San Jose State Football Team History
San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Founded: 1857 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 31,218 Colors: Blue & Gold & White Coach: Darryl D. Rogers Conference: Big West-
1973 Season Highlights
Darryl D. Rogers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Santa Clara
14
12
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Fresno State
24
6
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Long Beach State
24
6
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Stanford
12
23
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Pacific
21
21
T
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Arizona State
3
28
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Utah
21
28
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
New Mexico
15
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
San Diego State
27
27
T
Sat., Nov. 10 @
California
9
19
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Hawaii
23
3
W
1973 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-2
Points Scored 193
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 173
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 53-36
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
-2
Away Record 3-3
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Big West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.