1997 San Jose State Spartans football team

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).

1997 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record4–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Ponciano (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan 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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 17 Stanford*L 12–2837,500
September 13Wisconsin*L 10–5623,042[1]
September 20at WyomingL 10–30
October 4at Oregon State*L 12–2619,168[2]
October 11Colorado State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 20–5510,384
October 18at UTEPW 10–725,908
October 25Air Force
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN2W 25–22
November 1Fresno State 
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 12–5318,753[3]
November 8at San Diego StateL 21–4829,869[4]
November 15Hawaii
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 38–179,437[5]
November 22at UNLVW 55–48 OT15,141[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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At No. 17 Stanford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
No. 17 Cardinal 0

Wisconsin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 14 28 14 0 56
Spartans 10 0 0 0 10

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Cowboys 0

At Oregon State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Beavers 0

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0
Spartans 0

At UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Miners 0

Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0
Spartans 0

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Spartans 0

At San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Aztecs 0

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0
Spartans 0

At UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Rebels 0

References

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  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.