List of San Jose State Spartans football seasons

Spartan Stadium, where the Spartans have played since 1933.

This is a list of seasons completed by the San Jose State Spartans football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The team began competition in 1892.

Originally an independent, San Jose State first joined a conference in 1922 when it joined the California Coast Conference. That conference only lasted three years, so the team became independent again in 1925. They joined the Far Western Conference in 1929. San Jose State became independent for the third time in 1935, before becoming a charter member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association in 1939. When the NCAA first started classification in 1937, San Jose State was part of the NCAA College Division (Small College). They became independent for the fourth time in 1950, also moving to the NCAA University Division (Major College) that year. They stayed independent until becoming a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) in 1969. The conference was renamed the Big West Conference in 1988. San Jose State later moved to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1996 and Mountain West Conference (MW) in 2013.

Seasons[edit]


Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Independent (1892–1921)
1892	Unknown	0–1–0
James E. Addicott (Independent) (1893–1900)
1893	Addicott	0–2–0
1894	No team
1895	Addicott	0–0–1
1896	No team
1897	No team
1898	Addicott	4–1–1
1899	Jess Woods	5–2–1
1900	Addicott Fielding H. Yost	3–3–1
No team (1901–1920)
David Wooster (Independent) (1921)
1921	Wooster	1–5–0
California Coast Conference (1922–1924)
David Wooster (California Coast Conference) (1922)
1922	Wooster	2–5–1
H.C. McDonald (California Coast Conference) (1923)
1923	McDonald	0–6–0
E.R. Knollin (California Coast Conference) (1924)
1924	Knollin	1–4–0
Independent (1925–1928)
E.R. Knollin (Independent) (1925–1928)
1925	Knollin	2–5–0
1926	Knollin	1–6–1
1927	Knollin	4–5–0
1928	Knollin	5–2–1
Far Western Conference (1929–1934)
Walter Crawford (Far Western Conference) (1929–1931)
1929	Crawford	3–3–1
1930	Crawford	2–3–3
1931	Crawford	1–7–0
Dudley DeGroot (Far Western Conference/Independent/California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1939)
1932	DeGroot	7–0–2
1933	DeGroot	5–4–0
1934	DeGroot	3–3–4
Independent (1935–1938)
1935	DeGroot	5–5–1
1936	DeGroot	5–4–0
1937	DeGroot	11–2–1
1938	DeGroot	11–1–0
California Collegiate Athletic Association (1939–1949)
1939	DeGroot	13–0–0	5–0–0	1st
Ben Winkelman (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1940–1941)
1940	Winkelman	11–1–0	3–0–0	1st
1941	Winkelman	5–3–3	2–0–1	T–1st
Glenn Hartranft (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1942)
1942	Hartranft	7–2–0	1–1–0	2nd
No team (World War II) (1943–1945)
Bill Hubbard (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1949)
1946	Hubbard	9–1–1	4–6–0	1st
1947	Hubbard	9–3–0	3–2–0	2nd
1948	Hubbard	9–3–0	5–0–0	1st
1949	Hubbard	9–4–0	4–0–0	1st
Independent (1950–1968)
Robert T. Bronzan (Independent) (1950–1956)
1950	Bronzan	6–3–1
1951	Bronzan	2–7–1
1952	Bronzan	6–3–0
1953	Bronzan	4–4–1
1954	Bronzan	7–3–0
1955	Bronzan	5–3–1
1956	Bronzan	2–7–1
Bob Titchenal (Independent) (1957–1964)
1957	Titchenal	3–7–0
1958	Titchenal	4–5–0
1959	Titchenal	4–6–0
1960	Titchenal	5–4–0
1961	Titchenal	6–4–0
1962	Titchenal	2–8–1
1963	Titchenal	5–5–0
1964	Titchenal	4–6–0
Harry Anderson (Independent) (1965–1968)
1965	Anderson	5–5–0
1966	Anderson	3–7–0
1967	Anderson	2–7–0
1968	Anderson	3–7–0
Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference (1969–1995)
Joe McMullen (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1970)
1969	McMullen	2–8–0	1–1–0	4th
1970	McMullen Dewey King	2–9–0	2–3–0	T–4th
Dewey King (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1971–1972)
1971	King	5–6–1	4–1–0	2nd	L Pasadena
1972	King	4–7–0	1–3–0	T–3rd
Darryl Rogers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1973–1975)
1973	Rogers	5–4–2	2–0–2	2nd
1974	Rogers	8–3–1	2–2–0	T–2nd
1975	Rogers	9–2–0	5–0–0	1st
Lynn Stiles (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1976–1978)
1976	Stiles	7–4–0	4–0–0	1st
1977	Stiles	4–7–0	2–2–0	3rd
1978	Stiles	7–5–0	4–1–0	1st
Jack Elway (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1979–1983)
1979	Elway	6–5–1^{[Note A]}	4–0–1^{[Note A]}	T–1st
1980	Elway	7–4–0	3–2–0	3rd
1981	Elway	9–3–0	5–0–0	1st	L California
1982	Elway	8–3–0	4–2–0	3rd
1983	Elway	5–6–0	3–3–0	T–3rd
Claude Gilbert (Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference) (1984–1989)
1984	Gilbert	6–5–0^{[Note B]}	5–2–0^{[Note B]}	3rd
1985	Gilbert	2–8–1	2–4–1	6th
1986	Gilbert	10–2–0	7–0–0	1st	W California
1987	Gilbert	10–2–0	7–0–0	1st	L California
1988	Gilbert	4–8–0	4–3–0	T–3rd
1989	Gilbert	6–5–0	5–2–0	T–2nd
Terry Shea (Big West Conference) (1990–1991)
1990	Shea	9–2–1	7–0–0	1st	W California Raisin	20
1991	Shea	6–4–1	6–1–0	T–1st
Ron Turner (Big West Conference) (1992)
1992	Turner	7–4–0	4–2–0	T–2nd
John Ralston (Big West Conference/Western Athletic Conference) (1993–1996)
1993	Ralston	2–9–0	2–4–0	T–8th
1994	Ralston	3–8–0	3–3–0	T–6th
1995	Ralston	3–8–0	3–4–0	T–6th
Western Athletic Conference (1996–2012)
1996	Ralston	3–9	3–5	T–5th Pacific
Dave Baldwin (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2000)
1997	Baldwin	4–7	4–4	T–4th Pacific
1998	Baldwin	4–8	3–5	T–5th Pacific
1999	Baldwin	3–7	1–5	7th
2000	Baldwin	7–5	5–3	4th
Fitz Hill (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2004)
2001	Hill	3–9	3–5	8th
2002	Hill	6–7	4–4	4th
2003	Hill	3–8	2–6	8th
2004	Hill	2–9	1–7	10th
Dick Tomey (Western Athletic Conference) (2005–2009)
2005	Tomey	3–8	2–6	T–6th
2006	Tomey	9–4	5–3	3rd	W New Mexico
2007	Tomey	5–7	4–4	T–6th
2008	Tomey	6–6	4–4	T–6th
2009	Tomey	2–10	1–7	T–9th
Mike MacIntyre (Western Athletic Conference) (2010–2012)
2010	MacIntyre	1–12	0–8	9th
2011	MacIntyre	5–7	3–4	T–4th
2012	MacIntyre Kent Baer	11–2	5–1	2nd	W Military	21	21
Mountain West Conference (2013–present)
Ron Caragher (Mountain West Conference) (2013–2016)
2013	Caragher	6–6	5–3	4th West
2014	Caragher	3–9	2–6	5th West
2015	Caragher	6–7	4–4	T–2nd West	W Cure
2016	Caragher	4–8	3–5	T–4th West
Brent Brennan (Mountain West Conference) (2017–2023)
2017	Brennan	2–11	1–8	T–5th West
2018	Brennan	1–11	1–7	6th West
2019	Brennan	5–7	2–6	4th West
2020	Brennan	7–1	7–0	1st	L Arizona	24	24
2021	Brennan	5–7	3–5	5th West
2022	Brennan	7–4	5–3	3rd West	L Famous Idaho Potato
2023	Brennan	7–6	6–2	T–2nd	W Hawaii Bowl
Total:		518–538–38
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

Notes[edit]

^A San Jose State forfeited 3 wins and 1 tie, including two PCAA conference wins, for using an ineligible player. This made San Jose State's adjusted record for 1979 3–8 overall (2–2 PCAA).^[1]^[2]^[3]

^B The PCAA adjusted San Jose State's 1984 record to 7–4 overall (6–1 PCAA) after UNLV forfeited all 11 of its wins for 1984.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

General

2013 San Jose State University Football, San Jose State Athletics, 2013, pp. 182–189
"San Jose State Spartans". sports-reference.com/cfb. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

Specific

^ "San Jose State must forfeit seven games". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. December 18, 1979. p. 11. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ Underwood, John (May 19, 1980). "The Writing Is On The Wall". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ ^a ^b 2013 San Jose State Football Media Guide, p. 185.
^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[1] "San Jose State must forfeit seven games". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. December 18, 1979. p. 11. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[2] Underwood, John (May 19, 1980). "The Writing Is On The Wall". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[2013_media_guide_p._185-3] 2013 San Jose State Football Media Guide, p. 185.

[4] McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

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