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: Terry Shea Conference: Big West-
1990 Season Highlights
Terry Shea enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
The Spartans won the Big West Conference Championship.
1990 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Louisville
10
10
T
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Washington
17
20
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @ Pacific
28
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Nevada Las Vegas
47
13
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Stanford
29
23
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
California
34
35
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Long Beach State
46
29
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Utah State
34
27
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Fullerton State
44
6
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
New Mexico State
56
20
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Fresno State
42
7
W
Sat., Dec. 8
Central Michigan
48
24
W
@ Fresno, CA
California Bowl
1990 Season Totals
Record 9-2
-1
Points Scored 435
Scoring Average 36.3
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 58-40
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
-1
Away Record 5-2
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 9-2-1
Coaches
20 9-2-1
UPI
1990 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1990 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.