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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: Fitz Hill
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Fitz Hill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Arkansas State  33   14   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Washington  10   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Stanford  26   63   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Illinois  38   35   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Texas El Paso  58   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Southern Methodist  34   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Ohio State  7   50   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Nevada  24   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Boise State  8   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Hawaii  31   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Louisiana Tech  42   30   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Tulsa  49   38   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Fresno State  16   19   L       
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record6-7
  Points Scored376
  Scoring Average28.9
  Points Allowed467
  Defense Average35.9
  Opponents Record80-84
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-5
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2002 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boise State 12-1593240Won  34-167-0351108  Dan Hawkins
Hawaii 10-4502389Lost  28-367-1304202  June Jones
Fresno State 9-5378379Won  30-216-2236204  Pat Hill
San Jose State 6-7376467 4-4262271  Fitz Hill
Nevada 5-7331371 4-4248259  Chris Tormey
Rice 4-7253296 3-4181197  Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech 4-8320426 2-5210253  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Southern Methodist 3-9207378 2-5122212  Phil Bennett
Texas El Paso 2-10220511 1-7147305  Gary Nord
Tulsa 1-11233417 0-7136279  Keith Burns

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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