1996 San Jose State Spartans football team

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).

1996 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(capacity: 31,218)
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Air Force
L 0–45
September 7California*
L 25–4522,647
September 14at Stanford*
L 2–2534,150
September 21UTEP
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 26–2510,433
September 28at Washington State*
L 16–5224,195[1]
October 5No. 25 Wyoming
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 22–458,756
October 12at Fresno State
L 18–288,526[2]
October 19at Colorado State
L 13–3627,041
November 2San Diego Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
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, CA
W 31–287,358[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1996 San Jose State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 81 Windrell Hayes So
OT 75 Scott Herzing So
FB 28 James Hodgins So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

At Air Force
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Falcons 0
See also: 1996 Air Force Falcons football team

California
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0
Spartans 0
See also: 1996 California Golden Bears football team

At Stanford
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Cardinal 0
See also: 1996 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

UTEP
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0
Spartans 0
See also: 1996 UTEP Miners football team

At Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Cougars 0
See also: 1996 Washington State Cougars football team

No. 25 Wyoming
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Cowboys 0
Spartans 0
See also: 1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Fresno State
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Bulldogs 0
See also: 1996 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

At Colorado State
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Rams 0
See also: 1996 Colorado State Rams football team

San Diego State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0
Spartans 0
See also: 1996 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At Hawaii
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Rainbow Warriors 0
See also: 1996 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

At No. 15 Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
No. 15 Huskies 0
See also: 1996 Washington Huskies football team

UNLV
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0
Spartans 0
See also: 1996 UNLV Rebels football team

References
  1. "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  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". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  7. "San Jose State 1996 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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