1976 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1976 San Jose State Spartans football
PCAA champion
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (4–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Doug Kay (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1975
1977  
1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 4 0 07 4 0
Fresno State 3 1 05 6 0
Long Beach State 2 2 08 3 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 3 03 7 1
Pacific (CA) 0 4 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1976 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 1] The team was led by first year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA for the second year in a row, with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–0 PCAA).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Utah State *W 45–1019,123 [1]
September 11 Hawaii *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 48–719,500 [2]
September 18at Cal State Fullerton *W 20–05,644 [3]
September 25at Stanford * ABC L 23–2851,000
October 2at California *L 16–43
October 9at New Mexico *L 30–3623,545 [4]
October 16 Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 34–718,500 [5]
October 23 Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 21–716,500 [6]
October 30 Santa Clara *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 50–15
November 6at San Diego State *L 17–3040,710 [7]
November 13at Pacific (CA) W 50–30
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1977 NFL draft. [10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Wilson Faumuina Defensive tackle – Defensive end – Nose tackle120 Atlanta Falcons
Rick Kane Running back369 Detroit Lions
Jim LeJayWide receiver10270 St. Louis Cardinals
Steve DeBerg Quarterback10275 Dallas Cowboys
John Blain Tackle11285 New Orleans Saints

Notes

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

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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.

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