1984 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1984 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (6–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal State Fullerton $ 7 0 012 0 0
San Jose State 6 1 07 4 0
Fresno State 4 3 07 5 0
Long Beach State 4 3 05 6 0
Pacific (CA) 3 4 05 6 0
Utah State 2 5 02 9 0
New Mexico State 1 6 02 9 0
UNLV 0 7 00 13 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 11 victories

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. [note 1] 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 (6–5, 5–2 PCAA).

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After the season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 season. As a result, San Jose State's loss at UNLV turns into a forfeit win and their record is adjusted to 7–4, 6–1 PCAA. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 New Mexico State W 14–0
September 8at UNLV W 15–30 (forfeit win)21,360 [2]
September 15at Arizona State *L 0–4863,271
September 22at Stanford *L 27–2870,426
September 29at California *W 33–1843,200
October 6 Utah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 38–2114,667 [3] [4]
October 13at Cal State Fullerton L 12–219,260 [5]
October 20 Southwestern Louisiana *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 28–35
October 27 Fresno State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 18–1717,047 [6] [7]
November 10 Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 42–74,444 [8]
November 17at Pacific (CA) W 33–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[9] [10]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1985 NFL draft. [11]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Tony SmithWide receiver5134 New York Jets

The following finished their college career in 1984, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [12]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Charles ClintonDefensive back 1987 Houston Oilers
Keith McDonaldWide receiver 1987 Houston Oilers
Kevin BowmanWide receiver 1987 Philadelphia Eagles

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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