1997 San José State
4–7 (4–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dave Baldwin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hawai’i 38–14Nov 15
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at 17Stanford | L 12–28 | 21% |
| Sep 13 | vs Wisconsin | L 10–56 | 33% |
| Sep 20 | at Wyoming | L 10–30 | 15% |
| Oct 4 | at Oregon State | L 12–26 | 35% |
| Oct 11 | vs Colorado State | L 20–55 | 24% |
| Oct 18 | at UTEP | W 10–7 | 37% |
| Oct 25 | vs Air Force | W 25–22 | 19% |
| Nov 1 | vs Fresno State | L 12–53 | 43% |
| Nov 8 | at San Diego State | L 21–48 | 22% |
| Nov 15 | vs Hawai’i | W 38–14 | 54% |
| Nov 22 | at UNLV | W 55–48 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat UNLV 55–48; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 225–387
- Coach
- Dave Baldwin
- Elo
- 1351 −26 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.7 No. 100 of 112; offense No. 84, defense No. 101
- SRS
- −13.9 No. 92 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Ron Ponciano
1997 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 7–1 | 11–2 | 17 |
| Air Force | 6–2 | 10–3 | |
 New Mexico | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
 Rice | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
 Utah | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 SMU | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Fresno State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
 BYU | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
 San José State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| UTEP | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| UNLV | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Tulsa | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Hawai’i | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
 TCU | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.