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-
1972 Season Highlights
DeWayne Dewey King enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Santa Clara
33
28
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Stanford
0
44
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
California
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Fresno State
21
23
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
San Diego State
12
23
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Pacific
28
38
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Long Beach State
35
8
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
New Mexico
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Oregon
2
27
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Arizona State
21
51
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Hawaii
14
28
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 197
Scoring Average 17.9
Points Allowed 287
Defense Average 26.1
Opponents Record 50-38
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
Away Record 2-6
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.