The 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team represented

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in the

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. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. San José State was a member of the

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in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

The Spartans signed a total of 24 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the

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on the

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, the Spartans were predicted to finish in last place in the West Division. They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

Media poll

Schedule

Sources:

Game summaries

UC Davis

At Washington State

At Oregon

Hawaii

Colorado State

Vs. Army

At San Diego State

UNLV

At Wyoming

At Utah State

Nevada

At Fresno State

Honors

Mountain West

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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San Jose State Spartans football seasons

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