1972 San Jose State Spartans football team

1972 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Dewey King (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1971 1973  →

1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Long Beach State	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Jose State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles*	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Did not compete for conference title

The 1972 San Jose State Spartans football team represented California State University, San Jose ^{[note 1]} during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 2]} The team was led by third-year head coach Dewey King. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of four wins, seven losses (4–7, 1–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Santa Clara *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 33–28	18,110	[1]
September 16	1:30 p.m.	at Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 0–44	48,500	[2]
September 23	1:35 p.m.	at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 17–10	28,000–28,691	[3] [4]
September 30	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	L 21–23	16,500–17,150	[5]
October 7	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 12–23	35,030	[6]
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA (Victory Bell)	L 28–38	15,623–15,625	[7] [8]
October 28	7:30 p.m.	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 35–8	14,700	[9]
November 4		at New Mexico *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 14–7	14,199–14,396	[10]
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 2–27	27,500	[11]
November 18	6:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–51	43,912	[12]
November 25	10:30 p.m.	at Hawaii *	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	L 14–28	14,912	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1973 NFL draft. ^[16]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Cody Jones	Defensive tackle – Defensive end	5	115	Los Angeles Rams

Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as California State University, San Jose from 1972 to 1973.
2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

1. "San Jose State comes from behind". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 10, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Stanford wallops SJS, 44–0". The Times-Herald. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Doyle, Kevin (September 25, 1972). "Spartans pull a switch—or two—on Bears". Palo Alto Times . Palo Alto, California. p. 24. Retrieved May 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (California vs. San Jose State)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
5. "Kent State Blanked by San Diego, 14–0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1972. p. D-16. Retrieved February 13, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. Arnold Wechter (October 8, 1972). "San Diego Bombs Spartans". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. p. 30. Retrieved January 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Unbeaten Mustangs Win 11–10 Thriller". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1972. p. C-17. Retrieved March 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (Pacific (CA) vs. San Jose State)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
9. "San Jose thrashes dismal 49ers, 35–8". Independent Press-Telegram. October 29, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "San Jose State, 14–7". The Daily Breeze. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1972). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
12. "Arizona State blasts San Jose". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. Brockman, Dave (November 27, 1972). "SJS' King Was Right". Santa Cruz Sentinel . Santa Cruz, California. p. 6. Retrieved May 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
14. "San Jose State 1972 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
15. "Schedule/Results (1972 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
16. "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.