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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  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Fitz Hill enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 23  vs. Grambling State  29   0   W       
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Florida  3   65   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Stanford  10   31   L       
 Thu., Sep. 18  vs. Nevada  30   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Rice  24   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Southern Methodist  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Boise State  14   77   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Hawaii  10   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Texas El Paso  69   41   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Fresno State  7   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Tulsa  32   34   L       
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored259
  Scoring Average23.5
  Points Allowed386
  Defense Average35.1
  Opponents Record64-64
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-5
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boise State 13-1601239Won  34-317-0324122  Dan Hawkins
Fresno State 9-5322317Won  17-96-2203168  Pat Hill
Hawaii 9-5486427Won  54-485-3242211  June Jones
Tulsa 8-5400361Lost  10-525-2216165  Steve Kragthorpe
Nevada 6-6282338 4-4195251  Chris Tormey
Rice 5-7343378 4-3247203  Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech 5-7310394 2-5199240  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
San Jose State 3-8259386 2-6217290  Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso 2-11288497 1-7195331  Gary Nord
Southern Methodist 0-12134386 0-779225  Phil Bennett

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.