# 2005 San Jose State Spartans football team

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

## Game summaries
### Eastern Washington

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

### At Illinois

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

### At San Diego State

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

### Nevada

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

### At Utah State

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

### At Boise State

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

### Hawai'i

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

### At Louisiana Tech

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

### At No. 21 Fresno State

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

### New Mexico State

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

### Idaho

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

## 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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