1972 San Jose State Spartans football team

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
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

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 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).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Santa Clara*
W 33–28
September 16at Stanford*
L 0–44
September 23at California*
W 17–1028,691
September 30Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 21–2316,500[1]
October 7at San Diego State
L 12–2335,030[2]
October 21at Pacific (CA)
L 28–3815,625[3]
October 28Long Beach Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 35–8
November 4at New Mexico*
W 14–714,199[4]
November 11at Oregon*
L 2–27[5]
November 18at No. 18 Arizona State*
L 21–5143,912[6]
November 25at Hawaii*
L 14–2814,912[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[8][9]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1973 NFL draft.[10]

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

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. ^ "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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  4. ^ "San Jose State, 14–7". The Daily Breeze. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1972). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  6. ^ "Arizona State blasts San Jose". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  8. ^ "San Jose State 1972 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.


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