Mountain West · San Jose, CA
San José State
Spartans
Unranked2026: 3-2 (1-0 conf) CEFCU Stadium
National titles
0
Claimed
Heisman winners
0
CFP berths
0
since 2014
All-time
399-477-15
.456 win pct
Weeks ranked
2
of 104 polls since 2020
Weeks at No. 1
0
since 2020
The program
Overview
San José State, the oldest public university on the West Coast, has fielded football for more than a century. In 2020 Brent Brennan's Spartans went undefeated in the regular season and won the program's first Mountain West championship.
Rivals
- Institution
- San José State University
- Nickname
- Spartans
- Founded
- 1857
- First season
- 1933
- Conference
- Mountain West
- Head coach
- Ken Niumatalolo (since 2024)
- Colors
- X / Twitter
- @SanJoseStateFB
Since 2020
AP poll history
3-2 overall
2026 season
- Aug 29
- Sep 4
Eastern Michigan (home)21 - Sep 12Cal Cal Poly20
- Sep 19
- Oct 3
Hawai'i (home)16 - Oct 9
WyomingSan José State (home) - Oct 17
UTEP (home) - Oct 24
Nevada (home) - Oct 31
New MexicoSan José State (home) - Nov 7San José State (home)
- Nov 14
Air Force (home) - Nov 21San José State (home)
- Nov 27
North Dakota StateSan José State (home)
Players
Roster & stats
Rosters and player stats are tracked for teams ranked in 2026 and later.
Home field
CEFCU Stadium
Capacity
30,456
San Jose, CA
- Opened
- 1933
- 93 seasons ago
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Open air
- Elevation
- 93 ft
- Time zone
- Los Angeles
- Avg. home crowd
- 15,756
- 52% of capacity · 31 games since 2020
- Biggest crowd since 2020
- 20,517
- vs Boise State, 2024
- Zip
- 95112
Titles & awards
Trophy case
National championships0
No claimed national titles.
Heisman Trophy winners0
No Heisman winners yet.
College Football Playoff0
No playoff appearances yet.
1933–2026
Program history
Win %★ National title season
Best seasons
- 20207-1Brent Brennan
- 201211-2Mike MacIntyre
- 198610-2Claude Gilbert
- 198710-2Claude Gilbert
- 19759-2Darryl Rogers
- 19819-3Jack Elway
On the sideline
Head coaches
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Pct | Best final AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Niumatalolo | 2024–2026 | 10-15 | .400 | — |
| Brent Brennan | 2017–2023 | 34-48 | .415 | #24 |
| Ron Caragher | 2013–2016 | 19-30 | .388 | — |
| Mike MacIntyre | 2010–2012 | 16-21 | .432 | #21 |
| Dick Tomey | 2005–2009 | 25-35 | .417 | — |
| Fitz Hill | 2001–2004 | 14-33 | .298 | — |
| Dave Baldwin | 1997–2000 | 18-27 | .400 | — |
| John Ralston | 1993–1996 | 11-34 | .244 | — |
| Ron Turner | 1992 | 7-4 | .636 | — |
| Terry Shea | 1990–1991 | 15-6-2 | .696 | — |
| Claude Gilbert | 1984–1989 | 38-30-1 | .558 | — |
| Jack Elway | 1979–1983 | 35-20-1 | .634 | — |
| Lynn Stiles | 1976–1978 | 18-16 | .529 | — |
| Darryl Rogers | 1973–1975 | 22-9-3 | .691 | — |
| DeWayne King | 1970–1972 | 10-20-1 | .339 | — |
| Joe McMullen | 1969–1970 | 3-10 | .231 | — |
| Harry Anderson | 1965–1968 | 13-26 | .333 | — |
| Robert Titchenal | 1957–1964 | 33-45-1 | .424 | — |
| Robert Bronzan | 1950–1956 | 32-30-5 | .515 | — |
1 picks · 0 first-rounders
NFL Draft since 2020
20231 picks
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