1982 San Jose State Spartans football team

1982 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–3 (4–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1982 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Long Beach State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UNLV 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, in his fourth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1982 season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–2 PCAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 111:00 p.m.at Oregon*
W 18–1317,629[1]
September 181:35 p.m.at Stanford*
CBSW 35–3160,789[2]
September 251:00 p.m.at Oregon State*
W 17–1322,000[3]
October 212:36 p.m.at California*
ABCL 7–2637,000–37,137[4]
October 91:00 p.m.at Cal State Fullerton
W 38–156,000[5]
October 167:01 p.m.Long Beach State
L 21–2217,147[6]
October 237:04 p.m.Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 27–3921,302[7]
October 307:31 p.m.at UNLV
W 48–1413,487[8]
November 67:01 p.m.Santa Clara*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 40–017,793[9]
November 132:05 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
W 30–018,500[10]
November 207:01 p.m.Utah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 49–2614,359[11]

[12][13]

Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.[14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Gill Byrd Defensive back 1 22 San Diego Chargers
Ken Thomas Running back 7 173 Kansas City Chiefs
Brian Hawkins Defensive back 9 228 Denver Broncos
Mervyn Fernandez Wide receiver 10 277 Los Angeles Raiders
Tim Kearse Wide receiver 11 303 San Diego Chargers

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[15]

Player Position First NFL team
Gary Thompson Defensive back 1983 Buffalo Bills

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "San Jose State whips error-proned Oregon". The Idaho Statesman. September 2, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Father still knows best as San Jose prevails". The Sunday Oregonian. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Beavers 'shock' Spartans, who win anyway". The Sunday Oregonian. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cal rips Spartans 26–7". The Sacramento Bee. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "San Jose St. 38, CA Full. 15". The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1982. p. III-3. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Long Beach State nips SJS on fourth quarter field goal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fresno State stuns SJS with second-half flurry". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clarkson has big night in 48–14 Spartan win". Oakland Tribune. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spartans rout Santa Clara". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clarkson and San Jose State ruin Pacific's homecoming". The Modesto Bee. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spartans rally to trounce Aggies". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "San Jose State 1982 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1982 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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