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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: Dave Baldwin
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Dave Baldwin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Stanford  12   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Wisconsin  10   56   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Wyoming  10   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Oregon State  12   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Colorado State  20   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Texas El Paso  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Air Force  25   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Fresno State  12   53   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ San Diego State  21   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Hawaii  38   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Nevada Las Vegas  55   48   W       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored225
  Scoring Average20.5
  Points Allowed387
  Defense Average35.2
  Opponents Record65-67
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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