1974 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1974 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1974 record8–3–1 (2–0–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
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 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
  • $ – 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7Santa Clara*
W 47–10
September 14Fresno State[note 2]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California (rivalry)
W 28–7
September 21at No. 6 California*
L 16–17
September 28at Stanford*
T 21–2145,000
October 5Long Beach State[note 3]dagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 27–1717,250[1][2]
October 12at New Mexico*
W 13–11
October 19at San Diego State
L 14–4033,714[3]
October 26at Pacific (CA)
L 27–29
November 2at Utah*
W 24–6
November 9at Hawaii*
W 32–1113,629[4]
November 16at Cal State Fullerton*
W 49–82,148[5]
November 22at Southwestern Louisiana[note 6]*
W 25–22
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.[8]

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.
  2. ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  3. ^ The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
  4. ^ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.
  5. ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
  6. ^ University of Louisiana at Lafayette was known as University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1960 to 1999.

References[]

  1. ^ 1975 49er Football Guide;The Beach Is Back (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1975.
  2. ^ "Unbeaten Diablos Top Fullerton, 27-15; San Jose Defeats 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "San Diego St. Defeats San Jose St., 40-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. ^ Dave Distel (November 17, 1974). "Hungry San Jose St. Chew Up Titans, 49-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "San Jose State 1974 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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