Conference: Mountain West
Coach Stats
Why should this nominee be considered for the Broyles Award?
Alonzo Carter is in his fourth year as a college football assistant coach. As a high school and community college head coach covering 18 seasons, his teams compiled a record of 129-69-3, won 11 league championships, three high school section titles, and six post-season bowl games. Carter was named a league or conference “Coach of the Year” seven times. Earlier this year, 247sports named him the Mountain West “Recruiter of the Year.” His past performance as a football coach earned him induction into the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame and a spot in the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship program in 2017. In 2020, he was named to the executive committee of the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches.
Coach's Past Performance
(200 word limit) San Jose State used four running backs in four games this season.Tyler Nevens – 23 carries, 118 yards, 5.1 average, 2 TDsKairee Robinson – 36 carries, 106 yards, 2.9 average, 1 TDIsaiah Holiness – 16 carries, 49 yards, 3.1 average, no TDsShamar Garrett – 3 carries, 16 yards, 5.3 average, 0 TDs
Team Record and Standings
As of December 5, San José State University is one of 13 remaining Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams with an unbeaten record. The Spartans are 4-0 for the first time since 1955 and share first place with Boise State in the Mountain West. The 2020 season marks the first time San José State has been or shared a portion of first place past the halfway mark in a season in any conference since 1991 when the program was a Big West Conference member.
Team/Unit Stats
As of December 5, San José State University is one of 13 remaining Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams with an unbeaten record. The Spartans are 4-0 for the first time since 1955 and share first place with Boise State in the Mountain West. The 2020 season marks the first time San José State has been or shared a portion of first place past the halfway mark in a season in any conference since 1991 when the program was a Big West Conference member.
Individual Player Stats
In the team’s four games in 2020, his running backs group is averaging 3.7 yards per carry and rushed for three touchdowns. As a team, the Spartans have 116 carries for 458 yards and four touchdowns. San Jose State has increased its rushing totals in each of its four games and had a season-high 176 yards and scored two touchdowns in its most recent win – a 34-17 victory over UNLV on November 14.
