2006 San Jose State Spartans football team

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
New Mexico Bowl champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDave Fipp (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Source:[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 pmat Washington*L 29–3552,256
September 93:00 pmStanford*CSNWW 35–3429,321
September 233:00 pmCal Poly*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
WAC.tvW 17–715,684
September 303:00 pmSan Diego State*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
4SD[2]W 31–1014,361
October 143:00 pmUtah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
WAC.tvW 21–1415,738
October 214:00 pmat NevadaABCL 7–2319,636
October 283:00 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
WAC.tvW 44–1012,897
November 45:00 pmat New Mexico StateWAC.tvW 31–2115,308
November 113:00 pmNo. 13 Boise State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 20–2321,742
November 189:05 pmat HawaiiOceanic PPVL 17–5433,622
November 252:00 pmat IdahoW 28–1310,435
December 21:00 pmFresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
CSNWW 24–1422,235
December 231:30 pmat New Mexico*ESPNW 20–1234,111
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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At Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 6 3 6 14 29
Huskies 7 14 7 7 35

Stanford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 13 21 0 0 34
Spartans 7 14 14 0 35

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 7 7
Spartans 0 10 7 0 17

San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0 10 0 0 10
Spartans 7 7 14 3 31

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 0 0 14
Spartans 0 7 7 7 21

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 0 0 7
Wolf Pack 7 3 7 6 23

Louisiana Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 10
Spartans 3 20 7 14 44

At New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 8 7 3 13 31
Aggies 14 7 0 0 21

No. 13 Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Broncos 0 6 6 11 23
Spartans 0 7 6 7 20

At Hawai'i

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 10 7 0 17
Rainbow Warriors 10 10 27 7 54

At Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 7 14 28
Vandals 0 10 3 0 13

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
Spartans 14 7 0 3 24

At New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 13 7 0 20
Lobos 0 3 0 9 12

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
San Jose State
Alma Mater
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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.