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
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
1997 record	4–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Dave Baldwin (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 31,218)

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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	at No. 17 Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California (rivalry)		L 12–28	37,500
September 13	Wisconsin*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California		L 10–56	23,042[1]
September 20	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming		L 10–30
October 4	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 12–26	19,168[2]
October 11	Colorado State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California		L 20–55
October 18	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas		W 10–7
October 25	Air Force	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	ESPN2	W 25–22
November 1	Fresno State[note 1]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California (rivalry)		L 12–53	18,753[3]
November 8	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium[note 2] San Diego, California		L 21–48	29,869[4]
November 15	Hawaii	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California		W 38–17	9,437[5]
November 22	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada		W 55–48 ^OT	15,141[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[9]

Notes

1. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
2. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.

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). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. 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". Retrieved February 14, 2007.
7. "San Jose State 1997 Schedule". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
8. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
9. "1998 NFL Draft". Retrieved 7 December 2016.