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: DeWayne Dewey King Conference: Big West-
1971 Season Highlights
DeWayne Dewey King enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Fresno State
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
California
10
34
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Houston
20
34
L
Fri., Oct. 8 @ Long Beach State
30
28
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
New Mexico
21
21
T
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Oregon
14
34
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Pacific
28
18
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
San Diego State
45
7
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Stanford
13
12
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Arizona State
6
49
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @ Santa Barbara
55
10
W
Sat., Dec. 18
Memphis
9
28
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Bowl
1971 Season Totals
Record 5-6
-1
Points Scored 258
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 289
Defense Average 24.1
Opponents Record 63-37
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
-1
Away Record 3-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Big West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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