1971 San Jose State Spartans football team

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).

1971 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6–1 (4–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(capacity: 18,155)
1971 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Long Beach State $ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
San Jose State 4 –1 –05 –6 –1
Fresno State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
San Diego State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Pacific (CA) 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 –3 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Fresno State
L 7–148,526[2]
September 25at California*
L 10–3419,851
October 2at Houston*
L 20–3431,754
October 8at Long Beach State
W 30–2810,490[3]
October 16New Mexico*
T 21–2115,374[4]
October 23at Oregon*
L 14–3414,000
October 30Pacific (CA)dagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 28–1812,162[5]
November 6San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 45–716,394[6]
November 13at No. 10 Stanford*
W 13–12
November 20No. 9 Arizona State*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–49
November 27at UC Santa Barbara
W 55–10
December 18vs. Memphis State*
L 9–2815,244[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7][8]

NFL Draft

Two Spartans were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[9]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL club
Dave ChaneyLinebacker14360Kansas City Chiefs
Eric DahlDefensive back16400New England Patriots

Notes
  1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References
  1. "Memphis State takes 28-9 win over San Jose State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 19, 1971. p. 17.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  3. Doyle, Kevin (October 9, 1971). "SJS gridders finally win". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. p. 15. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Metcalf Leads 49ers Past Diablos, 36-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1971. p. D-16. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "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.open access
  6. "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.open access
  7. "San Jose State 1971 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. "1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.


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