1994 San Jose State Spartans football team
American college football season
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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).
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 Big West)
Headcoach
- John Ralston (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorRoger Theder (2nd season)
| 1994 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–3 Big West) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roger Theder (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Fresno State* | L 13–45 | 36,868 | [1] | |
| September 10 | Baylor* | L 20–54 | 11,625 | ||
| September 17 | at Stanford* | L 20–51 | 34,321 | ||
| September 24 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 31–28 | 10,718 | [2] |
| October 1 | at California* | L 0–55 | |||
| October 8 | at No. 12 Washington* | L 20–34 | 69,448 | [3] | |
| October 22 | Nevada |
| L 10–42 | 14,125 | [4] |
| October 29 | at UNLV | L 10–23 | 7,729 | [5] | |
| November 5 | New Mexico State |
| L 21–24 | 5,247 | [6] |
| November 12 | at Louisiana Tech | W 27–6 | 10,110 | [7] | |
| November 19 | at Pacific (CA) | W 28–15 | |||
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Team players in the NFL
No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1995 NFL draft.[10]
The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[11]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Jerry Reese | Wide receiver | 1997 Buffalo Bills |
| Joe Nedney | Kicker | 1996 Miami Dolphins |
Game summaries
At Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| Bulldogs | 0 |
Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 0 | ||||
| Spartans | 0 |
At Stanford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| Cardinal | 0 |
Southwestern Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | ||||
| Spartans | 0 |
At California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bears | 0 |
At No. 12 Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| No. 12 Huskies | 0 |
Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Pack | 0 | ||||
| Spartans | 0 |
At UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| Rebels | 0 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 0 | ||||
| Spartans | 0 |
At Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| Bulldogs | 0 |
At Pacific (CA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| Tigers | 0 |
