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2005 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Margerum (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Fipp (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Boise State + 7–1  9–4 
Nevada + 7–1  9–3 
Louisiana Tech 6–2  7–4 
Fresno State 6–2  8–5 
Hawaii 4–4  5–7 
San Jose State 2–6  3–8 
Utah State 2–6  3–8 
Idaho 2–6  2–9 
New Mexico State 0–8  0–12 
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 33:00 pmNo. 4 (I-AA) Eastern Washington*
W 35–2411,878[1]
September 1011:00 amat Illinois*
L 19–4049,276
September 245:00 pmat San Diego State*
SPWL 21–5255,868
October 14:00 pmNevada
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ABCL 23–3017,492
October 812:00 pmat Utah State
L 17–2412,542
October 155:05 pmat Boise State
L 21–3830,342
October 223:00 pmHawaiidagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
FSNBAL 38–4518,129
October 294:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
L 14–3112,758
November 56:00 pmat No. 21 Fresno State
SPWL 7–4541,039
November 193:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
SPWW 27–106,985
November 263:00 pmIdaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
FSNBAW 26–188,045
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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Eastern Washington

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

At Illinois

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

At San Diego State

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

Nevada

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

At Utah State

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

At Boise State

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

Hawai'i

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

At Louisiana Tech

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

At No. 21 Fresno State

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

New Mexico State

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

Idaho

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

Coaching staff

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NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State		Alma mater
Dick TomeyHead coach1stDePauw (1960)
Keith BurnsDefensive coordinator2ndArkansas (1982)
Brent BrennanWide receivers/Recruiting coordinator1stUCLA (1996)
Ken MargerumOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks1stStanford (1981)
Dave FippCo-defensive coordinator & safeties1stArizona (1997)
Marcus ArroyoGraduate Assistant2ndSan Jose State (2003)
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References

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  1. ↑ "San Jose State rallies to win Tomey's debut". Oakland Tribune. September 4, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Retrieved November 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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