1997 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1997 San Jose State Spartans football Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division WAC 4–7 4–4 Dave Baldwin 1st Ron Ponciano 1st Spartan Stadium 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). Schedule 1997 AP September 6 l y y Stanford 17 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry 12–28 37,500 September 13 l y Wisconsin Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 10–56 23,042 http://www.uwbadgers.com/documents/2015/10/23//Fact_Book.pdf?id=17890#page=233 Wisconsin Fact Book February 14, 2007 September 20 l y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 10–30 October 4 l y y Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 12–26 19,168 http://www.osubeavers.com/documents/2016/9/7//2016_Oregon_State_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4146#page=158 Oregon State Football 2016 February 14, 2007 October 11 l Colorado State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 20–55 10,384 October 18 w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 10–7 25,908 October 25 w Air Force Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN2 25–22 14,672 https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/707822459/?match=1&terms=%22air%20force%22%20AND%20%22san%20jose%20state%22 San Jose State 25, No. 24 Air Force 22 The Fresno Bee D10 en Newspapers.com November 1 l y Fresno State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry 12–53 18,753 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead November 8 l y San Diego State Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA 21–48 29,869 http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2016-media-guide-pdf.html San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide December 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018105315/http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2016-media-guide-pdf.html 2016-10-18 dead November 15 w Hawaii Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry 38–17 9,437 http://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2016/7/25//2016_Hawaii_Football_MG.pdf?id=3980#page=131 131 Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide February 15, 2007 November 22 w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 55–48 OT 15,141 http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/16-mediaguide-interactive.html 2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse February 14, 2007 September 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160902040900/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/16-mediaguide-interactive.html dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/san-jose-state/1997-schedule.html San Jose State 1997 Schedule December 16, 2016http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/950acbb8#/950acbb8/1 San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide December 16, 2016 Game summaries At No. 17 Stanford Spartans No. 17 Cardinal 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team Bill Walsh Legacy Game Wisconsin Badgers 14 28 14 0 Spartans 10 0 0 0 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team At Wyoming Spartans Cowboys 1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team At Oregon State Spartans Beavers 1997 Oregon State Beavers football team Colorado State Rams Spartans 1997 Colorado State Rams football team At UTEP Spartans Miners 1997 UTEP Miners football team Air Force Falcons Spartans 1997 Air Force Falcons football team Fresno State Bulldogs Spartans 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry At San Diego State Spartans Aztecs 1997 San Diego State Aztecs football team Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Spartans 1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team At UNLV Spartans Rebels 1997 UNLV Rebels football team References San Jose State Category:San Jose State Spartans football seasons San Jose State Spartans football Category:1990s in San Jose, California