The San Jose State Spartans college football team represent San Jose State University in the Mountain West Conference. The Spartans competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) College Division in the years 1921–1968. In 1969, the team moved to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I.
Through the 2023 season, the program has had 32 head coaches across its 106 seasons of competition, including one coach who served multiple tenures. Several coaches in the history of Spartans football have received national and conference honors and have been inducted into various Halls of Fame, including Pop Warner, Bob Bronzan, Terry Shea, John Ralston, Dick Tomey and Brent Brennan. The program has also produced numerous former players who later became successful coaches including Bill Walsh, Dick Vermeil and Terry Donahue.
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Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Year(s) Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards 1 189318951900 1, 1, 1 — — — — — — — — — — 2 1898 1 — — — — — — — — — — 3 1899 1 — — — — — — — — — — 4 1900 1 — — — — — — — — — — 5 1921–1922 2 — — — — — 6 1923 1 — — — — — 7 1924–1928 5 — — — — — 8 1929–1931 3 — — — — — 9 1932–1939 8 — — — — — 10 1940–1941 2 — — — — — 11 1942 1 — — — — — 12 1946–1947 2 — — 13 1950–1956 7 — — — — — — — 14 1957–1964 8 — — — — — — — 15 1965–1968 4 — — — — — — — 16 1969–1970 2 — — 17 1970–1972 3 — — 18 1973–1975 3 — — 19 1976–1978 3 — — 20 1979–1983 5 — — 21 1984–1989 6 — — 22 1990–1991 2 — Big West Coach of the Year (1990) 23 1992 1 — — 24 1993–1996 4 — 25 1997–2000 4 — — — — 26 2001–2004 4 — — — — — 27 2005–2009 5 — — — — — 28 2010–2012 3 — — — — — Int 2012 1 — — — — — 29 2013–2016 4 — — — — 30 2017–2023 7 — — — Mountain West Coach of the Year (2020) 31 2024–present 2 — — — —
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