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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: Lyn Stiles
Conference: Big West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Lyn Stiles enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
 The Spartans won the Big West Conference Championship.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Idaho  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Stanford  9   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Colorado  7   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Santa Clara  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Hawaii  11   25   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Boise State  15   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Fresno State  26   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Utah State  21   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Fullerton State  30   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Pacific  33   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Montana  35   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Long Beach State  24   6   W       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored259
  Scoring Average21.6
  Points Allowed248
  Defense Average20.7
  Opponents Record37-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record1-5
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Big West- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
San Jose State 7-5259248   Lyn Stiles
Utah State 7-4269214   Bruce Snyder
Hawaii 6-5251280   Dick Tomey
Fresno State 3-8247329   Bob Padilla

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Big West Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.