2006 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

2006 San Jose State Spartans football

New Mexico Bowl champion

New Mexico Bowl, W 20–12 vs. New Mexico

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 9–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach|

* Dick Tomey (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Dave Fipp (2nd season)
Home stadium| Spartan Stadium

Seasons

<- 2005

2007 ->

2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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No. 5 Boise State $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 0  |
Hawaii |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
San Jose State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Nevada |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Fresno State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Idaho |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
New Mexico State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 10  |
Utah State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria

Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 12:30 pm| at Washington*|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

| | L 29–35| 52,256
September 9| 3:00 pm| Stanford*|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA (rivalry)

| CSNW| W 35–34| 29,321
September 23| 3:00 pm| Cal Poly*|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| WAC.tv| W 17–7| 15,684
September 30| 3:00 pm| San Diego State*|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| 4SD[2]| W 31–10| 14,361
October 14| 3:00 pm| Utah State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| WAC.tv| W 21–14| 15,738
October 21| 4:00 pm| at Nevada|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| ABC| L 7–23| 19,636
October 28| 3:00 pm| Louisiana Tech|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| WAC.tv| W 44–10| 12,897
November 4| 5:00 pm| at New Mexico State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| WAC.tv| W 31–21| 15,308
November 11| 3:00 pm| No. 13 Boise State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| | L 20–23| 21,742
November 18| 9:05 pm| at Hawaii|

* Aloha Stadium
* Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)

| Oceanic PPV| L 17–54| 33,622
November 25| 2:00 pm| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| | W 28–13| 10,435
December 2| 1:00 pm| Fresno State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA (rivalry)

| CSNW| W 24–14| 22,235
December 23| 1:30 pm| at New Mexico*|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)

| ESPN| W 20–12| 34,111

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

## Game summaries

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### At Washington

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Spartans  | 6  | 3  | 6  | 14 | 29
Huskies | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2006 Washington Huskies football team

### Stanford

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Cardinal  | 13  | 21  | 0  | 0 | 34
Spartans | 7  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 35

See also: 2006 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

### Cal Poly

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Mustangs  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Spartans | 0  | 10  | 7  | 0 | 17

See also: 2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

### San Diego State

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Aztecs  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 10
Spartans | 7  | 7  | 14  | 3 | 31

See also: 2006 San Diego State Aztecs football team

### Utah State

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Aggies  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14
Spartans | 0  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 21

See also: 2006 Utah State Aggies football team

### At Nevada

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Spartans  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Wolf Pack | 7  | 3  | 7  | 6 | 23

See also: 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

### Louisiana Tech

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Bulldogs  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 10
Spartans | 3  | 20  | 7  | 14 | 44

See also: 2006 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

### At New Mexico State

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Spartans | 8  | 7  | 3  | 13 | 31
Aggies  | 14  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 21

See also: 2006 New Mexico State Aggies football team

### No. 13 Boise State

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No. 13 Broncos | 0  | 6  | 6  | 11 | 23
Spartans  | 0  | 7  | 6  | 7 | 20

See also: 2006 Boise State Broncos football team

### At Hawai'i

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Spartans  | 0  | 10  | 7  | 0 | 17
Rainbow Warriors | 10  | 10  | 27  | 7 | 54

See also: 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team

### At Idaho

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Spartans | 7  | 0  | 7  | 14 | 28
Vandals  | 0  | 10  | 3  | 0 | 13

See also: 2006 Idaho Vandals football team

### Fresno State

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Bulldogs  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 14
Spartans | 14  | 7  | 0  | 3 | 24

See also: 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

### At New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl)

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Spartans | 0  | 13  | 7  | 0 | 20
Lobos  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 9 | 12

See also: 2006 New Mexico Lobos football team and 2006 New Mexico Bowl

## Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at
San Jose State | Alma Mater

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ "2006 San Jose State Football: San Jose State Game Results (as of Jan 19, 2007)". January 19, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
2. ^ "Football goes for three straight vs. San Diego State". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. September 24, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

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* Pacific: Battle for the Victor's Bell
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