1971 San Jose State Spartans football team
| 1971 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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Pasadena Bowl, L 9–28 vs. Memphis State | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6–1 (4–1 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA)[note 2] during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Dewey King, they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. With a 55–10 road rout of UC Santa Barbara, the Spartans ended the regular season at an even .500 with five wins, five losses, and one tie (5–5–1, 4–1 PCAA).
This season, San Jose State made its first bowl appearance as a major college program in the Pasadena Bowl. They faced the Memphis State Tigers on Saturday, December 18, but lost 9–28 to finish at 5–6–1.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | L 7–14 | 8,526–9,500 | [2] | |
| September 25 | 1:31 p.m. | at California* | L 10–34 | 19,851 | ||
| October 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at Houston* | L 20–34 | 31,754 | [3] | |
| October 8 | 8:05 p.m. | at Long Beach State | W 30–28 | 10,490–10,500 | [4] | |
| October 16 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico* | T 21–21 | 15,374 | [5] | |
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oregon* | L 14–34 | 14,000 | ||
| October 30 | 7:32 p.m. | Pacific (CA) |
| W 28–18 | 12,162 | [6] |
| November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | San Diego State |
| W 45–7 | 16,394 | [7] |
| November 13 | 1:35 p.m. | at No. 10 Stanford* | W 13–12 | 41,000 | ||
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 Arizona State* |
| L 6–49 | 23,500 | [8] |
| November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at UC Santa Barbara | W 55–10 | 4,800 | ||
| December 18 | vs. Memphis State* | L 9–28 | 15,244 | [1] | ||
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NFL Draft
[edit]Two Spartans were selected in the 1972 NFL draft.[11]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club |
| Dave Chaney | Linebacker | 14 | 360 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Eric Dahl | Defensive back | 16 | 400 | New England Patriots |
Notes
[edit]- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Memphis State takes 28-9 win over San Jose State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 19, 1971. p. 17.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Fresno State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Cougs claw San Jose St. 34–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1971. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doyle, Kevin (October 9, 1971). "SJS gridders finally win". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. p. 15. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "New Mexico ties San Jose St., 21–21". The San Francisco Examiner. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Diego St. Suffers 17-10 Loss to Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose St. Shocks San Diego St, 45-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1971. p. D-18. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State rolls by Spartans, 49–6". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose State 1971 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1971-72 San Jose St. Spartans; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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