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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: Ken Niumatalolo
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

San Jose State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  1943 - Did not field a team from 1943-1945.
  1979 - San Jose State forfeited 3 wins and 1 tie, including two PCAA conference wins.
  1984 - UNLV forfeited all 11 of its wins for 1984.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948
1949, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
1991, 2020
Division Championships
  2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 522-539-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 522-539-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 86-128-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 275-173-16
 Away Record 212-322-12
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 108
 Winning Seasons (#1) 54
 Losing Seasons (#1)50
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (1939)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2010)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 103 (9/10/1949)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 477 (1949)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 79 (1923)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 542 (2017)
 Largest Margin of Victory 103 (9/10/1949)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 79 (1923)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 133 (10/2/2004)
 Last Shutout 10/28/2023
 Last Time Shutout 9/8/2018
 Shutouts All-Time 115
 Been Shutout All-Time 92
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (9/23/1940-9/26/1941)
 Longest Losing  13 (9/25/2010-9/17/2011)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 7-6-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  31-22
 2010-19  44-80
 2000-09  46-73
 1990-99 44-66
 1980-89 68-45-1
 1970-79 57-51-5
 1960-69 37-61-1
 1950-59 43-48-5
 1940-49 59-17-4
 1930-39 62-29-11
 1920-29 19-40-4
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
@ Oregon State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: San Jose State lost 17-42 in 2023.
All-Time:
 San Jose State vs. Oregon State 2-5-0 28.6% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Sacramento State  42-24 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Air Force  17-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Kennesaw State  31-10 W
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Washington State  52-54 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Nevada  35-31 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Colorado State  24-31 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wyoming  24-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Fresno State  10-33 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Oregon State  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Boise State  
 Fri., Nov. 22  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Stanford  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Scoring235-204
  Conference Record3-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
San Jose State 5-33-0
Boise State 7-12-0
Colorado State 7-22-0
Fresno State 5-41-1
Hawaii 4-51-1
Nevada Las Vegas 6-21-1
New Mexico 3-61-2
San Diego State 3-51-0
Wyoming 2-71-2
Air Force 1-70-2
Nevada 3-70-2
Utah State 2-60-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 San Jose State & Fresno State have played 87 games.
San Jose State has won 39 games.
Fresno State has won 45 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-38
 10 or more 121-137
 20 or more  109-70
 30 or more 79-27
 40 or more 36-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 14-0
 10 or more 107-175
 20 or more 62-165
 30 or more 19-133
 40 or more 7-83
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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