San Jose State Spartans

Intercollegiate sports teams of San Jose State University

Athletic teams representing San Jose State University

San Jose State Spartans

University| San Jose State University
Conference| Mountain West Conference (primary)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (women's water polo)
WCC (men's water polo)
Southland (beach volleyball)
WAC (men's soccer)
NCAA| Division I / FBS
Athletic director| Jeff Konya
Location| San Jose, California
Varsity teams| 22
Football stadium| CEFCU Stadium
Basketball arena| Provident Credit Union Event Center
Baseball stadium| Excite Ballpark
Softball stadium| Spartan Softball Stadium
Soccer stadium| Spartan Soccer Complex
Other venues| Bud Winter Field
Pasatiempo Golf Club
SJSU Tennis Complex
Spartan Complex
Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center
Spartan Beach
Mascot| Sammy the Spartan
Nickname| Spartans
Fight song| Spartan Fight Song[1]
Colors| Gold, white, and blue[2]

Website| sjsuspartans.com
Team NCAA championships

Individual and relay NCAA champions

The San Jose State Spartans are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San José State University. SJSU sports teams compete in the Mountain West Conference at the NCAA Division I level, with football competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

San Jose State is one of 20 Division I members in the state of California, seven of which are FBS members. The other FBS members are fellow Mountain West conference mates Fresno State and San Diego State, plus Pac-12 Conference members University of California, Stanford, UCLA and USC. SJSU has participated in athletics since it first fielded a baseball team in 1890.

San José State sports teams have won NCAA national titles in track and field, cross country, golf, boxing, fencing and tennis.[3] As of 2023, SJSU has won 10 NCAA national Division 1 team championships and produced 50 NCAA national Division 1 individual champions.[4] SJSU also has achieved an international reputation for its judo program, winning 52 National Collegiate Judo Association (NCJA) men's team championship titles and 26 NCJA women's team championship titles between 1962 and 2024.[5][6][7][8]

SJSU alumni have won 20 Olympic medals (including seven gold medals) dating back to the first gold medal won by Willie Steele in track and field in the 1948 Olympics.[9] Alumni also have won medals in swimming, judo, water polo and boxing.

The track team coached by "Bud" Winter earned San Jose State the nickname "Speed City", and produced Olympic medalists and social activists Lee Evans, Tommie Smith and John Carlos. Smith and Carlos are perhaps best remembered for giving the raised fist salute from the medalists' podium during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

San José State University sponsors teams in eight men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Jeff Konya has served as the director of athletics since June 12, 2021.[10]

## Nickname and mascot history

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Sammy Spartan at the 2012 Military Bowl

SJSU's mascot changed many times before the school finally adopted the Spartans as the official mascot and nickname in 1922. Mascots and nicknames prior to 1922 included the Daniels, the Teachers, the Pedagogues, the Normals and the Normalites. The school's current mascot is Sammy the Spartan, or Sammy Spartan for short.

After 1887, the school's official name was the State Normal School at San Jose. The school's athletics teams initially played under the "Normal" identity, but they gradually shifted to the "State Normal School" identity, as evidenced by images of SNS football and basketball squads from this era. In official publications, the school was referred to as the "California State Normal School, San Jose."

## Sports sponsored

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San Jose State is a member of the Mountain West Conference Men's sports  | Women's sports

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Baseball | Basketball
Basketball | Beach volleyball
Cross country | Cross country
Football | Golf
Golf | Gymnastics
Soccer | Soccer
Track and field1 | Softball
Water polo | Swimming and diving
| Tennis
| Track and field1
| Volleyball
| Water polo
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

All varsity teams representing San José State University compete in the Mountain West Conference except beach volleyball (Southland Conference), women's water polo (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), men's soccer (Western Athletic Conference), and men's water polo (Golden Coast Conference).

### Baseball

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Main article: San Jose State Spartans baseball

The Spartan baseball team made NCAA tournament appearances in 1955, 1971, 2000, 2002 and 2023. In 2000, the team advanced to the College World Series.[11]

From 1997 to 2013, the SJSU baseball team competed in the Western Athletic Conference, earning three WAC pennants in 1997, 2000 and 2009.[11] In 2023, the SJSU baseball team won both the Mountain West Conference regular-season title and tournament championship title.

Under head coach and SJSU alumnus Sam Piraro (1987–2012), the SJSU baseball team reached the 30-win mark 17 times (including five 40+ wins seasons) and appeared in the national rankings 47 times.[11]

As of 2023, the SJSU baseball team has produced over 25 All-Americans including seven first-team selections.[11]

Over 100 Spartans have been taken in the Major League Baseball draft since 1965.[11]

### Basketball

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Main articles: San Jose State Spartans men's basketball and San Jose State Spartans women's basketball

The SJSU men's basketball team has garnered 10 conference championship titles beginning with a California Coast Conference championship victory in 1925. The Spartans' most recent conference championship victory occurred in 1996 when SJSU defeated Utah State in overtime to win the Big West championship tournament.[12]

The SJSU men's basketball team has made three NCAA tournament appearances (1951, 1980 and 1996). SJSU was defeated in the first round all three times.[12] The SJSU men's basketball team has made one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearance (1981), but was defeated in the first round.[12] The SJSU men's basketball team has made two College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament appearances (2011 and 2023).[12][13]

As of 2023, twelve former SJSU men's basketball players have been drafted into the NBA.[12][14]

San Jose State began fielding a varsity women's basketball team in 1974.

### Cross country

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In 1962, the San José State University cross country team became the first racially integrated team to win the NCAA national championship.[15]

The San Jose State men's cross country team has appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, finishing first in 1962 and 1963. The team has compiled an unofficial record of 84–19 (.816).[16]

The San Jose State women's cross country team has never made the NCAA tournament.[17]

Year  | Ranking  | Points  | Notes

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1961 | No. 2 | 82 | Defeated Houston, Kansas, Iowa, Western Michigan, Southern Illinois,
Penn State, Michigan State, Air Force, Army, Texas A&M,
Central Michigan, Ohio, Miami (OH), Bowling Green, and Buffalo
Lost to Oregon State
1962 | No. 1 | 58 | Defeated Villanova, Western Michigan, Houston, Michigan State, Ohio,
Colorado, Oregon State, Idaho, Kansas, Notre Dame,
Penn State, Iowa, and Texas A&M
1963 | No. 1 | 53 | Defeated Oregon, Notre Dame, Kansas, Michigan State, Houston,
Ohio, Miami (OH), Villanova, Western Michigan, Wisconsin,
Brown, Bowling Green, Providence, Syracuse, Drake,
William & Mary, Rutgers, Oklahoma City, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech
1965 | No. 11 | 277 | Defeated BYU, Furman, Colorado, Michigan State, Army,
Providence, and Houston
Lost to Western Michigan, Northwestern, Tennessee, Georgetown, Oklahoma State,
Kansas, Kansas State, Oregon, Notre Dame, and Wyoming
1966 | No. 3 | 183 | Defeated Iowa, Washington State, Colorado, Oregon State, Southern Illinois,
Western Michigan, Houston, New Mexico, Michigan State. Colorado State,
Abilene Christian, Ohio, Kansas, Oklahoma State, William & Mary,
Miami (OH), Providence, Notre Dame, Drake, Iowa State,
Tennessee, and Arkansas
Lost to Villanova and Kansas State
1967 | No. 7 | 152 | Defeated Drake, BYU, Utah, Houston, Tennessee,
Kansas, and Wyoming
Lost to Villanova, Air Force, Colorado, Western Michigan, Indiana, and Missouri

### Football

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Main article: San Jose State Spartans football

The Spartans football team poses with the trophy at the 2012 Military Bowl

San Jose State first fielded a football team in 1893 and has won 17 conference championships dating back to 1932.[18][19] During the 1930s and 1940s, the Spartan football program was considered a powerhouse, winning eight conference championships over an 18-year span. The 1932 team finished 7–0–2 and the 1939 team finished 13–0, marking the only undefeated seasons in school history.

More recent success includes an 11–2 finish in 2012 when SJSU achieved its first-ever BCS ranking and first national ranking since 1990. SJSU was ranked No. 21 in both the 2012 post-season Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The football team had another successful season in 2020 when it cracked the AP Poll top-25 for the first time since 2012 and appeared in the College Football Playoff ranking at No. 24. The team also won its first conference championship title since 1991. The Spartans finished the 2020 season 7–1 and ranked No. 24 in the final AP poll.

The San Jose State Spartans football team served unexpectedly with the Honolulu Police Department during World War II. The team had just arrived in Honolulu to play the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Shrine Bowl, but was stranded on the islands after the Pearl Harbor attack.[20]

SJSU earned more Big West Conference football championship titles than any other team in the history of the Big West conference.[18]

The SJSU football team has made 12 bowl appearances. Its most recent bowl appearance occurred in 2022 when the Spartans faced Eastern Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho.

SJSU, the University of Dayton, Eastern Illinois University and the University of Arkansas are the only schools known to have produced two alumni who would go on to serve as head coaches of Super Bowl-winning teams.[18]

SJSU has produced over 70 All-America team members, including five first-team selections.[18]

As of July 2023, 143 San Jose State players have gone on to play in the NFL,[21] and eight former Spartans are actively playing in the NFL.[22][23] The 143 players include 125 draftees, six NFL Pro Bowl selections, six first-round draft picks, two MVP award winners, and one NFL Rookie of the Year.[21][22][18]

San Jose State has appeared in 13 bowl games and has an overall bowl record of 7–6.[18]

Season  | Coach  | Bowl  | Opponent  | Result

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1946 | Bill Hubbard | Raisin Bowl | Utah State | W 20–0
1949 | Bill Hubbard  | Raisin Bowl | Texas Tech | W 20–13
1971 | Dewey King | Pasadena Bowl | Memphis | L 9–28
1981 | Jack Elway | California Bowl | Toledo | L 25–27
1986 | Claude Gilbert | California Bowl | Miami (OH) | W 37–7
1987 | Claude Gilbert | California Bowl | Eastern Michigan | L 27–30
1990 | Terry Shea | California Bowl | Central Michigan | W 48–24
2006 | Dick Tomey | New Mexico Bowl | New Mexico | W 20–12
2012 | Mike MacIntyre | Military Bowl | Bowling Green | W 29–20
2015 | Ron Caragher | Cure Bowl | Georgia State | W 27–16
2020 | Brent Brennan | Arizona Bowl | Ball State | L 34–13
2022 | Brent Brennan | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Eastern Michigan | L 27–41
2023 | Brent Brennan | Hawaii Bowl | Coastal Carolina | L 14–24

### Golf

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Men

The SJSU men's golf team has garnered one NCAA championship title (1948) and has produced two NCAA individual champions, Bob Harris in 1948 and Terry Small in 1964.[24] The team has also won 10 conference championships dating back to 1968.

Conference Championships

* West Coast Conference (1): 1968[25]
* Big West Conference (8): 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985[26]
* Western Athletic Conference (1): 2012[24]

The SJSU men's golf team has garnered 12 Western Intercollegiate tournament team championships and 12 individual Western Intercollegiate championships, thus earning its place as the winningest team in tournament history.[24] The team has also produced 33 All-America team members (including four 1st-team members) and seven different PGA Tour winners.[24]

Notable SJSU alumni include Arron Oberholser and Ken Venturi.

NCAA Men's Golf Championship Results[27]

Year  | Finish  | Score

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1947 | 4th | 617
1948 | 1st | 579
1949 | 5th | 603
1950 | 21st | 626
1955 | 6th | 597
1956 | 15th | 621
1957 | 8th | 614
1959 | 17th | 609
1963 | 11th | 600
1964 | 4th | 600
1965 | 7th | 596
1966 | 2nd | 586
1967 | 9th | 599
1968 | 11th | 1,184
1972 | 9th | 1,200
1973 | 4th | 1,170
1974 | 9th | 1,194
1976 | 13th | 1,197
1977 | 13th | 1,241
1978 | 8th | 1,181
1979 | 14th | 1,234
1980 | 20th | 914
1981 | 20th | 894
1982 | 13th | 1,176
1983 | 26th | 910
1984 | 6th | 1,162
1985 | 24th | 916
1987 | 12th | 1,199
1992 | 21st | 587
1994 | 26th | 595
1996 | 10th | 1,220
1997 | 19th | 590

Women

The SJSU women's golf team has garnered three NCAA championship titles (1987, 1989, 1992), 18 conference championships, and 37 All-America honors. The team has also produced one AIAW individual champion (Patty Sheehan in 1980) and one NCAA individual champion (Pat Hurst in 1989). The team's most recent conference championship victory came in 2022, when the Spartans won the Mountain West Conference tournament.[28]

In 2022, the SJSU women's golf team won the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional title and finished 7th overall in the 2022 NCAA national tournament. SJSU golfer Natasha Andrea Oon finished 2nd overall on the D1 national tournament leaderboard. The 2022 women's golf team also finished No. 3 in the final NCAA national rankings.

Notable alumnae include Danielle Ammaccapane, Dana Dormann, Pat Hurst and Juli Inkster.

NCAA Women's Golf Championship Results[29]

Year  | Finish  | Score

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1982 | 13th | 1,269
1984 | 17th | 1,303
1985 | 8th | 1,260
1986 | 8th | 1,215
1987 | 1st | 1,187
1988 | 6th | 1,187
1989 | 1st | 1,208
1990 | 4th | 1,225
1991 | 2nd | 1,197
1992 | 1st | 1,171
1993 | 3rd | 1,190
1994 | 3rd | 1,220
1995 | 2nd | 1,181
1996 | 2nd | 1,240
1997 | 2nd | 1,180
1999 | 17th | 946
2000 | 15th | 1,225
2001 | 17th | 1,227
2010 | 23rd | 1,218
2013 | 19th | 1,209
2019 | 19th | 938
2022 | 7th | 1,181
2023 | 16th | 882
2024 | TBD | TBD

In June 2017, the first phase of the Spartan Golf Complex was completed, which includes a 400-yard driving range, hitting positions for 80 golfers, as well as chipping and putting areas. Phase 2 of the facility is currently in the planning stages and is expected to include a clubhouse, locker rooms, meeting rooms and coaches' offices.[30]

### Indoor track and field

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The San Jose State men's indoor track and field team appeared in the NCAA Division I national tournament six times, finishing as high as 3rd in 1969.[31] In 2024, San Jose State women's indoor track and field sent two individuals to compete in three events.[31]

Year  | Gender  | Ranking  | Points

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1969 | Men | No. 3 | 191⁄2
1977 | Men | No. 21 | 4
1983 | Men | No. 15 | 10
1984 | Men | No. 19 | 9
1985 | Men | No. 9 | 14
1987 | Men | No. 13 | 10

### Soccer

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The SJSU men's soccer team went an undefeated 18–0–1 during the 2000 regular season, finishing with a 20–1–1 overall record. The Spartans concluded the regular season as the No. 1-ranked team in the country. The Spartans men's soccer team has made a total of 14 NCAA championship appearances dating back to 1963, and has an overall NCAA D1 tournament record of 7–14.[32][33] The Spartans' most recent NCAA championship appearance occurred in 2003.

The men's soccer team earned two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) championship titles in 2000 and 2003, and two SJSU players have been taken in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft since 1998.

The SJSU women's soccer team won the Western Athletic Conference championship title in 2000, 2009 and 2010, and won the Mountain West Conference championship title in 2015, 2018 and 2022. The women's team has an NCAA Division I tournament record of 0–4 through four appearances.[34]

NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament Results

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1963 | First round | San Francisco | L 0–2
1964 | First round
Quarterfinals | Air Force
Saint Louis | W 5–2
L 0–5
1966 | First round | San Francisco | L 1–2
1967 | First round
Quarterfinals | San Francisco
Saint Louis | W 4–3
L 3–4
1968 | Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals | UCLA
Air Force
Maryland | W 3–1
W 1–0
L 3–4
1969 | Second round
Quarterfinals | Air Force
San Francisco | W 1–0
L 1–3
1970 | Second round | Denver | L 1–2
1971 | Second round | San Francisco | L 2–3
1972 | Second round
Quarterfinals | Fresno State
UCLA | W 4–0
L 1–3
1974 | Second round | UCLA | L 2–3
1976 | Second round
Quarterfinals | Washington
San Francisco | W 4–1
L 0–5
1998 | First round | Stanford | L 2–3
2000 | First round | Indiana | L 0–4
2003 | First round | California | L 0–2

NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament results

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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2000 | First round | Stanford | L 1–4
2015 | First round | Stanford | L 0–2
2018 | First round | UCLA | L 0–5
2022 | First round | Stanford | L 0–6

### Softball

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The SJSU Spartan softball team earned NCAA appearances in 1990, 1992, 2013, and 2017, and has an NCAA Division I tournament record of 1–8.[35]

Phases one and two of the new SJSU Spartan softball complex were completed in 2018. As of 2023, the third and final phase is under construction and will add permanent bleachers, restrooms, a concession stand and press box. The final stadium will be an enclosed facility with seating for over 700.[36][37]

NCAA Softball Tournament results

Year  | Record  | Win Percentage  | Notes

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1990 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by California in No. 5 Regional
1992 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by California in No. 4 Regional
2013 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by San Diego State in Tempe Super Regional
2017 | 1–2 | .333 | Defeated CSU Fullerton in Round 1 of Los Angeles Super Regional. Eliminated by UCLA in Round 2

### Tennis

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The San Jose State women's tennis team won the Western Athletic Conference championship title in 2013, and made NCAA tournament appearances in 2013 and 2017. The team also won the Mountain West Conference championship title in 2017 and 2021.[38][39]

San José State University opened a new tennis complex in July 2018. The state-of-the-art facility includes six competition courts with lighting, sound system, spectator seating and viewing areas, and a full scoreboard. The Spartan Tennis Complex also includes a seventh court, the Mubadala Stadium Court. The complex formerly hosted the San Jose State All-Comers Championship and currently hosts the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, a WTA Tour event, over nine days every August.[40]

### Volleyball

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Main article: San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball

Since first being recognized as a varsity sport in 1974, The San Jose State women's volleyball team has made 12 NCAA Division I tournament appearances, with an 8–12 record.[41] The team advanced to the final four in 1984.[42] Beach volleyball was added as a spring semester sport in 2014, playing in the Southland Conference. The volleyball program has had 9 head coaches, the first being former Olympian Jane Ward. Craig Choate had the longest tenure, 14 years, and was the winningest coach; Dick Montgomery achieved the best win–loss record, 191–99 over 9 years, and was inducted into the Spartans Hall of Fame in 2000.[43] Todd Kress became head coach in 2023.[44] SJSU has had two volleyball All-Americans: Teri DeBusk in 1985 and Lisa Ice in 1986. Ice is also the only San Jose State athlete to win an NCAA Top Six Award.[45]

In the 2024 season, the women's volleyball team received national attention after it became public as a result of a lawsuit against the NCAA that the team included a transgender player. Four Mountain West Conference teams and one non-conference opponent forfeited games against the Spartans, and an assistant coach was suspended after bringing a Title IX lawsuit against the university.[46] After the Boise State declined to play them in the semifinal, the Spartans advanced on a bye to the conference final,[47] where they were defeated by the Colorado State Rams.[48]

### Water polo

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The San Jose State men's water polo team was a national powerhouse in the 1960s and '70s. The team won a national title in 1968, one year before the sport was officially recognized by the NCAA.[49] The team would go on to finish in the top five nationally four times in the 1970s. In 1981, the school discontinued the program to comply with Title IX regulations, but the program was reinstated in 2015.[49] The team has an NCAA Division I tournament record of 5-5 through five appearances and advanced to the national championship match in 1971 and '72.[50]

National Men's Water Polo Championship Results (NCAA from 1969)

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1968 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | USC
UC Irvine
Cal State Long Beach | W 10–5
W 4–3 (OT)
W 6–3
1970 | First round
Semifinals | Stanford
UCLA | W 9–7
L 4–7
1971 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Stanford
CSU Fullerton
UCLA | W 10–4
W 10–9
L 3–5
1972 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Loyola (IL)
USC
UCLA | W 21–6
W 19–14
L 5–10
1973 | First round | USC | L 5–7
2023 | First round | USC | L 10–18

## Club sports

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In addition to its various NCAA Division I sports programs, San José State University has a very active club sports community consisting of approximately 25 sports and 50 teams.[51] Many of the club sports teams are run and organized by students, although some of the more established teams employ full-time paid coaches and enjoy strong alumni support. The list of club sports active at SJSU includes:

Men's and women's archery, men's and women's badminton, baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's bowling, men's and women's boxing, men's and women's cycling, dancesport, men's and women's dragon boat racing, esports, men's and women's fencing, men's and women's figure skating, men's and women's gymnastics, ACHA Division II and Division lll men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, men's and women's judo, MCLA Division II men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, mountain biking, men's and women's powerlifting, men's and women's quidditch, men's roller hockey, men's and women's rugby, salsa, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, track and field, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and men's and women's wrestling.[51]

### Hockey

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Founded in 1990, the San Jose State men's ice hockey team garnered one PCHA Division ll championship (1992) and four PCHA Division l championship titles (1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997), before withdrawing from the PCHA and becoming an independent American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division ll team in 1998.[52] SJSU won one additional PCHA Division 1 title as a non-member in 2017.

In 1992, the team went undefeated, finishing the season with a 17–0 record.[52] The team finished 26-1-1 (18-0-1 at home) in 2006, and went undefeated through 42 consecutive home games from 2004 to 2007.[52]

The SJSU hockey team has qualified for the ACHA national championship tournament nine times, finishing as high as 10th in 2010.[52] In 2011, SJSU hosted the ACHA national tournament.[52] More recently, the team qualified for the Pac-8 tournament in 2019, 2020 and 2023.

The San Jose State men's ice hockey team posted 26 consecutive winning seasons from 1991 to 2017.[53][52]

### Judo

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The San Jose State judo program was established in 1937 to help train police cadets. In 1940, sophomore biology major Yosh Uchida was hired as the student coach. The program was disbanded during World War II, and reestablished in 1946 upon Uchida's return to the college.

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Uchida and University of California, Berkeley coach Henry Stone established rules to allow their students to compete with each other, including a weight class system. Uchida and Stone persuaded the Amateur Athletic Union to sanction judo as a sport, and San Jose State hosted the first AAU national championship in 1953.

In 1962, the Spartans won the inaugural National Collegiate Judo Championship. They would continue to dominate the event to the present day, winning 52 National Collegiate Judo Association (NCJA) men's team championship titles and 26 NCJA women's team championship titles between 1962 and 2024.[54][6][55][7][56][57]

In 2005, SJSU alumnus and head coach Mike Swain announced the establishment of the Swain Scholarship, the first full athletic scholarship in judo at an American university. In 2008, the SJSU judo program was named one of six National Training Sites by USA Judo.

Notable SJSU Judoka

* Kevin Asano, silver medalist, 1988 Olympic Games
* Bobby Berland, silver medalist, 1984 Olympic Games
* Marti Malloy, bronze medalist, 2012 Olympic Games; silver medalist, 2013 World Championships
* Ben Nighthorse Campbell, gold medalist, 1963 Pan American Games
* Gerardo Padilla, gold medalist, 1979 and 1983 Pan American Games
* Mike Swain, bronze medalist, 1988 Olympic Games; gold medalist, 1987 World Championships (first American male to win World Championships); head coach, 1996 U.S. Olympic judo team
* Yosh Uchida, head coach 1964 United States Olympic Judo Team
* Joe Wanang, gold medalist, 1991 Pan American Games

### Rugby

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San Jose State Spartan Rugby was established in 1971 and competes in the Pacific Western Rugby Conference. The Pacific Western Rugby Conference plays at the Division 1AA level. The Spartans compete against Chico State, Fresno State, San Francisco State, Stanford University, UC Santa Cruz and University of Nevada. San Jose State competes for the USA Rugby National Championship in both 15's and in 7's.

In 2013, SJSU finished first in the conference in 7's competition.[58] In 2023, SJSU defeated the University of South Florida 17–12 in a game between runner-up teams (in rugby terms, a bowl game) from D1AA conferences in California and Florida.[59]

The SJSU women's rugby team went undefeated in 2021–2022, finishing a perfect 5–0 on the season.[60] The team won the 2022 USA Rugby's Division II rugby sevens championship, defeating St. Mary's, 22–0.

### Salsa

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San Jose State's salsa team, "Spartan Mambo", was established in 2010 and competes at amateur and collegiate competitions across the country. Spartan Mambo holds two championship titles from the College Salsa Congress in 2011 and 2015 as well as the 2015 and 2016 Collegiate Salsa Open.[61][62] Spartan Mambo also won the Collegiate Teams division at the 2013 World Latin Dance Cup.[63]

### Table tennis

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The SJSU table tennis team regularly competes in National Collegiate Table Tennis Association tournaments.[64] The San Jose State table tennis team rose to No. 4 in the national rankings and competed in the NCTTA national championship tournament in 2012.[65] The team was led by Truong Tu and reached the semifinals.

## Discontinued

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### Wrestling

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Wrestling has a history at San José State University dating back to the early 1930s, although SJSU has not sponsored a Division 1 wrestling program since the 1988 season.[66] Eddie Baza is one of three two-time All-America wrestlers in San Jose State University history and was inducted into the Spartan Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[67]

## Championships

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### NCAA championship appearances

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San José State University sports teams have competed in NCAA national tournaments across 15 active sports (8 men's and 7 women's) over 170 times at the topmost level.[68]

Men's (110)

* Baseball (5): 1955, 1971, 2000, 2002, 2023
* Basketball (3): 1951, 1980, 1996
* Cross country (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967
* Golf (32): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997
* Soccer (14): 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1998, 2000, 2003
* Indoor track and field (6): 1969, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
* Outdoor track and field (39): 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
* Water polo (5): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 2023

Women's (60)

* Golf (23): 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023
* Gymnastics (9): 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2022, 2023
* Soccer (4): 2000, 2015, 2018, 2022
* Softball (4): 1990, 1992, 2013, 2017
* Swimming and diving (3): 1984, 1985, 1986
* Tennis (3): 2013, 2017, 2021
* Indoor track and field (2): 2023, 2024
* Volleyball (12): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001

### NCAA team championships

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The San José State Spartans have earned 10 NCAA national Division 1 team championship titles.[69]

Men's (7)

* Boxing (3): 1958, 1959, 1960
* Cross country (2): 1962, 1963
* Golf (1): 1948
* Outdoor track and field (1): 1969

Women's (3)

* Golf (3): 1987, 1989, 1992

Results

NCAA Team Championships

School year  | Sport  | Opponent  | Score
1947–48 | Men's golf | LSU | 579–588
1957–58 | Boxing | Idaho State | 33–21
1958–59 | Boxing | Idaho State | 24–22
1959–60 | Boxing | Wisconsin | 43–34
1962–63 | Men's cross country | Villanova | 58–69
1963–64 | Men's cross country | Oregon | 53–68
1968–69 | Men's outdoor track and field | Kansas | 48–45
1986–87 | Women's golf | Furman | 1,187–1,188
1988–89 | Women's golf | Tulsa | 1,208–1,209
1991–92 | Women's golf | Arizona | 1,171–1,175

### National team championships not granted by the NCAA

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Men's (53)

* Judo (52): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024 (NCJA)[70]
* Water polo (1): 1968

Women's (33)

* Bowling (1): 1976 (USBC)
* Fencing (5): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (NIWFA)
* Judo (26): 1978, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 (NCJA)[71]
* Rugby 7s (1): 2022 (USA Rugby DII)

Co-ed (3)

* Flying (3): 1966, 1968, 1969 (NIFA)

### NCAA individual championships

[edit]

San Jose State has earned 50 NCAA national Division 1 individual championship titles.[69]

NCAA Individual Championships

Order  | School year  | Athlete(s)  | Sport  | Source
1 | 1936–37 | Lowell Todd | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
2 | 1941–42 | Dick Mayagawa | Boxing | [73]
3 | 1945–46 | Robert Likins | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
4 | 1946–47 | Bob Harris | Men's golf | [74]
5 | 1946–47 | Robert Likins | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
6 | 1948–49 | Wayne Fontes | Boxing | [73]
7 | 1949–50 | Mac Martinez | Boxing | [73]
8 | 1951–52 | Chuck Adkins | Boxing | [73]
9 | 1951–52 | Bob McMullen | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
10 | 1951–52 | Bill Priddy | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
11 | 1952–53 | Mike Guerrero | Boxing | [69]
12 | 1952–53 | Lang Stanley | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
13 | 1954–55 | Max Voshall | Boxing | [69]
14 | 1957–58 | T.C. Chung | Boxing | [73]
15 | 1957–58 | Archie Milton | Boxing | [73]
16 | 1957–58 | Welvin Stroud | Boxing | [73]
17 | 1957–58 | Bob Tafoya | Boxing | [73]
18 | 1958–59 | Nick Akana | Boxing | [73]
19 | 1958–59 | Ron Nichols | Boxing | [73]
20 | 1958–59 | Ray Norton | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
21 | 1958–59 | Whitney Reed | Men's tennis | [75]
22 | 1958–59 | Errol Williams | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
23 | 1959–60 | Stu Bartell | Boxing | [73]
24 | 1959–60 | Charlie Clark | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
25 | 1959–60 | Steve Kubas | Boxing | [73]
26 | 1959–60 | Archie Milton | Boxing | [73]
27 | 1959–60 | Dave Nelson | Boxing | [73]
28 | 1959–60 | Ron Nichols | Boxing | [73]
29 | 1960–61 | Dick Gear | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
30 | 1963–64 | Terry Small | Men's golf | [74]
31 | 1963–64 | Danny Murphy | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
32 | 1964–65 | Wayne Herman
Lloyd Murad
Maurice Compton
Tommie Smith | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
33 | 1965–66 | Craig Fergus | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
34 | 1966–67 | Tommie Smith | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
35 | 1967–68 | Lee Evans | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
36 | 1968–69 | Sam Davis
Kirk Clayton
Ronnie Ray Smith
John Carlos | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
37 | 1968–69 | John Carlos | Men's indoor track and field | [76]
38 | 1968–69 | John Carlos | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
39 | 1968–69 | John Carlos | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
40 | 1974–75 | Ron Livers | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
41 | 1975–76 | Dedy Cooper | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
42 | 1976–77 | Ron Livers | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
43 | 1977–78 | Ron Livers | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
44 | 1979–80 | Curt Ransford | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
45 | 1981–82 | Joy Ellingson | Women's fencing | [73]
46 | 1981–82 | Peter Schifrin | Men's fencing | [73]
47 | 1982–83 | Felix Böhni | Men's indoor track and field | [76]
48 | 1982–83 | Felix Böhni | Men's outdoor track and field | [72]
49 | 1986–87 | Fred Schumacher | Men's indoor track and field | [76]
50 | 1988–89 | Pat Hurst | Women's golf | [77]

Patty Sheehan won the AIAW individual women's golf championship in 1980. Additionally, at the NCAA Division II level, San Jose State has garnered two individual NCAA titles.[69]

## Rivals

[edit]

### Fresno State

[edit]

See also: Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

San Jose State's biggest rival is California State University, Fresno, due in large part to the two schools' geographic proximity and long history of competing in the same conferences.[78] Fresno State is San Jose State's most-played opponent in the Mountain West Conference for college football and college basketball. Fresno State and San Jose State first started playing each other as members of the California Coast Conference in the 1920s.[79][80]

### Stanford

[edit]

See also: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

San Jose State also has a natural athletics rivalry with the Stanford Cardinal of Stanford University, due in large part to the two school's geographic proximity.[81] The approximate physical distance between the two universities is 23 miles. Additionally, San Jose State and Stanford are each known for having a large alumni workforce presence in Silicon Valley.[82] The two schools first played each other in football in 1900.

## Facilities

[edit]

Utah @ San Jose State at CEFCU Stadium – 2009

The Provident Credit Union Event Center, Spartan Complex, and Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) are the principal sports facilities for athletes on the main campus. Additional athletics facilities, including CEFCU Stadium (formerly known as Spartan Stadium), administrative offices, and multiple training and practice facilities, are located on SJSU's 62-acre (25.1 ha) south campus approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) south of the main campus.

A CEFCU Stadium east-side building addition is currently under construction at a projected cost of $57.6 million.[83] Known as the Spartan Athletics Center (SAC), the 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2), multi-story facility will house a new football operations center, locker rooms, offices, meeting and training rooms and a sports medicine center. The facility will also include soccer team offices and locker rooms, as well as dining and hospitality facilities, event spaces and premium football viewing areas.[84] Along with construction of the SAC, a major renovation of the stadium's entire east side is currently underway.

The east-side stadium renovation has temporarily reduced seating capacity at CEFCU Stadium from just over 30,000 to 21,520.[85] Approximately 9,000 seats were removed from the stadium in 2019 to make way for the new building. This includes virtually all of the east-side stadium seating and some of the north end zone bleachers. The north end zone bleachers were removed to make way for construction of a new state-of-the-art video scoreboard and outdoor bar and lounge area.[86] Installation of the new video scoreboard was completed in 2021 at an approximate cost of $5.2 million.[87] SAC construction and remaining east and north-side stadium renovations are projected to be completed in August 2023.

In April 2014, a new $76 million south campus development plan was unveiled.[88] The plan was later revised and the estimated cost was increased to $150 million including the cost of the new football stadium addition. The plan calls for construction of a golf training facility, new baseball and softball stadiums, new outdoor recreation and intramural facility, new soccer and tennis facilities, three beach volleyball courts, a new multilevel parking garage, and a new track and field facility.

The new golf, soccer, and tennis facilities opened in 2017. The new softball facility opened in 2018, and the beach volleyball courts were completed in 2019. The new outdoor recreation and intramural facility and parking garage were completed in 2021. The first phase of a new baseball facility was also completed in 2021.[89] In October 2022, university officials announced they had secured $9 million in funding for a new $25 million, joint-use track and field facility to be constructed approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometres) southeast of CEFCU stadium on the site of the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.[90] In 2023, new bleachers and a press box were added to the new soccer facility.

As of spring 2023, remaining south campus projects include the third and final phase of the new softball stadium, the second phase of the new golf facility, and the second phase of the baseball facility.

The third and final phase of the softball stadium will add permanent bleachers, restrooms, a concession stand, and a press box. The stadium will be an enclosed facility with seating for over 700. The second phase of the new golf facility is expected to include a clubhouse, locker rooms, meeting rooms, and coaches' offices. The second phase of the new baseball facility will add stadium seating, restrooms, a concession stand, and a press box.

In August 2015, a $55 million renovation of the Spartan Complex was completed. Located on the main SJSU campus, the Spartan Complex houses open recreation spaces, gymnasia, an indoor aquatics center, the kinesiology department, weight rooms, locker rooms, dance and judo studios, and other classroom spaces. The primary project objectives were to upgrade the structures to make them compliant with building codes, correct ADA deficiencies, correct fire safety deficiencies, and expand and modify existing structures.

The new Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) was completed in 2019. At a cost of $132 million, the new facility houses a gymnasium, weight and fitness center, exercise rooms, rock climbing wall, sports club organizations, and competition and recreation pools with support spaces. The new facility is located on the main campus at the corner of 7th Street and San Carlos.[91]

### Main Campus

[edit]

* Provident Credit Union Event Center — men's and women's basketball
* Spartan Complex — women's gymnastics, women's volleyball, club judo
* Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) — women's swimming and diving, men's and women's water polo

### South Campus

[edit]

* CEFCU Stadium — football
* Spartan Baseball Practice Facility — baseball
* Spartan Beach — women's beach volleyball
* Spartan Golf Complex — men's and women's golf (practice facility)
* Spartan Soccer Complex — men's and women's soccer
* Spartan Softball Stadium — softball
* Spartan Tennis Complex — women's tennis

### Off Campus

[edit]

* Excite Ballpark — baseball (adjacent to SJSU south campus)
* Pasatiempo Golf Club, San Jose Country Club, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, and Almaden Country Club -- men's and women's golf
* Solar4America Ice — men's club hockey (adjacent to SJSU south campus)
* West Valley College Beach Volleyball Complex — women's beach volleyball

### Former facilities

[edit]

* Aquatic Center — women's swimming and diving (demolished in 2017)
* Blethen Field — baseball (demolished in 2016)
* Bud Winter Field once known as "Speed City" — track and field (demolished in 2019)

## Notable sports alumni

[edit]

SJSU Alumnus Bill Walsh and former Spartans Head Football Coach Dick Tomey James Jones catches a touchdown pass against Stanford in 2006 at Spartan Stadium.

### Baseball

[edit]

* Jeff Ball – former Major League Baseball player, San Francisco Giants[11]
* Aaron Bates – Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox[11]
* Mike Brown – former Major League Baseball player, California Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates[11]
* Ken Caminiti – former Major League Baseball player, Houston Astros et al.[11]
* Anthony Chavez – former Major League Baseball player, California Angels[11]
* Chris Codiroli – former Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics[11]
* Kevin Frandsen -- Major League Baseball player, San Francisco Giants[11]
* Gary Hughes – former Major League Baseball assistant coach, Chicago Cubs[11]
* Pat Hughes – play-by-play radio broadcaster for Chicago Cubs[11]
* Jason Jimenez – former Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays[11]
* Randy Johnson – former Major League Baseball player, Atlanta Braves[11]
* Brad Kilby – Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics[11]
* Hal Kolstad – former Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox[11]
* Mark Langston – former Major League Baseball player, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, et al.[11]
* Larry Lintz – former Major League Baseball player, Montreal Expos et al.[11]
* John Oldham – former Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds[11]
* Sam Piraro – winningest head baseball coach in SJSU history[92]
* Jason Simontacchi – former Major League Baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals[11]
* Anthony Telford – former Major League Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, et al.[11]
* Carlos Torres – Major League Baseball player, Chicago White Sox[11]

### Basketball

[edit]

* Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Olivier Saint-Jean) – former NBA player (Sacramento Kings)[93]
* Ricky Berry – former NBA player (Sacramento Kings)[94]
* Bobby Crowe – former NBA player (Baltimore Bullets)[94]
* Coby Dietrick – former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors)[94]
* Justin Graham – professional overseas basketball player [95]
* Dick Groves – former NBA player (San Diego Rockets)[94]
* Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman – former NBA player (Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets et al.)[94]
* Ed Hughes – former BAA player (Washington Capitols)[94]
* Stu Inman – former NBA player and coach (Chicago Stags, Portland Trail Blazers, et al.)[94]
* Chris McNeally – former NBA player (Kansas City-Omaha Kings)[94]
* Doug Murrey – former NBA player (Golden State Warriors)[94]
* Adrian Oliver – professional overseas basketball player[96]
* Wally Rank – former NBA player (San Diego Clippers)[94]
* Sid Williams – former NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers)[94]
* C. J. Webster – professional overseas basketball player[97]

### Football

[edit]

* Courtney Anderson – former NFL tight end, Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders[98]
* Stacey Bailey – former NFL wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons[99]
* Kim Bokamper – former NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins[99]
* John Broussard – NFL wide receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars[99]
* Gill Byrd – former NFL defensive back, San Diego Chargers; two NFL Pro Bowl appearances[99]
* Jim Cadile – former NFL guard, Chicago Bears[99]
* Matt Castelo – former NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks; former CFL linebacker, Hamilton Tiger-cats[100]
* Steve Clarkson – nationally renowned quarterbacks coach; founder of Steve Clarkson Dreammaker quarterback camp[101]
* Sherman Cocroft – former NFL defensive back, Kansas City Chiefs[99]
* Clarence Cunningham – former AFL wide receiver, defensive back, running back, and kick returner; former AF2 starter, Stockton Lightning; IFL free safety, Catania Elephants[102]
* Neal Dahlen – former SJSU quarterback, NFL manager and scout; holds the record for the most earned Super Bowl rings at seven.[103]
* Rashied Davis – NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears[104]
* Steve DeBerg – former NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys[99]
* David Díaz-Infante – former NFL and CFL offensive guard, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Sacramento Gold Miners[98]
* Terry Donahue – UCLA head football coach; College Football Hall of Fame inductee (attended SJSU for one year)[105]
* Carl Ekern – former NFL linebacker, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance[99]
* David Fales – Quarterback, Miami Dolphins[98]
* Mervyn Fernandez –former NFL wide receiver, Los Angeles Raiders[99]
* Coye Francies – NFL defensive back, Cleveland Browns[98]
* Robert Frasco \- Oakland Raiders, Overseas professional QB, Legnano Frogs
* Chon Gallegos – NFL quarterback, Oakland Raiders[106]
* Jeff Garcia – NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers et al.; four NFL Pro Bowl appearances; also played in the CFL and UFL[99]
* Jarron Gilbert – NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears[99]
* Charley Harraway – former NFL running back, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns[99]
* Paul Held – former NFL quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers[99]
* Willie Heston – former SJSU halfback; College Football Hall of Fame inductee (attended SJSU from 1898–1900; graduated from University of Michigan)[107]
* James Hodgins – former NFL fullback, St. Louis Rams et al.[99]
* Johnny Johnson – former NFL running back, New York Jets; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance; consensus choice for Rookie of the Year (1990)[99]
* Cody Jones – NFL defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance[99]
* James Jones – NFL wide receiver, Green Bay Packers[99]
* Rick Kane – former NFL running back, Detroit Lions[99]
* Bob Ladouceur – among winningest high school football coaches in U.S. history; coached De La Salle High Spartans to 151 consecutive wins from 1992 to 2003[108]
* Bill Leavy – NFL referee; officiated Super Bowl XL[109]
* Dwight Lowery – NFL defensive back, New York Jets and two-time All-American at SJSU[99]
* Joe Nedney – NFL kicker, San Francisco 49ers[104]
* William Yaw Obeng – Arena Football League lineman, San Jose Sabercats[110]
* Chris Owens – NFL defensive back, Atlanta Falcons[111]
* Tom Petithomme – former AFL player, San Jose Sabercats[112]
* Art Powell – NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders; Raiders' 7th all-time leading receiver[99]
* Waylon Prather – former NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals[113]
* David Richmond – former NFL wide receiver, Cincinnati Bengals[114]
* Scott Rislov – AFL quarterback, San Jose Sabercats[115]
* Al Saunders – former NFL head coach for the San Diego Chargers[116]
* Wes Schweitzer — current NFL offensive linemen with the New York Jets
* Rufus Skillern – CFL and NFL wide receiver, BC Lions and Baltimore Ravens[117]
* Gerald Small – former NFL defensive back, Miami Dolphins[99]
* Carl Sullivan – former NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers[99]
* Adam Tafralis – CFL quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats[118]
* Tyson Thompson –NFL kick returner, Dallas Cowboys[99]
* Bob Titchenal – former NFL linebacker, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Dons; one Pro Bowl appearance; former head football coach, University of New Mexico and SJSU[99]
* Dick Vermeil – NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XXXIV[93][119]
* Bill Walsh – NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX, and Super Bowl XXIII; Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee[93][120]
* Gerald Willhite – former NFL running back, Denver Broncos[99]
* Billy Wilson – former NFL receiver, San Francisco 49ers; six NFL Pro Bowl appearances[99]
* Louis Wright – former NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos; 1st round NFL draft pick; five NFL Pro Bowl appearances[99]
* Roy Zimmerman – former NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins; one Pro Bowl appearance[99]

### Golf

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* Danielle Ammaccapane – LPGA Tour golfer[121]
* Ron Cerrudo – PGA Tour golfer and tour winner[24]
* Bob Eastwood – PGA Tour golfer and tour winner[24]
* Tracy Hanson – LPGA Tour golfer[121]
* Pat Hurst – LPGA Tour golfer and tour winner; #16 on the all-time LPGA money list[93]
* Juli Inkster – LPGA Tour golfer; two-time U.S. Women's Open winner (1999 and 2002); #4 on the all-time LPGA money list[93]
* Mark Lye – PGA Tour golfer and tour winner[24]
* Roger Maltbie – PGA Tour golfer and tour winner[24]
* Janice Moodie – LPGA Tour golfer and tour winner[122]
* Arron Oberholser – PGA Tour golfer; AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner (2006)[24]
* Patty Sheehan – LPGA Tour golfer; two-time U.S. Women's Open winner (1992 and 1994)[93]
* Ken Venturi – PGA Tour golfer; 1964 U.S. Open winner and Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year"[24]
* Mark Wiebe – Champions Tour golfer; PGA Tour winner and senior major winner[24]

### Olympic Games

[edit]

See also: List of American universities with Olympic medals

* Charles Adkins – 1952 Olympian (boxing); gold medalist[123]
* Kevin Asano – 1988 Olympian (judo); silver medalist; USA Judo Hall of Fame inductee[123]
* Bob Berland – 1984 Olympian (judo); silver medalist[123]
* Felix Böhni — 1980 and 1984 Olympian (pole vault)
* Vinnie Bradford – 1984 Olympian (fencing)[123]
* Suzannah Brookshire-Gonzales — 2020 Olympian (softball)[124]
* Colton Brown — 2016 and 2020 Olympian (judo)[124]
* Ed Burke – 1964 and 1968 Olympian (track and field)[123]
* Russ Camilleri — 1960 and 1964 Olympian (freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling)
* Robin Campbell — 1984 Olympian (track and field – 800 metres)[125]
* John Carlos – 1968 Olympian (track and field – 200 meters); bronze medalist; best known for giving raised fist salute from the medalist's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City[123]
* Dedy Cooper – 1980 Olympian (track and field – 110 meter hurdles)[126]
* Michelle Cox — 2020 Olympian (softball)[124]
* Jim Doehring – 1992 Olympian (track and field – shot put); silver medalist[123]
* Emma Entzminger — 2020 Olympian (softball)[124]
* Clara Espar Llaquet — 2020 Olympian (water polo); silver medalist[127]
* Lee Evans – 1968 Olympian (track and field – 4x400 meters and 400 meters); two-time gold medalist and world record holder[123]
* Jeff Fishback – 1964 Olympian (track and field)[123]
* George Haines – swim coach for seven U.S. Olympic teams; head swim coach at UCLA and Stanford University[93]
* Steve Hamann – 1980 Olympian (water polo)[123]
* Mike Hernandez – 1972 Olympian (soccer)[123]
* Mitch Ivey – 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist[123]
* Margaret Jenkins – 1928 Olympian (track and field)[123]
* Stacey Johnson – 1980 Olympian (fencing)[123]
* Russ Lockwood – 1976 Olympian (Greco Roman wrestling)
* Marti Malloy – 2012 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist[128]
* Keith Nakasone – 1980 Olympian (judo)[123]
* Ben Nighthorse Campbell – 1964 Olympian (judo)[123]
* Ray Norton – 1960 Olympian (track and field)[123]
* Christos Papanikolaou – 1968 Olympian (track and field – pole vault); world record holder (first man over 18 feet)[129]
* John Powell – 1976 and 1984 Olympian (track and field – discus); two-time bronze medalist[123]
* Raju Rai — 2008 Olympian (men's singles badminton)
* Ronnie Ray Smith – 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 4 × 100 meters); gold medalist and world record holder[123]
* Tommie Smith – 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 200 meters); gold medalist; best known for giving raised fist salute from the medalist's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games[123]
* Willie Steele –1948 Olympian (track and field – long jump); gold medalist[123]
* Robyn Stevens — 2020 Olympian (20k race walking)[124]
* Jill Sudduth – 1996 Olympian (synchronized swimming): gold medalist[123]
* Mike Swain – 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist; first American male to win the World Judo Championships, 1996 US Olympic Judo Coach[123]
* Lynn Vidali – 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist[123]
* Jim Zylker – 1972 Olympian (soccer)[123]

### Other

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* C.J. Brown – MLS soccer player (Chicago Fire)[130]
* Krazy George Henderson – professional cheerleader and inventor of the audience wave[131]
* Ryan Lowe – ECHL goaltender (Utah Grizzlies)[132]
* Ernie Reyes Sr. – world-renowned martial artist[133]
* Tony Reyes – Professional Bowlers Association member; 17th bowler to throw a perfect 300 game on television; PBA tour winner[134]
* Peter Schifrin (born 1958), Olympic fencer and NCAA champion; sculptor
* Ryan Suarez – former MLS soccer player (Los Angeles Galaxy and Dallas Burn)[135]
* Yoshihiro Uchida – head coach, SJSU judo team; team coach, 1964 U.S. Olympic judo team; instrumental in developing organized intercollegiate judo competition in the U.S.[93]
* Peter Ueberroth – Major League Baseball Commissioner (1984–1989); U.S. Olympic Committee chair; Time (magazine) "Man of the Year"[93]

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