1983 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1983 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 –0 –08 –4 –0
Utah State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Long Beach State 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Fresno State 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
San Jose State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –4 –04 –8 –0
UNLV 0 –6 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1983 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 fifth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1983 season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–3 PCAA).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10 UNLV
W 31–2615,127 [1]
September 17at California *
L 9–3040,241 [2]
September 24at Stanford *
W 23–1068,201 [3]
October 1 Oregon *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 44–3420,109 [4]
October 8at Fresno State
W 41–2335,000 [5]
October 15 Cal State Fullerton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 11–2021,318 [6]
October 22at Long Beach State
W 18–96,636 [7]
November 5at Utah State
L 15–229,181 [8]
November 12 Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 26–3012,236 [9]
November 19at Arizona State *
 TBS L 17–2466,285 [10]
November 26 Southwestern Louisiana *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–259,221 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[12] [13]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft. [14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Eric RichardsonWide receiver241 Buffalo Bills
Bobby JohnsonRunning back11285 Kansas City Chiefs

The following finished their college career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [15]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Carl Sullivan Defensive end 1987 Green Bay Packers
Sherman Cocroft Defensive back 1985 Kansas City Chiefs

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 rallies for triumph over UNLV". The San Francisco Examiner. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cal rips inexperienced San Jose". Oakland Tribune. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "San Jose State defeats Stanford again". The Modesto Bee. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ducks blow lead, fall 44–34". The Sunday Oregonian. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Johnson boosts SJS past Fresno". The San Francisco Examiner. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Chris Dufresne (October 16, 1983). "Fullerton Shocks San Jose State, 20–11". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 11, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Reserve quarterback sparks San Jose State triumph". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Aggies nip San Jose State". The Daily Spectrum. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UOP 'Hail Mary' beats San Jose". Oakland Tribune. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "ASU survives; Zendejas sets NCAA record". The Arizona Republic. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cajuns find sunny California to liking". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "San Jose State 1983 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  14. ↑ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  15. ↑ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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