San Jose State Spartans football

In Mike MacIntyre's third season as head coach, the 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team finished the season with an 11–2 win-loss record, a victory over Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl, and its first post-season national ranking since 1990. On July 1, 2013, SJSU left the Western Athletic Conference, the Spartans' conference home of 17 years, to begin competing in the Mountain West Conference.

San Jose State Spartans football

In Mike MacIntyre's third season as head coach, the 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team finished the season with an 11–2 win-loss record, a victory over Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl, and its first post-season national ranking since 1990. On July 1, 2013, SJSU left the Western Athletic Conference, the Spartans' conference home of 17 years, to begin competing in the Mountain West Conference.