1994 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1994 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceBig West Conference
1994 record3–8 (3–3 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 31,218)
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada + 5 1 0 9 2 0
UNLV + 5 1 0 7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana + 5 1 0 6 5 0
Pacific (CA) 4 2 0 6 5 0
Northern Illinois 3 3 0 4 7 0
San Jose State 3 3 0 3 8 0
Utah State 2 4 0 3 8 0
New Mexico State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Louisiana Tech 1 5 0 3 8 0
Arkansas State 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1994 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach John Ralston, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1994 season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–3 Big West).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Fresno State[note 1]*L 13–4536,868[1]
September 10Baylor*
L 20–54
September 17at Stanford*L 20–5134,321
September 24Southwestern Louisiana[note 2]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 31–28
October 1at California*L 0–55
October 8at No. 12 Washington*
L 20–3469,448[2]
October 22Nevadadagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 10–42
October 29at UNLVL 10–237,729[3]
November 5New Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 21–24
November 12at Louisiana TechW 27–610,110[4]
November 19at Pacific (CA)W 28–15
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.[7]

The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[8]

Player Position First NFL team
Jerry Reese Wide receiver 1997 Buffalo Bills
Joe Nedney Kicker 1996 Miami Dolphins

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. ^ University of Louisiana at Lafayette was known as University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1960 to 1999.

References[]

  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  3. ^ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  4. ^ "Walsh helps Spartans defeat Louisiana Tech". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 13, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "San Jose State 1994 Schedule". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. ^ "1995 NFL Draft". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  8. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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