1972 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1972 San Jose State Spartans football team represented California State University, San Jose[note 1] during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by third year head coach DeWayne "Dewey" King. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of four wins, seven losses (4–7, 1–3 PCAA).

1972 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–7 (1–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 San Diego State $ 4 0 0 10 1 0
Pacific (CA) 3 1 0 8 3 0
Fresno State 1 3 0 6 4 1
Long Beach State 1 3 0 5 6 0
San Jose State 1 3 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Santa Clara*W 33–28
September 16at Stanford*L 0–44
September 23at California*W 17–10
September 30Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 21–2316,500[1]
October 7at San Diego StateL 12–2335,030[2]
October 21at Pacific (CA)L 28–3815,625[3]
October 28Long Beach State 
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 35–8
November 4at New Mexico*W 14–7
November 11at Oregon*L 2–27[4]
November 18at No. 18 Arizona State*L 21–51
November 25at Hawaii*L 14–2814,912[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL edit

The following were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.[8]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Cody Jones Defensive tackle – Defensive end 5 115 Los Angeles Rams

Notes edit

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as California State University, San Jose from 1972 to 1973.
  2. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References edit

  1. ^ "Kent State Blanked by San Diego, 14-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1972. p. D-16. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ Arnold Wechter (October 8, 1972). "San Diego Bombs Spartans". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. p. 30. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Mustangs Win 11-10 Thriller". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1972. p. C-17. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1972). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  5. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  6. ^ "San Jose State 1972 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.