The 1997 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by head coach Dave Baldwin, in his first year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1997 season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 4–4 WAC).
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September 6 | at No. 17 Stanford* | | | L 12–28 | 37,500 | |
September 13 | Wisconsin* | | | L 10–56 | 23,042 | [1] |
September 20 | at Wyoming | | | L 10–30 | | |
October 4 | at Oregon State* | | | L 12–26 | 19,168 | [2] |
October 11 | Colorado State | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| | L 20–55 | 10,384 | |
October 18 | at UTEP | | | W 10–7 | 25,908 | |
October 25 | Air Force | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| ESPN2 | W 25–22 | | |
November 1 | Fresno State | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA (rivalry)
| | L 12–53 | 18,753 | [3] |
November 8 | at San Diego State | | | L 21–48 | 29,869 | [4] |
November 15 | Hawaii | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA (rivalry)
| | W 38–17 | 9,437 | [5] |
November 22 | at UNLV | | | W 55–48 OT | 15,141 | [6] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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At No. 17 Stanford
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Wisconsin
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At Wyoming
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At Oregon State
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Colorado State
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At UTEP
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Air Force
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Fresno State
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At San Diego State
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Hawaii
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At UNLV
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