Teams / Mountain West / San José State
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▼ Below its 5-year level -4▲ Up 3 this season
Career56since 1936
Peak761990
Last 557seasons
#113 nationally · 3-3 (1-1 conf)
Résumé #107
Schedule so far #107
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
San José State Spartans
Mountain West · San Jose, CA · CEFCU Stadium · Head coach Ken Niumatalolo
Rival
Fresno State · also Hawai'i
Established rivalry
31-40 all time (71 meetings since 1950)
Fresno State leads
Last: lost 26-10 (2026) · Fresno State has won 3 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
1All-Americans
43NFL picks
45.3%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1950. Every season →
Chemistry
73
75Foundation
70Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +24
early · #7 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters14%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | Mountain West | — | #113 | 53 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2025 | 3-9 | Mountain West | — | #121 | 51 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Mountain West | — | #97 | 57 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2023 | 7-6 | Mountain West | — | #51 | 68 | Brent Brennan |
| 2022 | 7-5 | Mountain West | — | #94 | 57 | Brent Brennan |
| 2021 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #106 | 53 | Brent Brennan |
| 2020 | 7-1 | Mountain West | #24 | #17 | 74 | Brent Brennan |
| 2019 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #96 | 57 | Brent Brennan |
| 2018 | 1-11 | Mountain West | — | #107 | 52 | Brent Brennan |
| 2017 | 2-11 | Mountain West | — | #128 | 31 | Brent Brennan |
| 2016 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #116 | 48 | Ron Caragher |
| 2015 | 6-7 | Mountain West | — | #91 | 58 | Ron Caragher |
| 2014 | 3-9 | Mountain West | — | #113 | 51 | Ron Caragher |
| 2013 | 6-6 | Mountain West | — | #80 | 59 | Ron Caragher |
| 2012 | 11-2 | Western Athletic | #21 | #39 | 72 | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2011 | 5-7 | Western Athletic | — | #86 | 57 | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2010 | 1-12 | Western Athletic | — | #100 | 52 | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2009 | 2-10 | Western Athletic | — | #114 | 36 | Dick Tomey |
| 2008 | 6-6 | Western Athletic | — | #93 | 55 | Dick Tomey |
| 2007 | 5-7 | Western Athletic | — | #108 | 49 | Dick Tomey |
| 2006 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | — | #65 | 62 | Dick Tomey |
| 2005 | 3-8 | Western Athletic | — | #107 | 43 | Dick Tomey |
| 2004 | 2-9 | Western Athletic | — | #110 | 43 | Fitz Hill |
| 2003 | 3-8 | Western Athletic | — | #104 | 48 | Fitz Hill |
| 2002 | 6-7 | Western Athletic | — | #92 | 54 | Fitz Hill |
| 2001 | 3-9 | Western Athletic | — | #100 | 51 | Fitz Hill |
| 2000 | 7-5 | Western Athletic | — | #75 | 61 | Dave Baldwin |
| 1999 | 3-7 | Western Athletic | — | #104 | 43 | Dave Baldwin |
| 1998 | 4-8 | Western Athletic | — | #88 | 54 | Dave Baldwin |
| 1997 | 4-7 | Western Athletic | — | #92 | 52 | Dave Baldwin |
| 1996 | 3-9 | Western Athletic | — | #101 | 49 | John Ralston |
| 1995 | 3-8 | Big West | — | #99 | 43 | John Ralston |
| 1994 | 3-8 | Big West | — | #98 | 46 | John Ralston |
| 1993 | 2-9 | Big West | — | #77 | 57 | John Ralston |
| 1992 | 7-4 | Big West | — | #80 | 56 | Ron Turner |
| 1991 | 6-4-1 | Big West | — | #53 | 65 | Terry Shea |
| 1990 | 9-2-1 | Big West | — | #24 | 76 | Terry Shea |
| 1989 | 6-5 | Big West | — | #63 | 61 | Claude Gilbert |
| 1988 | 4-8 | Big West | — | #81 | 55 | Claude Gilbert |
| 1987 | 10-2 | PCAA | — | #50 | 65 | Claude Gilbert |
| 1986 | 10-2 | PCAA | — | #26 | 74 | Claude Gilbert |
| 1985 | 2-8-1 | PCAA | — | #96 | 45 | Claude Gilbert |
| 1984 | 6-5 | PCAA | — | #70 | 61 | Claude Gilbert |
| 1983 | 5-6 | PCAA | — | #65 | 59 | Jack Elway |
| 1982 | 8-3 | PCAA | — | #40 | 68 | Jack Elway |
| 1981 | 9-3 | PCAA | — | #37 | 71 | Jack Elway |
| 1980 | 7-4 | PCAA | — | #60 | 64 | Jack Elway |
| 1979 | 6-4-1 | PCAA | — | #62 | 64 | Jack Elway |
| 1978 | 7-5 | PCAA | — | #85 | 58 | Lynn Stiles |
| 1977 | 4-7 | PCAA | — | #86 | 58 | Lynn Stiles |
| 1976 | 7-4 | PCAA | — | #63 | 64 | Lynn Stiles |
| 1975 | 9-2 | PCAA | — | #26 | 75 | Darryl Rogers |
| 1974 | 8-3-1 | PCAA | — | #65 | 62 | Darryl Rogers |
| 1973 | 5-4-2 | PCAA | — | #58 | 63 | Darryl Rogers |
| 1972 | 4-7 | PCAA | — | #76 | 57 | DeWayne King |
| 1971 | 5-6-1 | PCAA | — | #51 | 64 | DeWayne King |
| 1970 | 2-9 | PCAA | — | #67 | 59 | DeWayne King; Joe McMullen |
| 1969 | 2-8 | PCAA | — | #78 | 56 | Joe McMullen |
| 1968 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #95 | 46 | Harry Anderson |
| 1967 | 2-7 | FBS Independents | — | #89 | 53 | Harry Anderson |
| 1966 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 58 | Harry Anderson |
| 1965 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #84 | 55 | Harry Anderson |
| 1964 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #84 | 55 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1963 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #72 | 58 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1962 | 2-8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #89 | 53 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1961 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #79 | 53 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1960 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #84 | 52 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1959 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #84 | 50 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1958 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | #53 | 63 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1957 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #84 | 43 | Robert Titchenal |
| 1956 | 2-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #83 | 45 | Robert Bronzan |
| 1955 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 60 | Robert Bronzan |
| 1954 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 59 | Robert Bronzan |
| 1953 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 53 | Robert Bronzan |
| 1952 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 60 | Robert Bronzan |
| 1951 | 2-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #86 | 52 | Robert Bronzan |
| 1950 | 6-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #64 | 61 | Robert Bronzan |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.