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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: Ron Caragher
Conference: Mountain West-West

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1892 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Ron Caragher enters his 4th season as Head Coach at San Jose State.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Tulsa	10	45	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Portland State	66	35	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Utah	17	34	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Iowa State	10	44	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ New Mexico	41	48	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Hawaii	17	34	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Nevada	14	10	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ San Diego State	3	42	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	30	24	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Boise State	31	45	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Air Force	38	41	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Fresno State	16	14	W

2016 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	293
Scoring Average	24.4
Points Allowed	416
Defense Average	34.7
Opponents Record	79-62
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	1-4

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Mountain West-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
San Diego State	11-3	493	283	Won 34-10	6-2	290	139	Rocky Long
Hawaii	7-7	396	522	Won 52-35	4-4	195	250	Nick Rolovich
Nevada	5-7	305	348		3-5	213	244	Brian Polian
Nevada Las Vegas	4-8	379	441		3-5	244	309	Tony Sanchez
San Jose State	4-8	293	416		3-5	190	258	Ron Caragher
Fresno State	1-11	212	371		0-8	113	225	Tim DeRuyter

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Mountain West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.