The 1976 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by first year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA for the second year in a row, with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–0 PCAA).
| 1976 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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PCAA champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–4 (4–0 PCAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Kay (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Utah State* | W 45–10 | 19,123 | [1] | ||
| September 11 | Hawaii* |
| W 48–7 | 19,500 | [2] | |
| September 18 | at Cal State Fullerton* | W 20–0 | 5,644 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | at Stanford* | ABC | L 23–28 | 51,000 | [4] | |
| October 2 | at California* | L 16–43 | 42,120 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at New Mexico* | L 30–36 | 23,545 | [6] | ||
| October 16 | Long Beach State |
| W 34–7 | 18,500 | [7][8] | |
| October 23 | Fresno State |
| W 21–7 | 16,500 | [9] | |
| October 30 | Santa Clara* |
| W 50–15 | 17,500 | [10] | |
| November 6 | at San Diego State* | L 17–30 | 40,710 | [11] | ||
| November 13 | at Pacific (CA) | W 50–30 | 18,093 | [12] | ||
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Team players in the NFL
editThe following were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Wilson Faumuina | Defensive tackle – Defensive end – Nose tackle | 1 | 20 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rick Kane | Running back | 3 | 69 | Detroit Lions |
| Jim LeJay | Wide receiver | 10 | 270 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Steve DeBerg | Quarterback | 10 | 275 | Dallas Cowboys |
| John Blain | Tackle | 11 | 285 | New Orleans Saints |
Notes
edit- ↑ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
References
edit- ↑ "San Jose routs Utah State". The Sacramento Bee. September 5, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Spartans rout Hawaii". The San Francisco Examiner. September 12, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Arnold Wechter (September 12, 1976). "'Exhibition Season' Ends After Spartans Shut Out Fullerton". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. p. 29. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Guy named Guy ignites Stanford". Contra Costa Times. September 26, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cal bombs San Jose". The Sacramento Bee. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Northridge Rally Give Cal State LA First Loss". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1976. p. III-11. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Spartans steamroll the 49ers". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Forty-Niners '77; Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1977.
- ↑ "Penalty-prone S.J. Spartans outlast Fresno State, 21–7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 24, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Spartans crush outgunned Broncs". Oakland Tribune. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "San Diego St. upends San Jose St., 30–17". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 7, 1976. p. S-2. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Spartans rip UOP for title". Oakland Tribune. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "San Jose State 1976 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ↑ "1977 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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