1973 San Jose State Spartans football team
| 1973 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–4–2 (2–0–2 PCAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Padilla (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 San Diego State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 San Jose State Spartans football team represented California State University, San Jose[note 1] during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by first year head coach Darryl Rogers. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and two ties (5–4–2, 2–0–2 PCAA).
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Santa Clara* | W 14–12 | |||
| September 15 | at Fresno State | W 24–6 | 8,851 | [1] | |
| September 21 | at Long Beach State | W 24–6 | |||
| September 29 | at Stanford* | L 12–23 | |||
| October 6 | Pacific (CA) |
| T 21–21 | ||
| October 13 | at No. 11 Arizona State* | L 3–28 | 50,827 | ||
| October 20 | Utah* |
| L 21–28 | ||
| October 27 | New Mexico* |
| W 15–0 | ||
| November 3 | San Diego State |
| T 27–27 | 18,591 | [2] |
| November 10 | at California* | L 9–19 | 12,000 | ||
| November 24 | at Hawaii* | W 23–3 | 20,777 | [3] | |
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
The following were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Emanuel Armstrong | Linebacker | 13 | 324 | Green Bay Packers |
| Charles DeJurnett | Nose tackle – Defensive tackle | 17 | 418 | San Diego Chargers |
Notes[edit]
- ^ San Jose State University was known as California State University, San Jose from 1972 to 1973.
- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References[edit]
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Gary Rubin (November 4, 1973). "Aztecs tie Spartans with two seconds left". The Argus. Fremont-Newark, California. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ "San Jose State 1973 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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