1983 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UNLV 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1983 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 fifth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1983 season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–3 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10UNLV
W 31–2615,127[1]
September 17at California*
L 9–30
September 24at Stanford*
W 23–1068,201
October 1Oregon*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 44–3420,109
October 8at Fresno State
W 41–2335,000[2]
October 15Cal State Fullertondagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 11–2021,318[3]
October 22at Long Beach State
W 18–96,636[4]
November 5at Utah State
L 15–229,181[5]
November 12Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 26–30
November 19at Arizona State*
TBSL 17–24
November 26Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 21–25
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[6][7]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[8]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Eric Richardson Wide receiver 2 41 Buffalo Bills
Bobby Johnson Running back 11 285 Kansas City Chiefs

The following finished their college career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[9]

Player Position First NFL team
Carl Sullivan Defensive end 1987 Green Bay Packers
Sherman Cocroft Defensive back 1985 Kansas City Chiefs

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Chris Dufresne (October 16, 1983). "Fullerton Shocks San Jose State, 20-11". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ 49ers Long Beach; 1984 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1984.
  5. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  6. ^ "San Jose State 1983 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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