1975 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1975 San Jose State Spartans football
PCAA champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1975 record9–2 (5–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13Santa Clara*
W 13–0
September 20at Oregon*W 5–025,000
September 27at No. 18 Stanford*ABCW 36–34
October 4at California*L 24–2732,788
October 11at Long Beach State[note 2]W 30–7[1]11,874[2]
October 18Pacific (CA)dagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 41–13
October 25Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 41–710,048[3]
November 1at Fresno State[note 3]W 21–76,979[4]
November 8New Mexico*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 29–20
November 15San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
ABCW 31–720,399[5]
November 29at Hawaii*No. 20
L 20–3021,697[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

[7][8]

Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[9]

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[]

  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 Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
  3. ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References[]

  1. ^ "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.open access
  2. ^ 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
  3. ^ "Fullerton Completes PCAA Play With Perfect Record (0-5)". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1975. p. III-18. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "San Jose State 2007 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 1975 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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