San Jose State

FBS

Mountain West · San Jose, San Francisco-San Jose, California

396-475-15

All-time

0.447

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

San Jose State's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Dec 31, 2020	2020	Arizona Bowl	#24 San Jose State 13-34 #23 Ball State Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona		0.63
2	Dec 12, 1987	1987	California Bowl	San Jose State 27-30 Eastern Michigan Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California		0.63
3	Dec 19, 2020	2020	Mountain West Championship Game	#19 San Jose State 34-20 Boise State CEFCU Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Title	Conf Title	0.62
4	Dec 11, 2020	2020		#25 San Jose State 30-20 Nevada CEFCU Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.62
5	Nov 11, 2006	2006		San Jose State 20-23 #14 Boise State Spartan Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.59
6	Nov 24, 1979	1979		San Jose State 32-34 Central Michigan Spartan Stadium, San Francisco, California		0.57
7	Nov 6, 2020	2020		San Jose State 28-17 San Diego State Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.56
8	Oct 24, 2020	2020		San Jose State 17-6 Air Force CEFCU Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.54
9	Nov 4, 1989	1989		San Jose State 30-31 #25 Fresno State Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.53
10	Nov 4, 2000	2000		San Jose State 27-24 #9 TCU Spartan Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.52

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	San Jose State	0-0	Mountain West
2025	San Jose State	3-9	Mountain West		2-6
2024	San Jose State	7-6	Mountain West		3-4						Hawaii Bowl
2023	San Jose State	7-6	Mountain West		6-2						Hawaii Bowl (L)
2022	San Jose State	7-5	Mountain West	West	5-3						Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (L)
2021	San Jose State	5-7	Mountain West	West	3-5
2020	San Jose State	7-1	Mountain West	West	7-0	✓	★	#24	#24	#19	Arizona Bowl (L)
2019	San Jose State	5-7	Mountain West	West	2-6
2018	San Jose State	1-11	Mountain West	West	1-7
2017	San Jose State	2-11	Mountain West	West	1-7
2016	San Jose State	4-8	Mountain West	West	3-5
2015	San Jose State	6-7	Mountain West	West	4-4						Cure Bowl (W)
2014	San Jose State	3-9	Mountain West	West	2-6
2013	San Jose State	6-6	Mountain West	West	5-3
2012	San Jose State	11-2	Western Athletic		5-1			#21	#21	#21	Military Bowl (W)
2011	San Jose State	5-7	Western Athletic		3-4
2010	San Jose State	1-12	Western Athletic		0-8
2009	San Jose State	2-10	Western Athletic		1-7
2008	San Jose State	6-6	Western Athletic		4-4
2007	San Jose State	5-7	Western Athletic		4-4
2006	San Jose State	9-4	Western Athletic		5-3						New Mexico Bowl (W)
2005	San Jose State	3-8	Western Athletic		2-6
2004	San Jose State	2-9	Western Athletic		1-7
2003	San Jose State	3-8	Western Athletic		2-6
2002	San Jose State	6-7	Western Athletic		4-4
2001	San Jose State	3-9	Western Athletic		3-5
2000	San Jose State	7-5	Western Athletic		5-3
1999	San Jose State	3-7	Western Athletic		1-5
1998	San Jose State	4-8	Western Athletic	Pacific	3-5
1997	San Jose State	4-7	Western Athletic	Pacific	4-4
1996	San Jose State	3-9	Western Athletic	Pacific	3-5
1995	San Jose State	3-8	Big West		3-4
1994	San Jose State	3-8	Big West		3-3
1993	San Jose State	2-9	Big West		2-4
1992	San Jose State	7-4	Big West		4-2
1991	San Jose State	6-4-1	Big West		6-1		★
1990	San Jose State	9-2-1	Big West		7-0		★		#20		California Bowl (W)
1989	San Jose State	6-5	Big West		5-2
1988	San Jose State	4-8	Big West		4-3
1987	San Jose State	10-2	Pacific Coast		7-0		★				California Bowl (L)
1986	San Jose State	10-2	Pacific Coast		7-0		★				California Bowl (W)
1985	San Jose State	2-8-1	Pacific Coast		2-4-1
1984	San Jose State	6-5	Pacific Coast		5-2
1983	San Jose State	5-6	Pacific Coast		3-3
1982	San Jose State	8-3	Pacific Coast		4-2
1981	San Jose State	9-3	Pacific Coast		5-0		★				California Bowl (L)
1980	San Jose State	7-4	Pacific Coast		3-2
1979	San Jose State	6-4-1	Pacific Coast		4-0-1
1978	San Jose State	7-5	Pacific Coast		4-1		★
1977	San Jose State	4-7	Pacific Coast		2-2
1976	San Jose State	7-4	Pacific Coast		4-0		★
1975	San Jose State	9-2	Pacific Coast		5-0		★			#20
1974	San Jose State	8-3-1	Pacific Coast		2-2
1973	San Jose State	5-4-2	Pacific Coast		2-0-2
1972	San Jose State	4-7	Pacific Coast		1-3
1971	San Jose State	5-6-1	Pacific Coast		4-1						Pasadena Bowl (L)
1970	San Jose State	2-9	Pacific Coast		2-3
1969	San Jose State	2-8	Pacific Coast		1-1
1968	San Jose State	3-7	Independent
1967	San Jose State	2-7	Independent
1966	San Jose State	3-7	Independent
1965	San Jose State	5-5	Independent
1964	San Jose State	4-6	Independent
1963	San Jose State	5-5	Independent
1962	San Jose State	2-8-1	Independent
1961	San Jose State	6-4	Independent
1960	San Jose State	5-4	Independent
1959	San Jose State	4-6	Independent
1958	San Jose State	4-5	Independent
1957	San Jose State	3-7	Independent
1956	San Jose State	2-7-1	Independent
1955	San Jose State	5-3-1	Independent
1954	San Jose State	7-3	Independent
1953	San Jose State	4-4-1	Independent
1952	San Jose State	6-3	Independent
1951	San Jose State	2-7-1	Independent
1950	San Jose State	6-3-1	Independent

Award winners

1 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2024	Nick Nash	WR	Consensus All-American