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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 517-536-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 517-536-37
 Winning Pct. 49%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 83-128-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 271-173-16
 Away Record 211-319-12
 
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  26-19
 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
 8/29/2024 (Thu)  
vs. Sacramento State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: San Jose State won 24-0 in 2013.
All-Time:
 San Jose State vs. Sacramento State 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Sacramento State
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Air Force
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Kennesaw State
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ 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
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Nevada Las Vegas
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Stanford
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Air Force 0-0
Boise State 0-0
Colorado State 0-0
Fresno State 0-0
Hawaii 0-0
Nevada 0-0
Nevada Las Vegas 0-0
New Mexico 0-0
San Diego State 0-0
San Jose State 0-0
Utah State 0-0
Wyoming 0-0
 
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 116-134
 20 or more  105-68
 30 or more 76-26
 40 or more 35-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 13-0
 10 or more 103-172
 20 or more 60-162
 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.