1989 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1989 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his sixth (and last) year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1989 season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–2 Big West).

1989 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceBig West Conference
1989 record6–5 (5–2 Big West)
Head coachClaude Gilbert (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 31,218)
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fresno State $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Cal State Fullerton 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
San Jose State 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Utah State 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
UNLV 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Long Beach State 2 –5 –0  4 –8 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –5 –0  2 –10 –0
New Mexico State 0 –7 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16at Arizona State*
L 21–2863,849[1]
September 23Pacific (CA)
W 41–3212,506[2]
September 30at Stanford*
W 40–3358,000
October 7at California*
L 21–26
October 14at No. 2 Miami (FL)*
L 16–4845,122[3][4]
October 21at Long Beach State[note 1]
W 21–103,782[5][6]
October 28New Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 34–69,737[7]
November 4at No. 25 Fresno State[note 2]
L 30–3135,353[8][9]
November 11at Utah State
W 33–712,028[10]
November 18Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 14–286,746[11]
November 25UNLV
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 38–283,479[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

[13][14]

Game summaries

at Miami (FL)
San Jose State at #3 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Spartans 0 808 16
• Hurricanes 10 71714 48
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Orange Bowl (stadium), Miami, Florida
See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Johnny JohnsonRunning back7169Phoenix Cardinals
Tony JefferyWide receiver12318Kansas City Chiefs

The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[16]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Ricky SiglarTackle – Guard1990 San Francisco 49ers

Notes
  1. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
  2. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References
  1. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1989. p. III-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  4. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 15, 1989. p. C-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Long Beach State Football 1990; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
  6. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1989. p. C-17. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. "Big West Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1989. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  11. Robyn Norwood (November 19, 1989). "Titans Get the Record They Really Want". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C15. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  13. "San Jose State 1989 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  14. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  15. "1990 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  16. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved 16 December 2016.


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