# 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS 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. The team clinched their first winning season since 2000 and their first bowl game since 1990.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 12:30 pm | at Washington* | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | L 29–35 | 52,256 |
| September 9 | 3:00 pm | Stanford* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | CSNW | W 35–34 | 29,321 |
| September 23 | 3:00 pm | Cal Poly* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | WAC.tv | W 17–7 | 15,684 |
| September 30 | 3:00 pm | San Diego State* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | 4SD | W 31–10 | 14,361 |
| October 14 | 3:00 pm | Utah State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | WAC.tv | W 21–14 | 15,738 |
| October 21 | 4:00 pm | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ABC | L 7–23 | 19,636 |
| October 28 | 3:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | WAC.tv | W 44–10 | 12,897 |
| November 4 | 5:00 pm | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | WAC.tv | W 31–21 | 15,308 |
| November 11 | 3:00 pm | No. 13 Boise State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | | L 20–23 | 21,742 |
| November 18 | 9:05 pm | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | Oceanic PPV | L 17–54 | 33,622 |
| November 25 | 2:00 pm | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | | W 28–13 | 10,435 |
| December 2 | 1:00 pm | Fresno State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | CSNW | W 24–14 | 22,235 |
| December 23 | 1:30 pm | at New Mexico* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) | ESPN | W 20–12 | 34,111 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Spartans | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Spartans | 3 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 44 |

### At New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### No. 13 Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Broncos | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |

### At Hawai'i

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 54 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Vandals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Spartans | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |

### At New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Lobos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State | Alma Mater |
| Dick Tomey | Head coach | 2nd | DePauw (1961) |
| Keith Burns | Defensive coordinator | 3rd | Arkansas (1982) |
| Brent Brennan | Wide receivers/Recruiting coordinator | 2nd | UCLA (1996) |
| Ken Margerum | Co-offensive coordinator/Running backs | 2nd | Stanford (1981) |

## Awards

* Safety Dwight Lowery was selected as an All-American.