1987 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1987 San Jose State Spartans football
PCAA champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record10–2 (7–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
UNLV 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 San Jose State Spartans football team represented

Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California
. The Spartans finished the 1987 season as champions of the PCAA for the second consecutive season, with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–0 PCAA).

As a result of the PCAA Championship, the Spartans qualified for a postseason bowl game against the Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Eastern Michigan Eagles. The 1987 California Bowl was played in Fresno, California on December 12, with Eastern Michigan winning, 30–27.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Eastern Illinois*
W 24–3[1]
September 12at California*
W 27–25
September 19at Oregon State*
L 34–3624,342[2]
September 26at Stanford*
W 24–1767,500
October 3Cal State Fullertondagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 46–1913,197[3]
October 10New Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 57–6
October 17at
rivalry)
ESPNW 20–1635,227[4]
October 24UNLV
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNW 48–2420,108[5]
October 31at Utah State
W 24–1414,117[6]
November 7Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 42–17
November 14at Long Beach State
W 44–165,027[7]
December 12vs. Eastern Michigan*
ESPNL 27–3024,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[8][9]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the

1988 NFL Draft.[10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
James Saxon Fullback 6 139 Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Perez Quarterback 7 175 New York Giants

The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[11]

Player Position First NFL team
Greg Cox Defensive back 1988 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Oregon State Football 2016" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  3. Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  6. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  7. Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "San Jose State 1987 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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