1982 San Jose State Spartans football team

1982 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	8–3 (4–2 PCAA)
Head coach	Jack Elway (4th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 18,155)
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Long Beach State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Jose State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UNLV	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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. ^{[note 1]} 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 (8–3, 4–2 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 18–13	17,629
September 18	at Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 35–31	57,027
September 25	at Oregon State *	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 17–13	22,000	[1]
October 2	at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 7–26	37,000
October 9	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Field Fullerton, CA		W 38–15	6,000	[2]
October 16	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 21–22	17,147	[3]
October 23	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		L 27–39	21,302	[4]
October 30	at UNLV	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV		W 48–14	13,487	[5]
November 6	Santa Clara *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 40–0
November 13	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA		W 30–0
November 20	Utah State	Spartan CA San Jose, CA		W 49–26	14,359	[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft. ^[9]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Gill Byrd	Defensive back	1	22	San Diego Chargers
Ken Thomas	Running back	7	173	Kansas City Chiefs
Brian Hawkins	Defensive back	9	228	Denver Broncos
Mervyn Fernandez	Wide receiver	10	277	Los Angeles Raiders
Tim Kearse	Wide receiver	11	303	San Diego Chargers

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. ^[10]

Player	Position	First NFL team
Gary Thompson	Defensive back	1983 Buffalo Bills

Notes

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

References

1. "Oregon State Football 2016" . Retrieved February 14, 2007.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "San Jose St. 38, CA Full. 15". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1982. p. III-3. Retrieved February 11, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
4. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
5. "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
6. "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
7. "San Jose State 1982 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
8. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
9. "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
10. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.