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1974 San Diego State

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Claude Gilbert.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 1974, game by game: lost at No. 17 Arizona 10–17; won vs. Tampa 28–25; won at UTEP 26–12; won vs. Fresno State 24–21; won vs. San José State 40–14; won at Long Beach State 27–17; lost at North Texas 9–14; won vs. Pacific 37–9; won vs. New Mexico State 35–14; tied vs. Bowling Green 21–21; won vs. Utah State 34–6+28−7Lost 10–17 at No. 17 Arizona-7No. 17 ArizonaWon 28–25 vs. Tampa+3TampaWon 26–12 at UTEP+14UTEPWon 24–21 vs. Fresno State+3Fresno StateWon 40–14 vs. San José State+26San José StateWon 27–17 at Long Beach State+10Long Beach StateLost 9–14 at North Texas-5North TexasWon 37–9 vs. Pacific+28PacificWon 35–14 vs. New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateTied 21–21 vs. Bowling Green0Bowling GreenWon 34–6 vs. Utah State+28Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14at17ArizonaL 10–⁠1754%
Sep 21vsTampaW 28–⁠2564%
Sep 28atUTEPW 26–⁠1279%
Oct 12vsFresno StateW 24–⁠2190%
Oct 19vsSan José StateW 40–⁠1471%
Oct 26atLong Beach StateW 27–⁠1781%
Nov 2atNorth TexasL 9–⁠1483%
Nov 9vsPacificW 37–⁠980%
Nov 16vsNew Mexico StateW 35–⁠1484%
Nov 23vsBowling GreenT 21–⁠2167%
Nov 30vsUtah StateW 34–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 20

Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationDwight McDonald: receptions (86 catches)

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
291–⁠170
Coach
Claude Gilbert
Elo
1650 +31 this season
SP+ rating
16.6 No. 20 of 124; offense No. 19, defense No. 30
SRS
6.7 No. 40 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ted Tollner
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 2Monte Jackson DBLos Angeles Rams

All-Pac-8

1 first team

First team

  • Dwight McDonaldWRUPI-1

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State4–⁠08–⁠2–⁠1
San José State2–⁠28–⁠3–⁠1
Pacific2–⁠26–⁠5
Long Beach State1–⁠36–⁠5
Fresno State1–⁠35–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.