The 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They were coached by head coach Dick Tomey. The team clinched their first winning season since 2000 and their first bowl game since 1990.
2006 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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New Mexico Bowl champion | |
New Mexico Bowl, W 20–12 vs. New Mexico | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–4 (5–3 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Dave Fipp (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Boise State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:30 pm | at Washington* | L 29–35 | 52,256 | ||
September 9 | 3:00 pm | Stanford* | CSNW | W 35–34 | 29,321 | |
September 23 | 3:00 pm | Cal Poly* |
| WAC.tv | W 17–7 | 15,684 |
September 30 | 3:00 pm | San Diego State* |
| 4SD[2] | W 31–10 | 14,361 |
October 14 | 3:00 pm | Utah State |
| WAC.tv | W 21–14 | 15,738 |
October 21 | 4:00 pm | at Nevada | ABC | L 7–23 | 19,636 | |
October 28 | 3:00 pm | Louisiana Tech |
| WAC.tv | W 44–10 | 12,897 |
November 4 | 5:00 pm | at New Mexico State | WAC.tv | W 31–21 | 15,308 | |
November 11 | 3:00 pm | No. 13 Boise State |
| L 20–23 | 21,742 | |
November 18 | 9:05 pm | at Hawaii | Oceanic PPV | L 17–54 | 33,622 | |
November 25 | 2:00 pm | at Idaho | W 28–13 | 10,435 | ||
December 2 | 1:00 pm | Fresno State |
| CSNW | W 24–14 | 22,235 |
December 23 | 1:30 pm | at New Mexico* | ESPN | W 20–12 | 34,111 | |
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Game summaries
editAt Washington
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
Huskies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Stanford
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Spartans | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Cal Poly
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Spartans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
San Diego State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Spartans | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Utah State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Spartans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At Nevada
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wolf Pack | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Louisiana Tech
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Spartans | 3 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
At New Mexico State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
No. 13 Boise State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Broncos | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
Spartans | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
At Hawai'i
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 54 |
At Idaho
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Vandals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Fresno State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Spartans | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
At New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl)
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Lobos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Coaching staff
editName | Position | Seasons at San Jose State |
Alma Mater |
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Dick Tomey | Head coach | 2nd | DePauw (1961) |
Keith Burns | Defensive coordinator | 3rd | Arkansas (1982) |
Brent Brennan | Wide receivers/Recruiting coordinator | 2nd | UCLA (1996) |
Ken Margerum | Co-offensive coordinator/Running backs | 2nd | Stanford (1981) |
Awards
edit- Safety Dwight Lowery was selected as an All-American.
References
edit- ^ "2006 San Jose State Football: San Jose State Game Results (as of Jan 19, 2007)". January 19, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Football goes for three straight vs. San Diego State". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. September 24, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2019.