1980 San Jose State Spartans football team
American college football season
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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).
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Jack Elway (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorDennis Erickson (2nd season)
| 1980 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–4 (3–2 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dennis Erickson (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Santa Clara* | W 28–14 | 15,975 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | at Washington State* | ABC | W 31–26 | 18,153 | [2] | |
| September 20 | at Iowa State* | L 6–27 | 47,806 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | at No. 15 Stanford* | L 21–35 | 61,127 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | Fresno State |
| W 26–14 | 14,120 | [5] | |
| October 18 | Long Beach State |
| L 21–23 | 11,725 | [6] | |
| October 25 | Idaho* |
| W 32–10 | 7,263 | [7][8] | |
| November 1 | at No. 10 Baylor* | W 30–22 | 35,000 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Pacific (CA) | W 28–23 | 17,569 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 33–21 | 10,021 | [11] | |
| November 22 | Utah State |
| L 38–44 | 16,318 | [12] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1981 NFL draft.[15]
| 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.[16]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Bill Benjamin | Linebacker | 1987 Indianapolis Colts |
| Mike Katolin | Center | 1987 Cleveland Browns |
Notes
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
