1978 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1978 San Jose State Spartans football
PCAA co-champion
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–5 (4–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State + 4 1 07 4 0
San Jose State + 4 1 07 5 0
Pacific (CA) 3 2 04 8 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 2 05 7 0
Long Beach State 1 4 05 6 0
Fresno State 1 4 03 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • Utah State's game against Wyoming counted in the conference standings.

The 1978 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 1] The team was led by third 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 third time in four years, with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5, 4–1 PCAA).

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Idaho *W 31–1410,011
September 16at Stanford *L 9–3842,500
September 23at No. 19 Colorado *L 7–2244,868 [1]
September 30 Santa Clara *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 17–7
October 7at Hawaii *L 11–2536,049 [2]
October 14at Boise State *L 15–3018,112 [3]
October 21 Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 26–1611,410 [4]
October 28at Utah State L 21–3118,226 [5]
November 4 Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 30–219,183 [6]
November 11at Pacific (CA) W 33–31
November 18 Montana *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 35–7 [7]
December 2 Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 24–610,115 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9] [10]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1979 NFL draft. [11]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Frank Manumaleuga Linebacker485 Kansas City Chiefs

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [12]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
M. L. Carter Defensive back 1979 Kansas City Chiefs

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 1981 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. Led by third-year head coach Jack Elway, they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

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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.

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