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
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
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

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 87:35 p.m. Santa Clara *
W 14–1218,500
September 15at Fresno State
W 24–68,851–9,594 [1]
September 218:00 p.m.at Long Beach State
W 24–63,106
September 291:30 p.m.at Stanford *
L 12–2347,500
October 67:30 p.m. Pacific (CA)
T 21–2114,526
October 136:30 p.m.at No. 11 Arizona State *
L 3–2850,827 [2]
October 207:30 p.m. Utah *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–2812,100–12,500 [3]
October 277:30 p.m. New Mexico *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 15–012,503 [4]
November 37:30 p.m. San Diego State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 27–2718,501 [5]
November 101:33 p.m.at California *
L 9–1912,000
November 2411:03 p.m.at No. 11 (small) Hawaii *
W 23–320,777 [6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[7] [8]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1974 NFL draft. [9]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 121. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sun Devils bury SJS". The Daily Breeze. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Utes stop San Jose". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Spartans nab 15–0 shutout". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ 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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Hawaii)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "San Jose State 1973 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1973 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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