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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-

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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
Record	3-8
Points Scored	259
Scoring Average	23.5
Points Allowed	386
Defense Average	35.1
Opponents Record	64-64
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-5

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	13-1	601	239	Won 34-31	7-0	324	122	Dan Hawkins
Fresno State	9-5	322	317	Won 17-9	6-2	203	168	Pat Hill
Hawaii	9-5	486	427	Won 54-48	5-3	242	211	June Jones
Tulsa	8-5	400	361	Lost 10-52	5-2	216	165	Steve Kragthorpe
Nevada	6-6	282	338		4-4	195	251	Chris Tormey
Rice	5-7	343	378		4-3	247	203	Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech	5-7	310	394		2-5	199	240	Jack Bicknell, Jr.
San Jose State	3-8	259	386		2-6	217	290	Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso	2-11	288	497		1-7	195	331	Gary Nord
Southern Methodist	0-12	134	386		0-7	79	225	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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.