1989 San Jose State Spartans football team

1989 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–5 (5–2 Big West)
Head coach	Claude Gilbert (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rick Rasnick (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–28	63,849	[1]
September 23	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Victory Bell)	W 41–32	12,508	[2]
September 30	at Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 40–33	58,000	[3]
October 7	at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 21–26	31,000	[4]
October 14	at No. 2 Miami (FL) *	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 16–48	45,122	[5]
October 21	at Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 21–10	3,782	[6]
October 28	New Mexico State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 34–6	9,737	[7]
November 4	at No. 25 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 30–31	35,353	[8]
November 11	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 33–7	12,028	[9]
November 18	Cal State Fullerton	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 14–28	6,746	[10]
November 25	UNLV	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 38–28	3,479	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 8 0 8 16 •Hurricanes 10 7 17 14 48 Date: October 14 Location: Orange Bowl (stadium), Miami, Florida

See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL draft. ^[14]

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. ^[15]

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

References

1. "Arizona State finally says no way, San Jose". The Arizona Republic. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Spartans rely on Johnson". The San Francisco Examiner. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Spartans flag down Stanford". The Sunday Oregonian. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bears may be coming out of the woods". The San Francisco Examiner. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Torretta spurs Canes to romp over San Jose". News-Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Canley and San Jose State run past Long Beach, 21–10". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Aggies' push losing streak to 14, but Knoll happy with team effort". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Undefeated Fresno edges SJS, 31–30". The Peninsula Times Tribune. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Martini-led SJS tops Utah State". The Peninsula Times Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Robyn Norwood (November 19, 1989). "Titans get the record they really want". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. C15. Retrieved February 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Martini stirs up San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "San Jose State 1989 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
13. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
14. "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
15. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.