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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 519-536-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 519-536-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 84-128-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 272-173-16
 Away Record 212-319-12
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 108
 Winning Seasons (#1) 53
 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  28-19
 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
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
 Kennesaw State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: San Jose State and Kennesaw State have never met in a game.
 
     
 
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  
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Washington State  
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Nevada  
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Colorado State  
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wyoming  
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Fresno State  
 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
  Record2-0
  Scoring59-31
  Conference Record1-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record1-0
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
San Jose State 2-01-0
Air Force 1-10-1
Boise State 1-1
Colorado State 1-1
Fresno State 1-1
Hawaii 1-1
Nevada 1-2
Nevada Las Vegas 3-0
New Mexico 0-2
San Diego State 1-1
Utah State 1-1
Wyoming 0-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 San Jose State & Fresno State have played 86 games.
San Jose State has won 39 games.
Fresno State has won 44 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-38
 10 or more 118-134
 20 or more  106-68
 30 or more 77-26
 40 or more 36-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 14-0
 10 or more 104-172
 20 or more 61-162
 30 or more 18-130
 40 or more 7-82
 
  
 
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.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.