2023 The 2023 Season

San José State's 2023 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +2.8 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ USC 28-56 L vs Oreg Sta 17-42 W vs Cal Poly 59-3 L @ Toledo 17-21 L vs Air For 20-45 L @ Bois Sta 27-35 W @ New Mex 52-24 W vs Utah Sta 42-21 W @ Hawai'i 35-0 W vs Fres Sta 42-18 W vs San Sta 24-13 W @ UNLV 37-31 L vs Coas Car 14-24 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2023.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: San José State 59, Cal Poly 3. A 56-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: San José State 28, USC 56. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: San José State fell to Coastal Carolina 14-24 in the postseason.

"All Spartan"
— San José State fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What It Meant

2023 is a middle chapter for San José State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.