2005 San Jose State Spartans football team

2005 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Margerum (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Fipp (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium

2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Boise State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Nevada +		7	–	1					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					7	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Hawaii		4	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Utah State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Idaho		2	–	6					2	–	9
New Mexico State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions

The 2005 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They were coached by head coach Dick Tomey.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 pm	Eastern Washington*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 35–24	11,878
September 10	11:00 am	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 19–40	49,276
September 24	5:00 pm	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	L 21–52	55,868
October 1	4:00 pm	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ABC	L 23–30	17,492
October 8	12:00 pm	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		L 17–24	12,542
October 15	5:05 pm	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 21–38	30,342
October 22	3:00 pm	Hawaii	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	FSNBA	L 38–45	18,129
October 29	4:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 14–31	12,758
November 5	6:00 pm	at No. 21 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	SPW	L 7–45	41,039
November 19	3:00 pm	New Mexico State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	SPW	W 27–10	6,985
November 26	3:00 pm	Idaho	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	FSNBA	W 26–18	8,045
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	3	7	0	24
Spartans	7	7	21	0	35

See also: 2005 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	12	19
Fighting Illini	21	6	10	3	40

See also: 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

At San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	0	7	21
Aztecs	14	14	7	17	52

See also: 2005 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	13	7	0	10	30
Spartans	0	17	3	3	23

See also: 2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	7	3	17
Aggies	7	14	3	0	24

See also: 2005 Utah State Aggies football team

At Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	14	21
Broncos	7	24	0	7	38

See also: 2005 Boise State Broncos football team

Hawai'i

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	10	21	7	7	45
Spartans	7	14	7	10	38

See also: 2005 Hawaii Warriors football team

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	0	0	14
Bulldogs	14	0	14	3	31

See also: 2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At No. 21 Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7
No. 21 Bulldogs	14	10	14	7	45

See also: 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	7	10
Spartans	0	10	10	7	27

See also: 2005 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	2	9	7	18
Spartans	7	7	9	3	26

See also: 2005 Idaho Vandals football team

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
Dick Tomey	Head coach	1st	DePauw (1960)
Keith Burns	Defensive coordinator	2nd	Arkansas (1982)
Brent Brennan	Wide receivers/Recruiting coordinator	1st	UCLA (1996)
Ken Margerum	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	1st	Stanford (1981)
Dave Fipp	Co-defensive coordinator & safeties	1st	Arizona (1997)
Marcus Arroyo	Graduate Assistant	2nd	San Jose State (2003)
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References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2012.