1997 San Jose State Spartans football team

1997 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Division Pacific Division
1997 record 4–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach Dave Baldwin (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 31,218)
1997 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x  6 –2     9 –4  
Rice  5 –3     7 –4  
SMU  5 –3     6 –5  
Utah  5 –3     6 –5  
BYU  4 –4     6 –5  
UTEP  3 –5     4 –7  
Tulsa  2 –6     2 –9  
TCU  1 –7     1 –10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$  7 –1     11 –2  
Air Force  6 –2     10 –3  
Fresno State  5 –3     6 –6  
Wyoming  4 –4     7 –6  
San Diego State  4 –4     5 –7  
San Jose State  4 –4     4 –7  
UNLV  2 –6     3 –8  
Hawaii  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by head coach Dave Baldwin, in his first year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1997 season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 4–4 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at No. 17 Stanford* Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (Rivalry) L 12–28   37,500
September 13 Wisconsin* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 10–56   23,042[1]
September 20 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming L 10–30  
October 4 at Oregon State* Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon L 12–26   19,168[2]
October 11 Colorado State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 20–55  
October 18 at UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas W 10–7  
October 25 Air Force Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California ESPN2 W 25–22  
November 1 Fresno State[note 1]dagger Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California (Rivalry) L 12–53   18,753[3]
November 8 at San Diego State Jack Murphy Stadium[note 2] • San Diego, California L 21–48   29,869[4]
November 15 Hawaii Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California W 38–17   9,437[5]
November 22 at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada W 55–48 OT  15,141[6]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  2. ↑ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.

References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin Fact Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Oregon State Football 2016" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  6. ↑ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  7. ↑ "San Jose State 1997 Schedule". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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