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1975 San Diego State

8–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Claude Gilbert.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 1975, game by game: won vs. UTEP 31–10; won at Oregon State 25–0; won vs. North Texas 30–12; won at Utah State 19–10; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 59–14; won at Fresno State 29–0; won vs. New Mexico State 48–3; won at Pacific 31–13; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona 24–31; lost at San José State 7–31; lost vs. Long Beach State 17–21+45−24Won 31–10 vs. UTEP+21UTEPWon 25–0 at Oregon State+25Oregon StateWon 30–12 vs. North Texas+18North TexasWon 19–10 at Utah State+9Utah StateWon 59–14 vs. Cal State Fullerton+45Cal State Fulle…Won 29–0 at Fresno State+29Fresno StateWon 48–3 vs. New Mexico State+45New Mexico StateWon 31–13 at Pacific+18PacificLost 24–31 vs. No. 15 Arizona-7No. 15 ArizonaLost 7–31 at San José State-24San José StateLost 17–21 vs. Long Beach State-4Long Beach State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsUTEPW 31–⁠1083%
Sep 13atOregon StateW 25–⁠065%
Sep 20vsNorth TexasW 30–⁠1284%
Sep 27atUtah StateW 19–⁠1060%
Oct 4vsCal State FullertonW 59–⁠1497%
Oct 11atFresno StateW 29–⁠083%
Oct 18vsNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠386%
Nov 1atPacificW 31–⁠1373%
Nov 8vs15ArizonaL 24–⁠3169%
Nov 15atSan José StateL 7–⁠3149%
Nov 22vsLong Beach StateL 17–⁠2175%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 18
  2. Wk 10: 13

Led the nationCraig Penrose: passing yards (2,660 yds)

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
320–⁠145
Coach
Claude Gilbert
Elo
1605 +5 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 44 of 132; offense No. 37, defense No. 60
SRS
9.0 No. 33 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ted Tollner
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 3Duke Fergerson WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Craig Penrose QBDenver Broncos
Rd 6Greg Boyd DENew England Patriots

All-Pac-8

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State5–⁠09–⁠2
Long Beach State4–⁠19–⁠2
San Diego State3–⁠28–⁠3
Pacific2–⁠35–⁠6–⁠1
Fresno State1–⁠43–⁠8
Cal State Fullerton0–⁠52–⁠9

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