1987 San Jose State Spartans Football Team
The 1987 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fourth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1987 season as champions of the PCAA for the second consecutive season, with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–0 PCAA).
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PCAA champion | |
California Bowl, L 27–30 vs. Eastern Michigan | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 10–2 (7–0 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rick Rasnick (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| San Jose State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a result of the PCAA Championship, the Spartans qualified for a postseason bowl game against the Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Eastern Michigan Eagles. The 1987 California Bowl was played in Fresno, California on December 12, with Eastern Michigan winning, 30–27.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Eastern Illinois* | W 24–3 | ||||
| September 12 | at California* | W 27–25 | ||||
| September 19 | at Oregon State* | L 34–36 | 24,342 | |||
| September 26 | at Stanford* | W 24–17 | 67,500 | |||
| October 3 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 46–19 | 13,197 | ||
| October 10 | New Mexico State |
| W 57–6 | |||
| October 17 | at Fresno State | ESPN | W 20–16 | 35,227 | ||
| October 24 | UNLV |
| ESPN | W 48–24 | 20,108 | |
| October 31 | at Utah State | W 24–14 | 14,117 | |||
| November 7 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 42–17 | |||
| November 14 | at Long Beach State | W 44–16 | 5,027 | |||
| December 12 | vs. Eastern Michigan* | ESPN | L 27–30 | 24,000 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| James Saxon | Fullback | 6 | 139 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Mike Perez | Quarterback | 7 | 175 | New York Giants |
The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Greg Cox | Defensive back | 1988 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
References
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