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
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
1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles* 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not compete for conference title

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 97:30 p.m.Santa Clara*
W 33–2818,400
September 161:30 p.m.at Stanford*
L 0–4448,500
September 231:35 p.m.at California*
W 17–1028,000–28,691[1][2]
September 307:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 21–2316,500–17,150[3]
October 77:30 p.m.at San Diego State
L 12–2335,030[4]
October 212:00 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
L 28–3815,623–15,625[5][6]
October 287:30 p.m.Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 35–814,700
November 4at New Mexico*
W 14–714,199–14,396[7]
November 111:30 p.m.at Oregon*
L 2–2727,500[8]
November 186:30 p.m.at No. 18 Arizona State*
L 21–5143,912[9]
November 2510:30 p.m.at Hawaii*
L 14–2814,912[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[11][12]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1973 NFL draft.[13]

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. ^ Doyle, Kevin (September 25, 1972). "Spartans pull a switch—or two—on Bears". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. p. 24. Retrieved May 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (California vs. San Jose State)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Arnold Wechter (October 8, 1972). "San Diego Bombs Spartans". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. p. 30. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (Pacific (CA) vs. San Jose State)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "San Jose State, 14–7". The Daily Breeze. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1972). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  9. ^ "Arizona State blasts San Jose". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Brockman, Dave (November 27, 1972). "SJS' King Was Right". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. p. 6. Retrieved May 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "San Jose State 1972 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  13. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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