1971 San Jose State Spartans football team

1971 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1971 record 5–6–1 (4–1 PCAA)
Head coach DeWayne King (2nd season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Long Beach State $ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 6 – 1
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1971 University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by second year head coach DeWayne "Dewey" King. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of five wins, six losses and one tie (5–6–1, 4–1 PCAA).

At the end of the season, the Spartans qualified for the postseason Pasadena Bowl game against the Memphis State Tigers. Memphis State won the game, 9–28.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 18 at Fresno State[note 3] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) L 7–14   8,526[1]
September 25 at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 10–34  
October 2 at Houston* Jeppesen Stadium • Houston, TX L 20–34  
October 8 Long Beach State[note 4] Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 30–28  
October 16 New Mexico* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA T 21–21   15,374[2]
October 23 at Oregon* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 14–34   14,000
October 30 Pacific (CA)dagger Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 28–18   12,162[3]
November 6 San Diego State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 45–7   16,394[4]
November 13 at No. 10 Stanford* Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) W 13–12  
November 20 No. 9 Arizona State* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA L 6–49  
November 27 at UC Santa Barbara Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 55–10  
December 18 at Memphis State* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Pasadena Bowl) L 9–28  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft. [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935–1971. See: San Jose State
  2. ↑ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987. See: Big West Conference
  3. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  4. ↑ The official name of Long Beach State was California State College, Long Beach from 1968–1971. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State. See: Long Beach State

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Titans Win, 24-12". The Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1971. p. III-6. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "San Jose St. Shocks San Diego St, 45-7". The Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1971. p. D-18. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "San Jose State 1971 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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