1994 San Jose State Spartans football team

1994 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	3–8 (3–3 Big West)
Head coach	John Ralston (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium

1994 Big West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nevada +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
UNLV +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Utah State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1994 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach John Ralston, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1994 season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–3 Big West).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California (rivalry)	L 13–45	36,868
September 10	Baylor*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 20–54	11,625
September 17	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 20–51	34,321
September 24	Southwestern Louisiana	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 31–28
October 1	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–55
October 8	at No. 12 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 20–34	69,448
October 22	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 10–42
October 29	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 10–23	7,729
November 5	New Mexico State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 21–24
November 12	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 27–6	10,110
November 19	at Pacific (CA)	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 28–15
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.

The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Jerry Reese	Wide receiver	1997 Buffalo Bills
Joe Nedney	Kicker	1996 Miami Dolphins

Game summaries

At Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Spartans					0

At Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cardinal					0

Southwestern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns					0
Spartans					0

At California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears					0

At No. 12 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
No. 12 Huskies					0

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack					0
Spartans					0

At UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Rebels					0

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Spartans					0

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

At Pacific (CA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Tigers					0