1995 San José State

3–⁠8 (3–⁠4 Big West), coached by John Ralston.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1995, game by game: lost vs. Stanford 33–47; lost at No. 7 USC 7–45; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–18; lost at California 7–40; won vs. Utah State 32–30; won vs. UNLV 52–14; lost at San Diego State 20–49; lost vs. Pacific 30–32; lost at Arkansas State 7–21; won at New Mexico State 38–37; lost at Nevada 28–45+38−38Lost 33–47 vs. Stanford-14StanfordLost 7–45 at No. 7 USC-38No. 7 USCLost 17–18 vs. Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Lost 7–40 at California-33CaliforniaWon 32–30 vs. Utah State+2Utah StateWon 52–14 vs. UNLV+38UNLVLost 20–49 at San Diego State-29San Diego StateLost 30–32 vs. Pacific-2PacificLost 7–21 at Arkansas State-14Arkansas StateWon 38–37 at New Mexico State+1New Mexico StateLost 28–45 at Nevada-17Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big West.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠378
Coach
John Ralston
Elo
1330 −87 this season
SP+ rating
-19.3 No. 101 of 107; offense No. 69, defense No. 101
SRS
−20.1 No. 99 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger Theder
Defensive coordinator
Mike Church

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 3Brian Roche TESan Diego Chargers

1995 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana4–⁠26–⁠5
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠7
Arkansas State3–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠33–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠44–⁠7
San José State3–⁠43–⁠8
Louisiana Tech2–⁠45–⁠6
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
UNLV1–⁠52–⁠9

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