1970 San Jose State Spartans football team

1970 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Joe McMullen (2nd season; first 3 games) Dewey King (1st season; final 8 games)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Fresno State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Jose State	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1970 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 2]} The team was led by head coach Joe McMullen for only the first three games of the 1970 season. He was replaced by Dewey King as of the fourth game of the season. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 2–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	8:00 p.m.	UC Santa Barbara	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 28–14	17,700
September 19	1:35 p.m.	at No. 4 Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 3–34	46,000
September 26	6:30 p.m.	at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 29–30	38,800	[1]
October 3	8:00 p.m.	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 3–7	10,100–10,400	[2]
October 10		at New Mexico *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 25–48	15,759	[3]
October 17	8:05 p.m.	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–32	28,216	[4]
October 24	7:30 p.m.	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA (Victory Bell)	W 48–7	10,400
October 31		Utah *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 9–13	10,000–10,100	[5]
November 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 10–46	40,009	[6]
November 14	1:27 p.m.	at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 28–35	16,841–18,842	[7]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	L 19–27	8,700
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft. ^[10]

Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

1. "Arizona staves off San Jose". The Fresno Bee. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Long Beach State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
3. "Sparta bombed, 48–25". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 11, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Aztecs Bomb San Jose St. By 32-6". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 18, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved January 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Utes nip Spartans". The Arizona Republic. November 1, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Streaking Sun Devils rip Sparts". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1970. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (California vs. San Jose State)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
8. "San Jose State 1970 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
9. "Schedule/Results (1970 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
10. "1971 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.