1973 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1973 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–4–2 (2–0–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bob Padilla (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1972
1974  
1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 San Diego State $ 3 0 19 1 1
San Jose State 2 0 25 4 2
Pacific (CA) 2 1 17 2 1
Fresno State 1 3 02 9 0
Long Beach State 0 4 01 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

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).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Santa Clara *W 14–12
September 15at Fresno State W 24–68,851 [1]
September 21at Long Beach State W 24–6
September 29at Stanford *L 12–23
October 6 Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 21–21
October 13at No. 11 Arizona State *L 3–2850,827
October 20 Utah *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–28
October 27 New Mexico *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 15–0
November 3 San Diego State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 27–2718,591 [2]
November 10at California *L 9–1912,000
November 24at Hawaii *W 23–320,777 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft. [6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Emanuel ArmstrongLinebacker13324 Green Bay Packers
Charles DeJurnett Nose tackle – Defensive tackle17418 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.

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The 1982 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, in his fourth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1982 season with a record of eight wins and three losses.

The 1983 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, in his fifth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1983 season with a record of five wins and six losses.

The 1984 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his first year as head coach at San Jose State. He had been their defensive coordinator for the previous three years. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1984 season with a record of five wins and six losses.

The 1985 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1985 season with a record of two wins, eight losses and one tie.

The 1986 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Claude Gilbert, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the PCAA title. As a result of the PCAA championship, the San Jose State qualified for a postseason bowl game against the Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Miami Redskins. The 1986 California Bowl was played in Fresno, California on December 13, with the Spartans victorious, 37–7. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

The 1987 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fourth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1987 season as champions of the PCAA for the second consecutive season, with a record of ten wins and two losses.

The 1988 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fifth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1988 season with a record of four wins and eight losses.

References

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  3. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. "San Jose State 1973 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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  6. "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.