1996 San Jose State Spartans football team

1996 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
1996 record	3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	John Ralston (4th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 31,218)
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	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[]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado		L 0–45
September 7	California*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California		L 25–45	22,647
September 14	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California (rivalry)		L 2–25	34,150
September 21	UTEP	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California		W 26–25
September 28	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington		L 16–52	24,195[1]
October 5	No. 25 Wyoming	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California		L 22–45	8,756
October 12	at Fresno State[note 1]	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California (rivalry)		L 18–28	8,526[2]
October 19	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado		L 13–36
November 2	San Diego State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	ABC	L 20–49	11,483[3]
November 9	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 38–17	30,300[4]
November 16	at No. 15 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 10–53	70,063[5]
November 23	UNLV	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California		W 31–28	7,358[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

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

Game Summaries[]

at Air Force[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons					0

California[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Spartans					0

at Stanford[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cardinal					0

UTEP[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners					0
Spartans					0

at Washington State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cougars					0

No. 25 Wyoming[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Cowboys					0
Spartans					0

at Fresno State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

at Colorado State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Rams					0

San Diego State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs					0
Spartans					0

at Hawaii[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Rainbow Warriors					0

at No. 15 Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
No. 15 Huskies					0

UNLV[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels					0
Spartans					0

Team players in the NFL[]

No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.^[9]

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