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
ConfOverall
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 9–30
September 24at Stanford *W 23–1068,201
October 1 Oregon *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 44–3420,109
October 8at Fresno State W 41–2335,000 [2]
October 15 Cal State Fullerton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 11–2021,318 [3]
October 22at Long Beach State W 18–96,636 [4]
November 5at Utah State L 15–229,181 [5]
November 12 Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 26–30
November 19at Arizona State * TBS L 17–24
November 26 Southwestern Louisiana *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–25
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft. [8]

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. [9]

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.

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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.

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The 1988 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fifth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1988 season with a record of four wins and eight losses.

The 1989 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his sixth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1989 season with a record of six wins and five losses.

The 1998 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by head coach Dave Baldwin, 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 1998 season with a record of four wins and eight losses.

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