1973 San Jose State Spartans football team

1973 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–4–2 (2–0–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 87:35 p.m.Santa Clara*
W 14–1218,500[1]
September 15at Fresno State
W 24–63,534[2]
September 218:00 p.m.at Long Beach State
W 24–63,106[3]
September 291:30 p.m.at Stanford*
L 12–2347,500[4]
October 67:30 p.m.Pacific (CA)
T 21–2114,526[5]
October 136:30 p.m.at No. 11 Arizona State*
L 3–2850,827[6]
October 207:30 p.m.Utah*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–2812,100–12,500[7]
October 277:30 p.m.New Mexico*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 15–012,503[8]
November 37:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 27–2718,501[9]
November 101:33 p.m.at California*
L 9–1912,000[10]
November 2411:03 p.m.at No. 11 (small) Hawaii*
W 23–320,777[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[12][13]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.[14]

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

  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

  1. ^ "SJS outlasts Broncos". The Arizona Republic. September 9, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rogers' Spartans throttle Boone's Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. September 15, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "L.B. St. loses 3rd straight". The Daily Breeze. September 22, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford rallies to top San Jose". News-Pilot. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spartans' comeback ties UOP". San Francisco Chronicle. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sun Devils bury SJS". The Daily Breeze. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utes stop San Jose". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spartans nab 15–0 shutout". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Bears slosh by Spartans". The Daily Breeze. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spartans defeat Rainbows, 23–3". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "San Jose State 1973 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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