The Spartans were led by third year coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium.

On June 5, 2019, San Jose State broke ground on its new Football Operations Building.

The first phase of the project involved replacing the bleachers on the east side of the stadium with grass, which reduced the seating capacity by 8,936.

On September 21, 2019, San Jose State beat Arkansas for its first win over a Power 5 opponent since 2006.

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.