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
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	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 18–13	17,629	[1]
September 18	1:35 p.m.	at Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 35–31	60,789	[2]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State *	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 17–13	22,000	[3]
October 2	12:36 p.m.	at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 7–26	37,000–37,137	[4]
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Field Fullerton, CA		W 38–15	6,000	[5]
October 16	7:01 p.m.	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 21–22	17,147	[6]
October 23	7:04 p.m.	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		L 27–39	21,302	[7]
October 30	7:31 p.m.	at UNLV	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV		W 48–14	13,487	[8]
November 6	7:01 p.m.	Santa Clara *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 40–0	17,793	[9]
November 13	2:05 p.m.	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA (Victory Bell)		W 30–0	18,500	[10]
November 20	7:01 p.m.	Utah State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 49–26	14,359	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1983 NFL draft. ^[14]

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. ^[15]

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. "San Jose State whips error-proned Oregon". The Idaho Statesman. September 2, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Father still knows best as San Jose prevails". The Sunday Oregonian. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Beavers 'shock' Spartans, who win anyway". The Sunday Oregonian. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cal rips Spartans 26–7". The Sacramento Bee. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "San Jose St. 38, CA Full. 15". The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1982. p. III-3. Retrieved February 11, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Long Beach State nips SJS on fourth quarter field goal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fresno State stuns SJS with second-half flurry". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Clarkson has big night in 48–14 Spartan win". Oakland Tribune. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Spartans rout Santa Clara". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Clarkson and San Jose State ruin Pacific's homecoming". The Modesto Bee. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Spartans rally to trounce Aggies". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "San Jose State 1982 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
13. "Schedule/Results (1982 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
14. "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
15. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.