1989 San Jose State Spartans football team
American college football season
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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).
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 Big West)
Headcoach
- Claude Gilbert (6th season)
OffensivecoordinatorRick Rasnick (3rd season)
| 1989 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (5–2 Big West) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rick Rasnick (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Arizona State* | L 21–28 | 63,849 | [1] | |
| September 23 | Pacific (CA) | W 41–32 | 12,508 | [2] | |
| September 30 | at Stanford* | W 40–33 | 58,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | at California* | L 21–26 | 31,000 | [4] | |
| October 14 | at No. 2 Miami (FL)* | L 16–48 | 45,122 | [5] | |
| October 21 | at Long Beach State | W 21–10 | 3,782 | [6] | |
| October 28 | New Mexico State |
| W 34–6 | 9,737 | [7] |
| November 4 | at No. 25 Fresno State | L 30–31 | 35,353 | [8] | |
| November 11 | at Utah State | W 33–7 | 12,028 | [9] | |
| November 18 | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 14–28 | 6,746 | [10] |
| November 25 | UNLV |
| W 38–28 | 3,479 | [11] |
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Game summaries
At Miami (FL)
San Jose State at #3 Miami (FL)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Spartans | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| • Hurricanes | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 48 |
- Date: October 14
- Location: Orange Bowl (stadium), Miami, Florida
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 |
