1989 San Jose State Spartans football team

1989 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UNLV 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his sixth (and last) year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1989 season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–2 Big West).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Arizona State*
L 21–2863,849[1]
September 23Pacific (CA)
W 41–3212,508[2]
September 30at Stanford*
W 40–3358,000[3]
October 7at California*
L 21–2631,000[4]
October 14at No. 2 Miami (FL)*
L 16–4845,122[5]
October 21at Long Beach State
W 21–103,782[6]
October 28New Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 34–69,737[7]
November 4at No. 25 Fresno State
L 30–3135,353[8]
November 11at Utah State
W 33–712,028[9]
November 18Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 14–286,746[10]
November 25UNLV
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 38–283,479[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Miami (FL)

San Jose State at #3 Miami (FL)
Team 1 234Total
Spartans 0 808 16
• Hurricanes 10 71714 48
See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Johnny Johnson Running back 7 169 Phoenix Cardinals
Tony Jeffery Wide receiver 12 318 Kansas City Chiefs

The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[15]

Player Position First NFL team
Ricky Siglar Tackle – Guard 1990 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Arizona State finally says no way, San Jose". The Arizona Republic. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spartans rely on Johnson". The San Francisco Examiner. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spartans flag down Stanford". The Sunday Oregonian. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears may be coming out of the woods". The San Francisco Examiner. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Torretta spurs Canes to romp over San Jose". News-Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Canley and San Jose State run past Long Beach, 21–10". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies' push losing streak to 14, but Knoll happy with team effort". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Undefeated Fresno edges SJS, 31–30". The Peninsula Times Tribune. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Martini-led SJS tops Utah State". The Peninsula Times Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Robyn Norwood (November 19, 1989). "Titans get the record they really want". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. C15. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Martini stirs up San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "San Jose State 1989 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  15. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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