1987 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1987 San Jose State Spartans football
SJSU Main Logo from 1983 to 1999.png
PCAA champion
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record10–2 (7–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rick Rasnick (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 0 010 2 0
Fresno State 4 3 06 5 0
Cal State Fullerton 4 3 06 6 0
UNLV 4 3 05 6 0
Utah State 4 3 05 6 0
Pacific (CA) 3 4 04 7 0
Long Beach State 2 5 04 7 0
New Mexico State 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1987 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 1] The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fourth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1987 season as champions of the PCAA for the second consecutive season, with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–0 PCAA).

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As a result of the PCAA Championship, the Spartans qualified for a postseason bowl game against the Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Eastern Michigan Eagles. The 1987 California Bowl was played in Fresno, California on December 12, with Eastern Michigan winning, 30–27.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Eastern Illinois *W 24–3 [1]
September 12at California *W 27–25
September 19at Oregon State *L 34–3624,342 [2]
September 26at Stanford *W 24–1767,500
October 3 Cal State Fullerton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 46–1913,197 [3]
October 10 New Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 57–6
October 17at Fresno State ESPN W 20–1635,227 [4]
October 24 UNLV
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNW 48–2420,108 [5]
October 31at Utah State W 24–1414,117 [6]
November 7 Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 42–17
November 14at Long Beach State W 44–165,027 [7]
December 12vs. Eastern Michigan *ESPNL 27–3024,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1988 NFL draft. [10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
James Saxon Fullback6139 Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Perez Quarterback7175 New York Giants

The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [11]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Greg Cox Defensive back 1988 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

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