1980 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1980 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDennis Erickson (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA) 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 San Jose State Spartans football team represented

Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California
. The Spartans finished the 1980 season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–2 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Santa Clara*
W 28–14
September 13at
ABC
W 31–2618,153
September 20at Iowa State*
L 6–2747,806[1]
October 4at No. 15 Stanford*
L 21–35
October 11
rivalry)
W 26–1414,120[2]
October 18Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–2311,725[3]
October 25Idaho*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 32–107,263[4][5]
November 1at No. 10 Baylor*
W 30–2235,000
November 8at Pacific (CA)
W 28–2317,569[6]
November 15Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 33–2110,021[7]
November 22Utah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 38–4416,318[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9][10]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the

1981 NFL Draft.[11]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mark Nichols Wide receiver 1 16 Detroit Lions

The following finished their college career in 1980, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[12]

Player Position First NFL team
Bill Benjamin Linebacker 1987 Indianapolis Colts
Mike Katolin Center 1987 Cleveland Browns

Notes

  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "2016 Iowa State Football" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
  4. ^ "Idaho faces tough road contest at San Jose". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 25, 1980. p. 2B.
  5. ^ "San Jose strikes early, bombs Idaho 32-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 26, 1980. p. 2D.
  6. Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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  8. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  9. ^ "San Jose State 1980 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.

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