1989 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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
W 21–103,782[5][6]
October 28New Mexico Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 34–69,737[7]
November 4at No. 25 Fresno State
L 30–3135,353[8][9]
November 11at Utah State
W 33–712,028[10]
November 18Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 14–286,746[11]
November 25UNLV
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 38–283,479[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Miami (FL)

San Jose State at #3 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Spartans 0 808 16
• Hurricanes 10 71714 48

See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

Team players in the NFL

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

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Johnny Johnson Running back 7 169 Phoenix Cardinals
Tony Jeffery Wide receiver 12 318 Kansas City Chiefs

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

Player Position First NFL team
Ricky Siglar Tackle – Guard 1990 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

References

  1. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1989. p. III-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2016. 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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. 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.Open access icon
  12. ^ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. 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". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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