1993 San José State

2–⁠9 (2–⁠4 Big West), coached by John Ralston.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1993, game by game: lost at Louisville 24–31; lost at No. 23 Stanford 28–31; lost vs. Wyoming 25–36; lost at No. 20 California 13–46; lost at No. 15 Washington 17–52; won at New Mexico State 52–13; won vs. Louisiana Tech 31–6; lost at Louisiana 13–24; lost at Nevada 45–46; lost vs. UNLV 14–28; lost vs. Pacific 20–24+39−35Lost 24–31 at Louisville-7LouisvilleLost 28–31 at No. 23 Stanford-3No. 23 StanfordLost 25–36 vs. Wyoming-11WyomingLost 13–46 at No. 20 California-33No. 20 CaliforniaLost 17–52 at No. 15 Washington-35No. 15 WashingtonWon 52–13 at New Mexico State+39New Mexico StateWon 31–6 vs. Louisiana Tech+25Louisiana TechLost 13–24 at Louisiana-11LouisianaLost 45–46 at Nevada-1NevadaLost 14–28 vs. UNLV-14UNLVLost 20–24 vs. Pacific-4Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pacific 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big West.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠337
Coach
John Ralston
Elo
1388 −117 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 81 of 105; offense No. 52, defense No. 89
SRS
−7.6 No. 78 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger Theder
Defensive coordinator
Tom Gadd

1993 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana5–⁠18–⁠3
Utah State5–⁠17–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠35–⁠6
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠42–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠42–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠52–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.