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The '''San Jose State University''' Spartans compete as members of the [[{{mtwest}}]] in [[NCAA Division I FBS]] football and in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California, about 45 minutes south of San Francisco.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 21,000.

The main campus is located in downtown San Jose, between South 4th Street and South 10th Street, and East San Fernando Street and East San Salvador Street. Exit 2 off I-280 is the 10th Street exit, just four blocks south of campus; exit 5 off CA-87 is the San Carlos Street exit, which is a half-mile west of campus. The Event Center (4,000) is located directly in the center of campus, a block north of San Salvador Street on 7th Street. An adjunct to the campus lies a mile south of the main grounds, accessible via I-80 exit 2 as well. Spartan Stadium (30,455) is located within this area, on Alma Avenue between 7th and 10th Streets.

San Jose State's main rivals are [[Fresno State]] and [[Stanford]]. They also have significant rivalries with [[San Diego State]], [[Hawai'i]], and [[Santa Clara]].

The Spartans have sent 114 players to the NFL, including QBs Jeff Garcia and Steve DeBerg and DB Louie Wright. Seven Spartans have reached the NBA or ABA, led by Coby Dietrick and Darrell Hillman.
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=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{mtwest}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|2013-
|-
|[[{{wac}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|1996-2012
|-
|[[{{bigw}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|1988-1995
|-
|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]
|NCAA I
|1978-1987
|-
|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]
|NCAA I
|1973-1977
|-
|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]
|NCAA University
|1969-1972
|-
|[[{{udind}}]]
|NCAA University
|1950-1968
|-
|[[{{calcac}}]]
|NCAA College
|1941-1949
|-
|[[{{calcac}}]]
|NCAA University
|1939-1940
|-
|[[{{cdind}}]]
|NCAA College
|1937-1938
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1935-1936
|-
|[[{{nocal}}|Far Western Conference]]
|NCAA
|1925-1934
|-
|[[{{calcoast}}|California Coast Conference]]
|NCAA
|1922-1924
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1921
|-
|no team
| 
|1901-1920
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|unaffiliated
|1893-1900
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{mtwest}}]]
|NCAA I
|2013-present
|-
|[[{{wac}}]]
|NCAA I
|1996-2013
|-
|[[{{bigw}}]]
|NCAA I
|1988-1996
|-
|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]
|NCAA I
|1973-1988
|-
|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]]
|NCAA University
|1969-1973
|-
|[[{{wcc}}]]
|NCAA University
|1957-1969
|-
|[[{{wcc}}|California Basketball Association]]
|NCAA
|1952-1957
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1949-1952
|-
|[[{{calcac}}]]
|NAIA
|1938-1949
|-
|[[{{nocal}}|Far Western Conference]]
|NCAA
|1928-1938
|-
|[[{{calcoast}}|California Coast Conference]]
|NCAA
|1922-1928
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1909-1922
|}

=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
===Football===
{{Bowl Alert}}
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[Military Bowl]]
|'''[[Military Bowl|2012]]'''
|-
|[[New Mexico Bowl]]
|'''[[New Mexico Bowl|2006]]'''
|-
|[[California Bowl]]
|[[California Bowl|1981]], '''[[California Bowl|1986]]''', [[California Bowl|1987]], , '''[[California Bowl|1990]]'''
|-
|[[Pasadena Bowl]]
|[[Pasadena Bowl|1971]]
|-
|[[Raisin Bowl]]
|'''[[Raisin Bowl|1946]]''', '''[[Raisin Bowl|1949]]'''
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|{{d1mt}}
|[[1951 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament|1951]], [[1980 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1980]], [[1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1996]]
|-
|{{nit}}
|[[1981 National Invitation Tournament|1981]]
|-
|[[College Basketball Invitational]]
|[[2011 College Basketball Invitational|2011]]
|-
|[[NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament]]
|[[1948 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament|1948]], [[1949 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament|1949]]
|}

=='''Championships'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{bigw}}]] Champions
|[[1990 Big West Conference Football|1990]], ''[[1991 Big West Conference Football|1991]]''
|-
|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Association]] Champions
|[[1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Football|1975]], [[1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Football|1976]], [[1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Football|1978]], ''[[1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Football|1979]]'', [[1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Football|1981]], [[1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Football|1986]], [[1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Football|1987]]
|-
|[[{{calcac}}]] Champions
|[[1939 California Collegiate Athletic Association Football|1939]], [[1940 California Collegiate Athletic Association Football|1940]], ''[[1941 California Collegiate Athletic Association Football|1941]]'', [[1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association Football|1946]], [[1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association Football|1948]], [[1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association Football|1949]]
|-
|[[{{nocal}}|Far Western Conference]] Champions
|[[1932 Far Western Conference Football|1932]]'', ''[[1934 Far Western Conference Football|1934]]''
|}
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{bigw}}]] Tournament Champions
|[[1996 Big West Conference Men's Basketball|1996]]
|-
|[[{{bigw}}|Pacific Coast Athletic Ass'n]] Tournament Champions
|[[1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1980]]
|-
|[[{{calcac}}|California CAA]] Regular Season Champions
|''[[1941 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1941]]'', [[1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1948]], [[1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1949]]
|-
|[[{{nocal}}|Far Western Conference]] Regular Season Champions
|[[1929 Far Western Conference Men's Basketball|1929]], [[1931 Far Western Conference Men's Basketball|1931]], [[1938 Far Western Conference Men's Basketball|1938]]
|-
|[[{{calcoast}}|California Coast Conference]] Regular Season Champions
|[[1925 California Coast Conference Men's Basketball|1925]], [[1928 California Coast Conference Men's Basketball|1928]]
|}
=='''National Individual Awards'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 700px;"
|'''[[National Football Foundation Hall of Fame]]'''
|1954: Willie Heston (RB)<br>1992: John Ralston (coach)
|-
|[[NCAA Division II Football First-Team All-Americans|AP Football First-Team Little All-Americans]]
|1938: Lloyd Thomas (E)<br>1939: LeRoy Zimmerman (B)
|}

===Basketball===
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=='''External Links'''==
[http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ San Jose State University Athletics]
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