1983 San Jose State Spartans football team
American college football season
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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).
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–3 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Jack Elway (5th season)
HomestadiumSpartan Stadium
| 1983 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (3–3 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | UNLV | W 31–26 | 15,127 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | at California* | L 9–30 | 40,241 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | at Stanford* | W 23–10 | 68,201 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | Oregon* |
| W 44–34 | 20,109 | [4] | |
| October 8 | at Fresno State | W 41–23 | 35,000 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 11–20 | 21,318 | [6] | |
| October 22 | at Long Beach State | W 18–9 | 6,636 | [7] | ||
| November 5 | at Utah State | L 15–22 | 9,181 | [8] | ||
| November 12 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 26–30 | 12,236 | [9] | |
| November 19 | at Arizona State* | TBS | L 17–24 | 66,285 | [10] | |
| November 26 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| L 21–25 | 9,221 | [11] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.[14]
| 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.[15]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Carl Sullivan | Defensive end | 1987 Green Bay Packers |
| Sherman Cocroft | Defensive back | 1985 Kansas City Chiefs |
Notes
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
