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1996 San Jose State Spartans football team

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Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 31,218)
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 0     14 1  
Utah   6 2     8 4  
Rice   6 2     7 4  
SMU   4 4     5 6  
New Mexico   3 5     6 5  
TCU   3 5     4 7  
Tulsa   2 6     4 7  
UTEP   0 8     2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 1     10 2  
San Diego State   6 2     8 3  
Colorado State   6 2     7 5  
Air Force   5 3     6 5  
Fresno State   3 5     4 7  
San Jose State   3 5     3 9  
Hawaii   1 7     2 10  
UNLV   1 8     1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. 1996 was the first year San Jose State was a member of the Western Athletic Conference. They had previously been a member of the Big West Conference since its formation in 1969 as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).

The team was led by head coach John Ralston, in his fourth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1996 season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9, 3–5 WAC).

Schedule

August 31at Air Force

L 0–45 September 7California*

L 25–45 September 14at Stanford*

L 2–2534,150 September 21UTEP

  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California

W 26–25 September 28at Washington State*

L 16–5224,195[1] October 5No. 25 Wyoming

  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California

L 22–458,756 October 12at Fresno State[note 1]

L 18–288,526[2] October 19at Colorado State

L 13–36 November 2San Diego Statedagger

  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California

ABCL 20–4911,483[3] November 9at Hawaii

W 38–1730,300[4] November 16at No. 15 Washington*

L 10–5370,063[5] November 23UNLV

  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California

W 31–287,358[6]

Template:CFB Schedule End [7] [8]

Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1997 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.

References

  1. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. ^ "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  6. ^ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 1996 Schedule". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  8. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  9. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)