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-
1980 Season Highlights
Jack Elway enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Santa Clara
28
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Washington State
31
26
W
@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Iowa State
6
27
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Stanford
21
35
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Fresno State
26
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Long Beach State
21
23
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Idaho
32
10
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Baylor
30
22
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Pacific
28
23
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Fullerton State
33
21
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Utah State
38
44
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 294
Scoring Average 26.7
Points Allowed 259
Defense Average 23.5
Opponents Record 37-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.