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San José State vs Santa Clara Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between San José State and Santa Clara.

PROGRAM ONESan José State12 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD12–4–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOSanta Clara4 recorded wins
17Recorded meetings
1936Earliest documented
1982Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

17 games
  1. 1936
    San José State0 — 20Santa Clara
    Oct 17, 1936Santa Clara won
  2. 1937
    San José State2 — 25Santa Clara
    Oct 7, 1937Santa Clara won
  3. 1949
    San José State13 — 14Santa Clara
    Sep 24, 1949Santa Clara won
  4. 1950
    San José State14 — 10Santa Clara
    Oct 7, 1950San José State won
  5. 1951
    San José State7 — 7Santa Clara
    Nov 17, 1951Tie
  6. 1952
    San José State7 — 15Santa Clara
    Nov 27, 1952Santa Clara won
  7. 1972
    San José State33 — 28Santa Clara
    Sep 9, 1972San José State won
  8. 1973
    San José State14 — 12Santa Clara
    Sep 8, 1973San José State won
  9. 1974
    San José State47 — 10Santa Clara
    Sep 7, 1974San José State won
  10. 1975
    San José State13 — 0Santa Clara
    Sep 13, 1975San José State won
  11. 1976
    San José State50 — 15Santa Clara
    Oct 30, 1976San José State won
  12. 1977
    San José State44 — 22Santa Clara
    Oct 8, 1977San José State won
  13. 1978
    San José State17 — 7Santa Clara
    Sep 30, 1978San José State won
  14. 1979
    San José State23 — 14Santa Clara
    Nov 16, 1979San José State won
  15. 1980
    San José State28 — 14Santa Clara
    Sep 6, 1980San José State won
  16. 1981
    San José State41 — 7Santa Clara
    Sep 12, 1981San José State won
  17. 1982
    San José State40 — 0Santa Clara
    Nov 6, 1982San José State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1982San José State vs Santa Clara40–0San José State won
1981San José State vs Santa Clara41–7San José State won
1980San José State vs Santa Clara28–14San José State won
1979San José State vs Santa Clara23–14San José State won
1978San José State vs Santa Clara17–7San José State won
1977San José State vs Santa Clara44–22San José State won
1976San José State vs Santa Clara50–15San José State won
1975San José State vs Santa Clara13–0San José State won
1974San José State vs Santa Clara47–10San José State won
1973San José State vs Santa Clara14–12San José State won
1972San José State vs Santa Clara33–28San José State won
1952San José State vs Santa Clara7–15Santa Clara won
1951San José State vs Santa Clara7–7Tie
1950San José State vs Santa Clara14–10San José State won
1949San José State vs Santa Clara13–14Santa Clara won
1937San José State vs Santa Clara2–25Santa Clara won
1936San José State vs Santa Clara0–20Santa Clara won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.