1973 San Jose State Spartans football team

1973 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	5–4–2 (2–0–2 PCAA)
Head coach	Darryl Rogers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Padilla (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	3	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
San Jose State	2	–	0	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Pacific (CA)	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Long Beach State	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1973 San Jose State Spartans football team represented California State University, San Jose ^{[note 1]} during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 2]} The team was led by first year head coach Darryl Rogers. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and two ties (5–4–2, 2–0–2 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:35 p.m.	Santa Clara *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 14–12	18,500	[1]
September 15		at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 24–6	3,534	[2]
September 21	8:00 p.m.	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 24–6	3,106	[3]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	at Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 12–23	47,500	[4]
October 6	7:30 p.m.	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Victory Bell)	T 21–21	14,526	[5]
October 13	6:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 3–28	50,827	[6]
October 20	7:30 p.m.	Utah *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 21–28	12,100–12,500	[7]
October 27	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 15–0	12,503	[8]
November 3	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 27–27	18,501	[9]
November 10	1:33 p.m.	at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 9–19	12,000	[10]
November 24	11:03 p.m.	at No. 11 (small) Hawaii *	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	W 23–3	20,777	[11]
*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 1974 NFL draft. ^[14]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Emanuel Armstrong	Linebacker	13	324	Green Bay Packers
Charles DeJurnett	Nose tackle – Defensive tackle	17	418	San Diego Chargers

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. "SJS outlasts Broncos". The Arizona Republic. September 9, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rogers' Spartans throttle Boone's Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. September 15, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "L.B. St. loses 3rd straight". The Daily Breeze. September 22, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Stanford rallies to top San Jose". News-Pilot. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spartans' comeback ties UOP". San Francisco Chronicle. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Sun Devils bury SJS". The Daily Breeze. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Utes stop San Jose". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Spartans nab 15–0 shutout". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. Gary Rubin (November 4, 1973). "Aztecs tie Spartans with two seconds left". The Argus. Fremont-Newark, California. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bears slosh by Spartans". The Daily Breeze. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Spartans defeat Rainbows, 23–3". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "San Jose State 1973 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
13. "Schedule/Results (1973 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
14. "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.