SAN JOSE -- San Jose State's disappointing 5-7 season got a lifeline Sunday with an invitation to the Cure Bowl.
The Spartans will face Georgia State on Dec. 19 in Orlando, Florida in their first bowl game in the Ron Caragher era.The players and their families erupted in applause when athletic director Gene Bleymaier announced the bowl bid."This is another opportunity on a national stage to represent San Jose State," Bleymaier told the team at the annual season-ending luncheon. "Let's go out winners."San Jose State was one of three schools with losing records to get invites Sunday because not enough teams reached the minimum six-victory threshold to fill 80 bowl slots.