1980 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1980 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDennis Erickson (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA) 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, in his second year at San Jose State, and the team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1980 season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–2 PCAA).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Santa Clara*
W 28–14
September 13at Washington State*
ABCW 31–2618,153
September 20at Iowa State*
L 6–2747,806[1]
October 4at No. 15 Stanford*
L 21–35
October 11Fresno Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 26–1414,120[2]
October 18Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–2311,725[3]
October 25Idaho*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 32–107,263[4][5]
November 1at No. 10 Baylor*
W 30–2235,000
November 8at Pacific (CA)
W 28–2317,569[6]
November 15Cal State Fullerton
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 33–2110,021[7]
November 22Utah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 38–4416,318[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[11]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mark Nichols Wide receiver 1 16 Detroit Lions

The following finished their college career in 1980, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[12]

Player Position First NFL team
Bill Benjamin Linebacker 1987 Indianapolis Colts
Mike Katolin Center 1987 Cleveland Browns

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Iowa State Football" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ 49er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1981.
  4. ^ "Idaho faces tough road contest at San Jose". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 25, 1980. p. 2B.
  5. ^ "San Jose strikes early, bombs Idaho 32-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 26, 1980. p. 2D.
  6. ^ "San Jose St. Wins, Barely". The Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1980. p. III-4. Retrieved February 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "San Jose St., 33-21". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. November 16, 1980. p. III-8. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  9. ^ "San Jose State 1980 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.

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