The 2010 San Jose State Spartans football team represented

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in the

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. The Spartans were led by first year head coach

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. They played their home games at Spartan Stadium and are members of the

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. They finished the season 1–12, 0–8 in WAC play.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Following the retirement of head coach

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at the end of the 2009 season, San Jose State hired

as Tomey's replacement. Athletic director Tom Bowen planned on making a full 85 scholarship athletes available to the football team, as

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penalties in 2006 limited yearly scholarships to between 67 and 72.

Roster

Schedule

Game Summaries

At No. 1 Alabama

At No. 11 Wisconsin

Southern Utah

At No. 13 Utah

UC Davis

At No. 23 Nevada

No. 3 Boise State

Fresno State

At New Mexico State

Utah State

At Hawaii

Louisiana Tech

At Idaho

References

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San Jose State Spartans football seasons

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