1990 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1990 San Jose State Spartans football
Big West champion
California Bowl champion
Conference Big West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record9–2–1 (7–0 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rick Rasnick (4th season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1989
1991  
1990 Big West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 0 09 2 1
Fresno State 5 1 18 2 1
Utah State 5 1 15 5 1
Long Beach State 4 3 06 5 0
UNLV 3 4 04 7 0
Pacific (CA) 2 5 04 7 0
New Mexico State 1 6 01 10 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 7 01 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1990 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Terry Shea, 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 1990 season as Champions of the Big West conference, with a record of nine wins, two losses and one tie (7–0 Big West). They were a mere 4 points away in their 2 losses to opponents from having an undefeated season. They have been dubbed “The Greatest Team in SJSU Football History” by the media in 2023. [1]

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As a result of the Big West championship, the Spartans qualified for a postseason bowl game against the Mid-American Conference (MAC) co-champion Central Michigan Chippewas. The 1990 California Bowl was played in Fresno, California on December 8, with San Jose State winning, 48–24. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Louisville *T 10–1016,281 [3]
September 8at No. 20 Washington *L 17–2066,337 [4]
September 15at Pacific (CA) W 28–148,645 [5]
September 22at UNLV W 47–1318,934 [6]
September 29at Stanford *W 29–2345,500 [7]
October 6at California *L 34–35
October 13 Long Beach State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 46–2914,938 [8]
October 20 Utah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 34–2711,834 [9] [10]
November 3 Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 44–611,256 [11]
November 10at New Mexico State W 56–2013,865 [12]
November 17 Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 42–731,218 [13] [14]
December 8vs. Central Michigan *W 48–2425,431
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15] [16]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP
Coaches 23252520

Game summaries

Louisville

At Washington

Vs. Central Michigan (California Bowl)

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1991 NFL draft. [17]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Sheldon Canley Running back7193 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

    References

    1. "Absolute Loyalty Rings True to Members of the 1990 Now Add It Did Then" . Retrieved November 12, 2023.
    2. "San Jose State Bowl History". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
    3. "Louisville Football Part VII The Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
    4. "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
    5. "Far West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1990. p. C23. Retrieved April 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    6. "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
    7. "Pacific 10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 30, 1990. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    8. "San Jose St. 46, CSLB 29". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1990. p. C-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    9. "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
    10. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1990. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    11. "San Jose St. 44, CS Fullerton 6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1990. p. C22. Retrieved February 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    12. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1990. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    13. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
    14. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1990. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    15. "San Jose State 1990 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
    16. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
    17. "1991 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.