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: Claude Gilbert Conference: Big West-
1987 Season Highlights
Claude Gilbert enters his 4th season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
The Spartans won the Big West Conference Championship.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Eastern Illinois
24
3
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
California
27
25
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Oregon State
34
36
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Stanford
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Fullerton State
46
19
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
New Mexico State
57
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Fresno State
20
16
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
48
24
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Utah State
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Pacific
42
17
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Long Beach State
44
16
W
Sat., Dec. 12
Eastern Michigan
27
30
L
@ Fresno, CA
California Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 417
Scoring Average 34.8
Points Allowed 223
Defense Average 18.6
Opponents Record 38-49
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.