1974 San Jose State Spartans football team

1974 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–3–1 (2–0–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1974 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
San Jose State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA) 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by second 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 eight wins, three losses and one tie (8–3–1, 2–2–0 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Santa Clara*
W 47–1018,250[1]
September 14Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 28–716,155[2]
September 21at No. 6 California*
L 16–1725,000[3]
September 28at Stanford*
T 21–2145,000[4]
October 5Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 27–1717,250[5][6]
October 12at New Mexico*
W 13–1115,974[7]
October 19at San Diego State
L 14–4033,714[8]
October 26at Pacific (CA)
L 27–2916,306[9]
November 2at Utah*
W 24–614,327[10]
November 9at Hawaii*
W 32–1113,629[11]
November 16at Cal State Fullerton*
W 49–82,148[12]
November 22at Southwestern Louisiana*
W 25–228,653[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[14][15]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1975 NFL draft.[16]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Louis Wright Defensive back 1 17 Denver Broncos
Dave Wasick Linebacker 6 139 Kansas City Chiefs
Ike McBee Wide receiver 11 284 San Diego Chargers
Art Kuehn Center 15 384 Washington Redskins

Notes

  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "San Jose State rips up, 47–10". The Daily Breeze. September 8, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spartans crush Fresno St., 28–7". The San Francisco Examiner. September 15, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Golden Bears nip San Jose Staters". The Sacramento Bee. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford tied". The Arizona Republic. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Unbeaten Diablos Top Fullerton, 27–15; San Jose Defeats 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 1975 49er Football Guide;The Beach Is Back (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1975.
  7. ^ "SJS wins, 13–11". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "San Diego St. defeats San Jose St., 40–14". The Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pacific nips San Jose St". The Times Standard. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah falls, 24–6". San Antonio Express-News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spartans win on three TD passes". The San Francisco Examiner. November 11, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dave Distel (November 17, 1974). "Hungry San Jose St. Chew Up Titans, 49–8". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-16. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Spartans rally for win". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 24, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "San Jose State 1974 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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