2004 San Jose State Spartans football team explained

Year:2004
Team:San Jose State Spartans
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:2–9
Conf Record:1–7
Head Coach:Fitz Hill
Hc Year:4th
Def Coach:Keith Burns
Dc Year:1st
Cooff Coach1:Barry Lunney Jr.
Cooc1 Year:2nd
Stadium:Spartan Stadium

The 2004 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2004 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 Fitz Hill, who resigned after the end of the season to become a "Visiting Scholar" position at the University of Central Florida’s DeVos Sports Business Management Program.[1]

The Spartans' 70-63 win over Rice on October 2 set an NCAA record for overall points scored by both teams in regulation.[2]

Attendance issues and possible cancellation of football

The San Jose Mercury News reported in March 2004 that budget cuts led some faculty members at San Jose State to advocate removing the SJSU football program from Division IA athletics.[3] Locally there was much speculation that San Jose State would drop football due to poor attendance and student-athlete graduation rates.[4]

Read-2-Lead Classic

The "Read-2-Lead Classic" was an attempt to help the football team achieve average attendance of 15,000 to retain NCAA Division I-A status. With an emphasis on literacy, the university hosted a series of events in September 2004, including a conversation with comedian Bill Cosby and a concert by Boyz II Men.[5] [6] [7] [8] The game sold just 11,360 tickets. In contrast, the 2003 Read-2-Lead Classic had an official attendance of over 31,000.[9] [10]

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Stanford

See also: 2004 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game.

Morgan State

At SMU

See also: 2004 SMU Mustangs football team.

Rice

See also: 2004 Rice Owls football team.

At Washington

See also: 2004 Washington Huskies football team.

At Hawaii

See also: 2004 Hawaii Warriors football team.

No. 24 UTEP

See also: 2004 UTEP Miners football team.

At Nevada

See also: 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

No. 10 Boise State (2OT)

See also: 2004 Boise State Broncos football team.

At Tulsa

See also: 2004 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

Fresno State

See also: 2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fitz Hill to join the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. San Jose State Athletics. November 22, 2004. November 29, 2013. December 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203084900/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112204aaa.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Rice vs. San Jose State - Game Recap - October 2, 2004 - ESPN. https://archive.today/20120722080152/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=242760023. dead. July 22, 2012.
  3. News: Bartindale. Becky. SJSU football targeted. San Jose Mercury News. March 29, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041205125009/http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/8302737.htm. December 5, 2004.
  4. Web site: Still searching for reason to keep program alive. Kawakami, Tim. San Jose Mercury News. October 26, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041028024446/http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/colleges/san_jose_state/10016784.htm. October 28, 2004.
  5. Web site: Hamm. Andrew F.. More entertainment stars support San Jose's football classic. Silicon Valley Business Journal. November 29, 2013. September 14, 2004.
  6. Web site: McGrane. Mick. Losing links Spartans, Aztecs. San Diego Union-Tribune. November 29, 2013. September 23, 2005.
  7. Web site: Hamm. Andrew F.. SJSU football gets help from comedian. Silicon Valley Business Journal. November 29, 2013. September 13, 2004.
  8. Web site: Gomez. Mark. SJSU makes a good read with classic. San Jose Mercury News. https://web.archive.org/web/20041009233105/http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/colleges/san_jose_state/9667958.htm. October 9, 2004. September 15, 2004.
  9. News: Curtis. Jake. Extra fan revenue is music to SJSU's ears. November 29, 2013. San Francisco Chronicle. September 17, 2004.
  10. Web site: Curtis. Jake. Spartans top Morgan State / Hill, though, still not thrilled. San Francisco Chronicle. November 29, 2013. September 19, 2004.
  11. Web site: . San José State Spartans Schedule 2004 . . August 27, 2023 .
  12. Web site: 2004 San Jose State Football . December 16, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220133647/http://nmnathletics.com/fls/10100/media/articles/artfiles/58523_SJSU.pdf . dead .

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