1975 San Jose State Spartans football team
| 1975 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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PCAA champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–2 (5–0 PCAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Padilla (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by third year head coach Darryl Rogers. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 5–0 PCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Santa Clara* | W 13–0 | 1,704 | [1] | |||
| September 20 | at Oregon* | W 5–0 | 25,000 | [2] | |||
| September 27 | at No. 18 Stanford* | ABC[3] | W 36–34 | 43,000 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at California* | L 24–27 | 32,788 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | at Long Beach State | W 30–7 | 11,874 | [6][7] | |||
| October 18 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 41–13 | 18,202 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 41–7 | 10,048 | [9] | ||
| November 1 | at Fresno State | W 21–7 | 6,979 | [10] | |||
| November 8 | New Mexico* |
| W 29–20 | 17,000 | [11] | ||
| November 15 | San Diego State |
| ABC | W 31–7 | 20,399 | [12] | |
| November 29 | at Hawaii* | No. 20 | L 20–30 | 21,697 | [13] | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Kim Bokamper | Defensive end – Linebacker | 1 | 19 | Miami Dolphins |
| Carl Ekern | Linebacker | 5 | 128 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Darryl Jenkins | Linebacker | 17 | 473 | San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References
- ^ "San Jose St. wins squeaker, 13–0". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose '11' pins 5–0 defeat on Oregon's Ducks". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Television today". San Jose Mercury News. September 27, 1975. p. 36. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "San Jose stuns Stanford 36–34". The Sacramento Bee. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears nip Spartans". The Blade-Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Cal Lutheran Beats Northridge, 16-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
- ^ "Kane, Spartans blast UOP". Oakland Tribune. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fullerton Completes PCAA Play With Perfect Record (0–5)". The Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1975. p. III-18. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans down Bulldogs, 21–7". The Times-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose stops Lobos, 29–20". Albuquerque Journal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans wrap up PCAA title, 31–7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii upsets San Jose State". The Sacramento Union. December 1, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose State 1975 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.