2005 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Margerum (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Fipp (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boise State +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Nevada +   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Louisiana Tech   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Fresno State   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Hawaii   4 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Utah State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho   2 – 6     2 – 9  
New Mexico State   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2005 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They were coached by head coach Dick Tomey.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 pmEastern Washington*
W 35–2411,878
September 1011:00 amat Illinois*
L 19–4049,276
September 245:00 pmat San Diego State*
SPWL 21–5255,868
October 14:00 pmNevada
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ABCL 23–3017,492
October 812:00 pmat Utah State
L 17–2412,542
October 155:05 pmat Boise State
L 21–3830,342
October 223:00 pmHawaiidagger
FSNBAL 38–4518,129
October 294:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
L 14–3112,758
November 56:00 pmat No. 21 Fresno State
SPWL 7–4541,039
November 193:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
SPWW 27–106,985
November 263:00 pmIdaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
FSNBAW 26–188,045
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 3 7 0 24
Spartans 7 7 21 0 35

See also: 2005 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 0 12 19
Fighting Illini 21 6 10 3 40

See also: 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

At San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 0 0 7 21
Aztecs 14 14 7 17 52

See also: 2005 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 13 7 0 10 30
Spartans 0 17 3 3 23

See also: 2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 7 3 17
Aggies 7 14 3 0 24

See also: 2005 Utah State Aggies football team

At Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 0 14 21
Broncos 7 24 0 7 38

See also: 2005 Boise State Broncos football team

Hawai'i

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 10 21 7 7 45
Spartans 7 14 7 10 38

See also: 2005 Hawaii Warriors football team

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 0 0 0 14
Bulldogs 14 0 14 3 31

See also: 2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At No. 21 Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 7 0 7
No. 21 Bulldogs 14 10 14 7 45

See also: 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 3 0 7 10
Spartans 0 10 10 7 27

See also: 2005 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 2 9 7 18
Spartans 7 7 9 3 26

See also: 2005 Idaho Vandals football team

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
San Jose State		 Alma Mater
Dick Tomey Head coach 1st DePauw (1960)
Keith Burns Defensive coordinator 2nd Arkansas (1982)
Brent Brennan Wide receivers/Recruiting coordinator 1st UCLA (1996)
Ken Margerum Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 1st Stanford (1981)
Dave Fipp Co-defensive coordinator & safeties 1st Arizona (1997)
Marcus Arroyo Graduate Assistant 2nd San Jose State (2003)
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References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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