1997 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1997 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record4–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Ron Ponciano (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan 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).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 17 Stanford *L 12–2837,500
September 13 Wisconsin *L 10–5623,042 [1]
September 20at Wyoming L 10–30
October 4at Oregon State *L 12–2619,168 [2]
October 11 Colorado State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 20–5510,384
October 18at UTEP W 10–725,908
October 25 Air Force
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN2 W 25–22
November 1 Fresno State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 12–5318,753 [3]
November 8at San Diego State L 21–4829,869 [4]
November 15 Hawaii
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 38–179,437 [5]
November 22at UNLV W 55–48 OT15,141 [6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At No. 17 Stanford

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Wisconsin

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At Wyoming

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At Oregon State

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Colorado State

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At UTEP

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Air Force

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Fresno State

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At San Diego State

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Hawaii

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At UNLV

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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.