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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: Ken Niumatalolo
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

San Jose State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  1943 - Did not field a team from 1943-1945.
  1979 - San Jose State forfeited 3 wins and 1 tie, including two PCAA conference wins.
  1984 - UNLV forfeited all 11 of its wins for 1984.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948
1949, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
1991, 2020
Division Championships
  2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 523-540-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 523-540-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 86-129-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 275-174-16
 Away Record 213-322-12
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 108
 Winning Seasons (#1) 54
 Losing Seasons (#1)50
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (1939)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2010)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 103 (9/10/1949)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 477 (1949)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 79 (1923)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 542 (2017)
 Largest Margin of Victory 103 (9/10/1949)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 79 (1923)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 133 (10/2/2004)
 Last Shutout 10/28/2023
 Last Time Shutout 9/8/2018
 Shutouts All-Time 115
 Been Shutout All-Time 92
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (9/23/1940-9/26/1941)
 Longest Losing  13 (9/25/2010-9/17/2011)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 7-6-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  32-23
 2010-19  44-80
 2000-09  46-73
 1990-99 44-66
 1980-89 68-45-1
 1970-79 57-51-5
 1960-69 37-61-1
 1950-59 43-48-5
 1940-49 59-17-4
 1930-39 62-29-11
 1920-29 19-40-4
Next Game
 11/22/2024 (Fri)  
vs. Nevada Las Vegas in a Conference Game
Last Time: San Jose State won 37-31 in 2023.
All-Time:
 San Jose State vs. Nevada Las Vegas 21-6-1 77.8% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Sacramento State  42-24 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Air Force  17-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Kennesaw State  31-10 W
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Washington State  52-54 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Nevada  35-31 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Colorado State  24-31 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wyoming  24-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Fresno State  10-33 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Oregon State  24-13 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Boise State  21-42 L
 Fri., Nov. 22  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Stanford  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring280-259
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boise State 9-13-0
Colorado State 8-23-0
San Jose State 6-43-1
Nevada Las Vegas 8-22-1
Air Force 3-71-2
Fresno State 5-51-1
Hawaii 4-71-2
New Mexico 5-61-2
San Diego State 3-71-1
Utah State 3-71-2
Wyoming 2-81-2
Nevada 3-80-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 San Jose State & Fresno State have played 87 games.
San Jose State has won 39 games.
Fresno State has won 45 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-38
 10 or more 122-138
 20 or more  110-71
 30 or more 79-27
 40 or more 36-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 14-0
 10 or more 108-176
 20 or more 62-166
 30 or more 19-134
 40 or more 7-84
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.