San Jose State quarterback Nick Nash throws a cross in opposition to San Diego State through the first half of an NCAA faculty soccer sport Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photograph/Tony Avelar)
San Jose State gained’t journey practically as a lot in September 2022 because it did in 2021.
The Spartans’ soccer schedule was launched in full Wednesday because the Mountain West Convention unveiled its slate of video games.
A return to Auburn, Alabama was already on the books for the second sport of the season, however aside from that, San Jose State will spend the month of September at dwelling. The Spartans open the post-Nick Starkel period by internet hosting Portland State on Sept. 3, with that Auburn journey the next week. They’ve twice traveled to face the Tigers earlier than, dropping 59-13 in 2014 and shutting the hole to 35-21 the subsequent season.
After a bye week, the Spartans will host Western Michigan within the return sport after an unsightly loss in Kalamazoo final season that adopted dates at USC and Hawaii. In that WMU sport, Starkel suffered an obvious shoulder damage that saved him out greater than a month and thrust Nick Nash into the starter’s spot.
Nash is more likely to be atop the depth chart in 2022 because the Spartans look to bounce again from a 5-7 (3-5 Mountain West) season after successful the convention crown with an undefeated 2020 common season.
The Spartans’ remaining non-conference sport comes Oct. 22, after they journey to face New Mexico State, a staff they beat at dwelling in 2021.
The Mountain West schedule options return dates with all the Spartans’ 2021 opponents — together with Mountain Division foes Wyoming (Oct. 1), Colorado State (Nov. 5) and Utah State (Nov. 19).
San Jose State’s rivalry sport with Fresno State will come earlier within the season this time (Oct. 15) after the Bulldogs saved the Spartans from reaching bowl eligibility within the 2021 season finale.
And the Spartans will lastly host Hawaii for the primary time in 4 years after the 2020 assembly was moved to the islands resulting from Santa Clara County COVID guidelines.
Right here’s the Spartans’ full slate, although the convention video games might transfer from Saturday dates to Friday nights relying on broadcast selections from Fox and CBS.
Sept. 3 – Portland State
Sept. 10 – at Auburn
Sept. 24 – Western Michigan
Oct. 1 – at Wyoming
Oct. 8 – UNLV
Oct. 15 – at Fresno State
Oct. 22 – at New Mexico State
Oct. 29 – Nevada
Nov. 5 – Colorado State
Nov. 12 – at San Diego State
Nov. 19 – at Utah State
Nov. 26 – Hawaii