1994 San José State

3–⁠8 (3–⁠3 Big West), coached by John Ralston.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1994, game by game: lost at Fresno State 13–45; lost vs. Baylor 20–54; lost at Stanford 20–51; won vs. Louisiana 31–28; lost at California 0–55; lost at No. 12 Washington 20–34; lost vs. Nevada 10–42; lost at UNLV 10–23; lost vs. New Mexico State 21–24; won at Louisiana Tech 27–6; won at Pacific 28–15+21−55Lost 13–45 at Fresno State-32Fresno StateLost 20–54 vs. Baylor-34BaylorLost 20–51 at Stanford-31StanfordWon 31–28 vs. Louisiana+3LouisianaLost 0–55 at California-55CaliforniaLost 20–34 at No. 12 Washington-14No. 12 WashingtonLost 10–42 vs. Nevada-32NevadaLost 10–23 at UNLV-13UNLVLost 21–24 vs. New Mexico State-3New Mexico StateWon 27–6 at Louisiana Tech+21Louisiana TechWon 28–15 at Pacific+13Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pacific 28–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big West.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠377
Coach
John Ralston
Elo
1375 −50 this season
SP+ rating
-18.9 No. 95 of 106; offense No. 85, defense No. 101
SRS
−18.3 No. 98 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger Theder
Defensive coordinator
Tom Gadd

1994 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada6–⁠19–⁠2
UNLV5–⁠17–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠16–⁠5
Pacific4–⁠26–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
San José State3–⁠33–⁠8
Utah State2–⁠43–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠53–⁠8
Louisiana Tech1–⁠53–⁠8
Arkansas State0–⁠61–⁠10

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