San Jose State Spartans Tickets

The San Jose Spartans will be playing a series of games starting 26th August, 2017 and going on all the way till 10th January 2018. You don’t want to miss these guys in action!

About the San Jose Spartans

The San Jose Spartans play at the CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California. The stadium has a capacity of 30,456 persons. The current head coach of the team is Brent Brennan. He was hired on 7th December, 2016 and the 2017 would be his first season with the team. Part of the Mountain West Conference, the San Jose Spartans have a bowl record of 7-3 and have won 16 conference titles so far, making them quite a strong team. The colors worn by the team are blue, white and gold and the outfitter for the team is Adidas.

History of the San Jose Spartans

The San Jose State University fielded a football team back in 1893. Their earlier regular season games mostly consisted of games against high schools in the vicinity and various local colleges. Between the 1930s and 1940s, the team was considered one of the strongest members of college football leagues, winning 12 consecutive titles along with eight conference championship titles in a matter of 18 years. The 1932 and 1939 seasons were the only two undefeated seasons in the history of the school.

With the fame of the game growing, the university invested in the construction of the Spartan Stadium in 1933, with a capacity of 18,000. The first football game played here was also won by the Spartans, starting things off on a high note. The seating capacity of the stadium was increased through the years by multiple renovations.

The Spartan football team entered their “golden age” in 1973, winning 15 seasons in a span of 20 years, beating strong teams from Stanford and University of Michigan, among others. The team has also appeared in national rankings in 1939, standing at number 19 in week seven and 18 in week eight. After this, the team appeared in the national rankings in 1975, ranking at number 20 in week 13.

In 2004, the team faced some financial troubles, thanks to rising costs and cuts in state funding. Due to this, some members of the SJSU faculty suggested that the team drop from the Division I-A level. In the same year, the team managed to defeat the Rice Owls 70-63 in a memorable game that set a record for total points scored and total touchdowns for a non-overtime game.

The next few years were a little tough on the team. From 2005 till 2009, the San Jose State football program had to suffer through heavy NCAA sanctions, due to the failure to meet Academic Progress Rates. However, the sanctions were lifted by the Spring of 2010 and the San Jose State Spartans were back in full swing!

Rivalries

As with any other football team, the San Jose State Spartans have their own share of rivalries.

Fresno State: The Valley Cup is a rivalry between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the San Jose Spartans. The winner of the game takes possession of the coveted cup. This rivalry goes all the way back to 1921. Fresno State currently leads the series 40-37-3.

Stanford: The first game played between these two teams was in San Jose in 1900. The game was called the Bill Walsh Legacy Game to honor the fallen San Jose State alum and Stanford coach, Bill Walsh. As of 2013, Stanford led the rivalry 52-14-1. 62 out of the 66 games between the two teams have taken place at Stanford.

The San Jose State Spartans are all set to bring the action to you for the 2017 season. If you want to catch these guys live in action this season, you ought to grab these San Jose State Spartans tickets.