1975 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1975 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by third year head coach Darryl Rogers. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 5–0 PCAA).
| 1975 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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PCAA champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| 1975 record | 9–2 (5–0 PCAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Padilla (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 18,155) |
| 1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 13 | Santa Clara* | W 13–0 | ||||
| September 20 | at Oregon* | W 5–0 | 25,000 | |||
| September 27 | at No. 18 Stanford* | ABC | W 36–34 | |||
| October 4 | at California* | L 24–27 | 32,788 | |||
| October 11 | at Long Beach State[note 2] | W 30–7[1] | 11,874[2] | |||
| October 18 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 41–13 | |||
| October 25 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 41–7 | 10,048[3] | ||
| November 1 | at Fresno State[note 3] | W 21–7 | 6,979[4] | |||
| November 8 | New Mexico* |
| W 29–20 | |||
| November 15 | San Diego State |
| ABC | W 31–7 | 20,399[5] | |
| November 29 | at Hawaii* | No. 20 | L 20–30 | 21,697[6] | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Kim Bokamper | Defensive end – Linebacker | 1 | 19 | Miami Dolphins |
| Carl Ekern | Linebacker | 5 | 128 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Darryl Jenkins | Linebacker | 17 | 473 | San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
- The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
References
- "Unbeaten Cal Lutheran Beats Northridge, 16-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
- "Fullerton Completes PCAA Play With Perfect Record (0-5)". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1975. p. III-18. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "San Jose State 2007 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- "San Jose State 1975 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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