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San Jose State Football Team History


San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State University
 San Jose, CA
Founded: 1857
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 31,218
Colors: Blue & Gold & White
Coach: John Ralston
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 John Ralston enters his 4th season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Air Force  0   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. California  25   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Stanford  2   25   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Texas El Paso  26   25   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Washington State  16   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Wyoming  22   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Fresno State  18   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Colorado State  13   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. San Diego State  20   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Hawaii  38   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Washington  10   53   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  31   28   W       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record3-9
  Points Scored221
  Scoring Average18.4
  Points Allowed448
  Defense Average37.3
  Opponents Record67-72
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-6
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 14-1590277Won  19-1510-0410170  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 7-5380336 6-2248169  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5331280 3-5237233  Dennis Franchione
Wyoming 10-2464284 7-2341180  Joe Tiller
San Diego State 8-3428303 6-2300209  Ted Tollner
Utah 8-4313309Lost  10-386-2224199  Ron McBride
Rice 7-4296312 6-2261194  Ken Hatfield
Air Force 6-5360231 5-3316171  Fisher DeBerry
Southern Methodist 5-6246267 3-4150211  Tom Rossley
Fresno State 4-7267344 3-5199245  Jim Sweeney
San Jose State 3-9221448 3-5168273  John Ralston
Texas Christian 4-7211302 1-5107174  Pat Sullivan
Tulsa 4-7245333 1-6140238  Dave Rader
Hawaii 2-10161433 1-7100315  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 1-11276551 1-8239383  Jeff Horton
Texas El Paso 2-9183314 0-8129278  Charlie Bailey

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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