at least 10 tackles Back-to-back games of 10 or more tackles to open tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Cal Poly Game s leading tackler vs. USF with a career-high 14 stops Three games in his career with 10 or more tackles Shares the team lead with 2.0 quarterback sacks Sixth on the 2016 team in tackles with 53 In on a season-high 13 tackles vs. Air Force (11/19/16) First major college quarterback sack in the UNLV win (10/29/16) Listed as the #2 long snapper STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career William Ossai, LB Played in 41 games with 15 career starts Team leader with 7.5 tackles for loss in 2017 Shares the team lead with 2.0 quarterback sacks Has a tackle for loss in each of the first five games this season 2.0 tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery vs. Cal Poly (9/2) Fourth on the team with 38 tackles - a single-season career best after six games Single-game career best nine tackles, matched his single-game best of 2.0 tackles for loss and had a quarterback sack vs. USF (8/26) Four starts in 2016 and 33 total tackles Season high of 7 tackles vs. Utah (9/17/16) and at Boise State (11/4/16) Had 2.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble at Air Force (9/12/15) in 2015 STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Jamal Scott, LB Community college transfer from Fullerton College First San José State defensive player in 2017 to score a touchdown via fumble with his 22-yard return vs. Cal Poly (9/2) Season-high eight tackles in the Utah State (9/23) and USF (8/26) games Began his college career at Arizona State Redshirted the 2014 season Did not see any game action in 2015 for the Sun Devils STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career

10 7 David Williams, LB Made his first start of the season and third of his career at Utah (9/16) Was in on two tackles against the Utes Matched his single-game career best of five tackles against Utah State (9/23) Five tackles at Tulsa (9/3/16) and Air Force (11/19/16) when he was a starter Had a blocked punt in the 2015 Fresno State win that resulted in a touchdown Redshirted the 2014 season STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF FR PBU Career Andre Chachere, CB 27 career starts among 42 career games played First interception of 2017 vs. Utah State (9/23) Matched his single-game career best six tackles and had a tackle for loss vs. Cal Poly (9/2) First team All-Mountain West in 2016 Ranked tied for fourth nationally and tops in the Mountain West for passes defended per game in 2016 Four interceptions and 14 pass break-ups a year ago 11th nationally in 2016 with 117 yards of interception returns Single-game high of three pass break-ups three times in UNLV (10/29), at Iowa State (9/24) and Utah (9/17) First Spartan since 2012 with two or more interceptions in a game with his pair of thefts against Portland State (9/10/16) Two interceptions and led the team with eight pass break-ups in 2015 Career best six tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a quarterback sack in the 2015 Fresno State win (9/26) STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Jermaine Kelly, CB A starting cornerback in each of the first six games this season 68-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Utah State was his first interception and first interception return for a TD at the major college level First San Jose State interception return for a touchdown since Cleveland Wallace, III, intercepted a pass in the 2015 BYU game and returned it 61 yards for six points Team leader in pass break-ups with four Now has 13 career starts - 11 at San José State and two during his two seasons at the University of Washington 1.0 tackle for loss came in the opener vs. USF (8/26) Third on last year's team with five pass break-ups Older brother of teammate Jeremy Kelly, now playing wide receiver STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Dakari Monroe, CB First career quarterback sack in the Utah State game (9/23) Three tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and picked up a blocked punt for a 26-yard return that set up a touchdown vs. USF (8/26) 27 games played in just over two seasons and seven starts all in 2016 Finished 2016 with 16 tackles and had a fumble recovery in the Iowa State game 23 Trevon Bierria, S 17 games played and 15 career starts Season-high seven tackles vs. Utah State (9/23) Has the team's first interception with his play at Utah (9/16) Tackle for loss came in the USF game Second on the 2016 team with six pass break-ups Fifth on the team in tackles with 54 Has a pass interception in wins over UNLV (10/29) and Nevada (10/15) last season Credited with a forced fumble against Portland State (9/10) and Utah (9/17) STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Maurice McKnight, S Third on the team in tackles with 40 after six games Eight tackles each vs. Cal Poly (9/2), at Texas (9/9) and at Utah (9/16) 1.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble vs. Cal Poly (9/2) Honorable mention All-Mountain West in 2015 and 2016 Starter in 32 of the 40 games he played for San José State Second on the 2016 team in total tackles with 68 Seven career games with 10 or more tackles heading into the 2017 season Single-game career best 16 tackles vs. Boise State (11/27/15) Four career interceptions Was credited with 75 solo tackles in 2015, most by a San José State defensive back since 1997 STATISTICS G TT TFL SK FF INT PBU Career Solo Tackles Per Game - Active Career Leaders Rank, Player Games Total Avg. 1. Mike Lee, Kansas Andrew Wingard, Wyoming Jonathan Cook, Memphis Quin Blanding, Virginia Bryan London, II, Texas State Jordan Whitehead, Pitt Jessie Bates, III, Wake Forest Khalil Hodge, Buffalo Troy Dye, Oregon Maurice McKnight, San José State

11 Brief Encounters (special teams) 17 Michael Carrizosa, P Averaging 44.2 yards a punt to rank 28th nationally Has more punts (41) and more yardage (1,814) than any other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) punter in games played through September 30 Team ranks 73rd nationally in net punting at 37.4 yards/punt Two punts of 60 or more yards with a season long of 68 against USF (8/26) this season Nine career punts of 60 or more yards with a career long 73 at Air Force (9/12/15) Added duties of holder for kick scoring to repertoire for 2017 Honorable mention All-Mountain West in th nationally in punting average at 44.3 in 2016 Handled kickoffs in touchbacks on 55 attempts (67.3%) in Ray Guy Award finalist 2015 FWAA, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Phil Steele magazines second-team All-America Third nationally in punting in 2015 averaging a school-record 47.5 yards per punt Improved his punting average 10.4 yards per punt between his freshman and sophomore seasons 38 Bryce Crawford, PK 7-for-8 in field goal kicking in consecutive made field goal streak ended at UNLV (9/30) when he missed a 52-yard try in the second quarter Streak started after missing a 50-yard try vs. Hawai'i (10/8/16) - Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after going 3-for-3 at Utah (9/16) Kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal vs. Utah State (9/23) - second longest field goal in San José State history Kicked his first 50-plus yard field goal of his career with a 51- yard field goal at Utah (9/16) First San José State kicker to kick field goals of 50 or more yards in consecutive games Tenth player in school history with a field goal of 50 or more yards Previous long before the 2017 season was 44 vs. UNLV (10/29/16) Named to the 2017 Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award watch list 2016 team scoring leader with 78 points Career long of 44-yard field goal vs. UNLV (10/29) 12th nationally in 2016 converting 86.7 percent of his field goals Converted three field goals in a game three times in vs. UNLV (10/29), at Boise State (11/4) and at Fresno State (11/26) Played in five games as a freshman in 2015 First San José State field goal was from 38 yards in the New Hampshire win (9/3/15) San José State Field Goal kicking percentage in a season - (Minimum 1.00 field goals made per game played) Rank, Player Season FG-FGA Pct. 1. Austin Lopez Bryce Crawford Austin Lopez Joe Nedney Jens Alvernik Sergio Olivarez NCAA STATISTICS as of 10/1 Team categories Scoring Offense - 124th Scoring Defense - 125th Total Offense -113th Total Defense - 123rd Rushing Offense - 103rd Rushing Defense - 126th Passing Efficiency - 119th Passing Defense - 56th Kickoff Returns - 105th Punt Returns - 80th Net Punting - 73rd Turnover Margin - 126th Turnovers Gained - 29th tied Fumbles Recovered - Passes Intercepted - 78th tied 7th tied Fewest Penalty Yards - 71st Sacks Allowed - 66th Sacks - 60th Individual categories (Top-50) Total tackles - Frank Ginda, 1st, 14.50/game Ethan Aguayo, 24th, 9.33/game Solo tackles per game - Frank Ginda, 2nd, 8.33/game Receiving TDs - Bailey Gaither, 18th tied, four Field goal percentage - Bryce Crawford, 19th tied,.875 Pct. Fumbles recovered Ethan Aguayo, 20th tie, 1 recovered William Ossai, 20th tie, 1 recovered Owen Roberts, 20th tie, 1 recovered Jamal Scott, 20th tie, 1 recovered Jermaine Kelly, 20th tie, 1 recovered Punting - Michael Carrizosa, 28th, 44.2/punt Field goals per game - Bryce Crawford, 33rd, 140/game

12 Pronunciation Guide: Ethan Aguayo Ag-gweye-oh Nico AImonetti Knee-coe Am-on-net-tee Trevon Bierria Be-air-rhee-ah Michael Carrillo Cah-rill-low Michael Carrizosa Care-eh-zoe-sah Andre Chachere Sash-er-ray Thai Cottrell Tie Cah-trell Brandon Ezell E-zell Noah Failauga Fie-ill-la-un-gah Bailey Gaither Gay-thur Frank Ginda Rhymes with Linda Jeremiah Kolone Ka-low-knee Sailosi Latu Sigh-low-see Lah-two Jonathan Lenard, Jr. Len-ard Ricky Leung-Wai Lee-ong-why Austin Liles Ly-ulls Dakari Monroe Dah-car-ee Mon-row Deano Motes Dean-oh Moats William Ossai Oh-sigh Tysyn Parker Tie-sin Malike Roberson Mah-leak Row-burr-son Rico Tolefree Toll-free John Toussaint Too-sahnt Zamore Zigler Zah-more Zig-lurr Academic Achievements by 2017 Spartans 2016 Mountain West All-Academic Team (3.00 or higher cumulative grade-point average and playing in at least half of the team s games) Trevon Bierria, S Josh Love, QB Bryce Crawford, PK Josh Oliver, TE Noah Failauga, LB William Ossai, LB Brett Foley, LB Jesse Osuna, LB Frank Ginda, LB Malike Roberson, RB Chris Gonzalez, OG Nate Velichko, OT 2017 San José State University Dean s Scholars (3.65 or higher in two of the previous three semesters) Nate Velichko, OT 2017 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.50 or higher cumulative grade-point average) Nate Velichko, OT 2017 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars (3.20 or higher cumulative grade-point average, person of color, one year of residence at the institution) Chris Gonzalez, OG Chandler Hawkins, S Josh Oliver, TE Spartans in the NFL: Nine former San José State football players were listed on a NFL roster as of October 1. Five more Spartans are coaching in the NFL. Bene Benwikere, CB, Dallas Ryan DiSalvo, LS, Tennessee (injured reserve) Tyler Ervin, RB, Houston Duke Ihenacho, S, New York Giants (injured reserve) David Quessenberry, OL, Houston (practice squad) Wes Schweitzer, OL, Atlanta Keith Smith, FB, Dallas Shane Smith, TE, New York Giants (practice squad) Peyton Thompson, S, Jacksonville Gill Byrd, Buffalo, Defensive Backs Ken Delgado, Cleveland, Defensive Line David Diaz-Infante, New York Jets, Offensive Line Al Saunders, Cleveland, Offensive Assistant James Saxon, Pittsburgh, Running Backs