1972 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1972
DeWayne King (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 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
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1972 San Jose State Spartans football team represented

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 17–10
September 30
rivalry)
L 21–2316,500[1]
October 7at San Diego StateL 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 14–7
November 11at
Oregon*
L 2–27[4]
November 18at No. 18
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
  • L 21–51
    November 25at Hawaii*L 14–2814,912[5]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [6][7]

    Team players in the NFL

    The following were selected in the

    1973 NFL Draft.[8]

    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. Newspapers.com.Open access icon
    2. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1972). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
    3. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
    4. ^ "San Jose State 1972 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
    5. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
    6. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.