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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: Dave Baldwin
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Dave Baldwin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Jose State.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Stanford	12	28	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Wisconsin	10	56	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Wyoming	10	30	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Oregon State	12	26	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Colorado State	20	55	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Texas El Paso	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Air Force	25	22	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Fresno State	12	53	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ San Diego State	21	48	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Hawaii	38	14	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Nevada Las Vegas	55	48	W

1997 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	225
Scoring Average	20.5
Points Allowed	387
Defense Average	35.2
Opponents Record	65-67
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-4

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	11-2	477	203	Won 35-24	8-1	341	111	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	9-4	404	274	Lost 14-20	6-3	271	198	Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young	6-5	250	254		4-4	175	167	Lavell Edwards
Air Force	10-3	279	190	Lost 13-41	6-2	201	129	Fisher DeBerry
Rice	7-4	306	285		5-3	205	189	Ken Hatfield
Fresno State	6-6	318	288		5-3	208	166	Pat Hill
Utah	6-5	253	200		5-3	199	127	Ron McBride
Wyoming	7-6	322	227		4-4	175	130	Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist	6-5	247	237		4-3	157	145	Mike Cavan
San Diego State	5-7	257	333		4-4	171	199	Ted Tollner
San Jose State	4-7	225	387		4-4	191	277	Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso	4-7	162	311		3-5	128	201	Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas	3-8	281	332		2-6	205	260	Jeff Horton
Tulsa	2-9	258	426		2-5	179	263	Dave Rader
Hawaii	3-9	189	308		1-7	96	238	Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian	1-10	172	325		1-5	100	192	Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.