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: Jack Elway Conference: Big West-
1979 Season Highlights
Jack Elway enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Utah State
48
48
T
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Stanford
29
45
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
California
10
13
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Arizona
18
38
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Fullerton State
23
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Fresno State
35
22
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Oregon State
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Long Beach State
53
42
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Pacific
32
31
W
Fri., Nov. 16 vs. Santa Clara
23
14
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Central Michigan
32
34
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 327
Scoring Average 29.7
Points Allowed 301
Defense Average 27.4
Opponents Record 39-36
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 2-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.