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: Jack Elway Conference: Big West-
1981 Season Highlights
Jack Elway enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
The Spartans won the Big West Conference Championship.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
6
16
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Santa Clara
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Stanford
28
6
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
California
27
24
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Fresno State
65
33
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Fullerton State
45
23
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Utah State
27
24
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Arizona State
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Pacific
40
25
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @ Long Beach State
24
22
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
North Texas
28
16
W
Sat., Dec. 19
Toledo
25
27
L
@ Fresno, CA
California Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 380
Scoring Average 31.7
Points Allowed 254
Defense Average 21.2
Opponents Record 42-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.