1997 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record4–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTodd Throckmorton (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 17 Stanford*
L 12–2837,500
September 13Wisconsin*
L 10–5623,042[1]
September 20at Wyoming
L 10–30
October 4at Oregon State*
L 12–2619,168[2]
October 11Colorado State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 20–5510,384
October 18at UTEP
W 10–725,908
October 25Air Force
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN2W 25–22
November 1Fresno Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 12–5318,753[3]
November 8at San Diego State
L 21–4829,869[4]
November 15Hawaii
W 38–179,437[5]
November 22at UNLV
W 55–48 OT15,141[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At No. 17 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
No. 17 Cardinal 0

See also: 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 14 28 14 0 56
Spartans 10 0 0 0 10

See also: 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team

At Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Cowboys 0

See also: 1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Beavers 0

See also: 1997 Oregon State Beavers football team

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0
Spartans 0

See also: 1997 Colorado State Rams football team

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Miners 0

See also: 1997 UTEP Miners football team

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0
Spartans 0

See also: 1997 Air Force Falcons football team

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Spartans 0

See also: 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

At San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Aztecs 0

See also: 1997 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0
Spartans 0

See also: 1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

At UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Rebels 0

See also: 1997 UNLV Rebels football team

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). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. 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". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 1997 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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