1975 San Jose State Spartans football team

1975 San Jose State Spartans football
PCAA champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	9–2 (5–0 PCAA)
Head coach	Darryl Rogers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Padilla (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	1
Fresno State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1975 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 1]} The team was led by third year head coach Darryl Rogers. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 5–0 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Santa Clara *		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 13–0	1,704	[1]
September 20	at Oregon *		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 5–0	25,000	[2]
September 27	at No. 18 Stanford *		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC [3]	W 36–34	43,000	[4]
October 4	at California *		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 24–27	32,788	[5]
October 11	at Long Beach State		Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA		W 30–7	11,874	[6] [7]
October 18	Pacific (CA)		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Victory Bell)		W 41–13	18,202	[8]
October 25	Cal State Fullerton		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 41–7	10,048	[9]
November 1	at Fresno State		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California (rivalry)		W 21–7	6,979	[10]
November 8	New Mexico *		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 29–20	17,000	[11]
November 15	San Diego State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ABC	W 31–7	20,399	[12]
November 29	at Hawaii *	No. 20	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		L 20–30	21,697	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1976 NFL draft. ^[16]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Kim Bokamper	Defensive end – Linebacker	1	19	Miami Dolphins
Carl Ekern	Linebacker	5	128	Los Angeles Rams
Darryl Jenkins	Linebacker	17	473	San Francisco 49ers

Notes

1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

1. "San Jose St. wins squeaker, 13–0". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "San Jose '11' pins 5–0 defeat on Oregon's Ducks". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Television today". San Jose Mercury News. September 27, 1975. p. 36. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
4. "San Jose stuns Stanford 36–34". The Sacramento Bee. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bears nip Spartans". The Blade-Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Unbeaten Cal Lutheran Beats Northridge, 16-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
8. "Kane, Spartans blast UOP". Oakland Tribune. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fullerton Completes PCAA Play With Perfect Record (0–5)". The Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1975. p. III-18. Retrieved February 7, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Spartans down Bulldogs, 21–7". The Times-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "San Jose stops Lobos, 29–20". Albuquerque Journal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Spartans wrap up PCAA title, 31–7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Hawaii upsets San Jose State". The Sacramento Union. December 1, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "San Jose State 1975 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
15. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
16. "1976 NFL Draft" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.