1982 San Jose State Spartans football team
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| 1982 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–3 (4–2 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1982 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 fourth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1982 season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–2 PCAA).
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Oregon* | W 18–13 | 17,629 | |||
| September 18 | at Stanford* | CBS | W 35–31 | 57,027 | ||
| September 25 | at Oregon State* | W 17–13 | 22,000 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | at California* | ABC | L 7–26 | 37,000 | ||
| October 9 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 38–15 | 6,000 | [2] | ||
| October 16 | Long Beach State | L 21–22 | 17,147 | [3] | ||
| October 23 | Fresno State |
| L 27–39 | 21,302 | [4] | |
| October 30 | at UNLV | W 48–14 | 13,487 | [5] | ||
| November 6 | Santa Clara* |
| W 40–0 | |||
| November 13 | at Pacific (CA) | W 30–0 | ||||
| November 20 | Utah State |
| W 49–26 | 14,359 | [6] | |
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Team Players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.[9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gill Byrd | Defensive back | 1 | 22 | San Diego Chargers |
| Ken Thomas | Running back | 7 | 173 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Brian Hawkins | Defensive back | 9 | 228 | Denver Broncos |
| Mervyn Fernandez | Wide receiver | 10 | 277 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Tim Kearse | Wide receiver | 11 | 303 | San Diego Chargers |
The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[10]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Gary Thompson | Defensive back | 1983 Buffalo Bills |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ "Oregon State Football 2016". Retrieved February 14, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "San Jose St. 38, CA Full. 15". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1982. p. III-3. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- ^ "San Jose State 1982 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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