1970 San José State

2–⁠9 (2–⁠3 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Joe McMullen, then DeWayne King (1st season, final 8 games).

Schedule and results

San José State in 1970, game by game: won vs. California–Santa Barbara 28–14; lost at No. 4 Stanford 3–34; lost at Arizona 29–30; lost vs. Long Beach State 3–7; lost at New Mexico 25–48; lost at San Diego State 6–32; won at Pacific 48–7; lost vs. Utah 9–13; lost at No. 12 Arizona State 10–46; lost at California 28–35; lost vs. Fresno State 19–27+41−36Won 28–14 vs. California–Santa Barbara+14California–Sant…Lost 3–34 at No. 4 Stanford-31No. 4 StanfordLost 29–30 at Arizona-1ArizonaLost 3–7 vs. Long Beach State-4Long Beach StateLost 25–48 at New Mexico-23New MexicoLost 6–32 at San Diego State-26San Diego StateWon 48–7 at Pacific+41PacificLost 9–13 vs. Utah-4UtahLost 10–46 at No. 12 Arizona State-36No. 12 Arizona StateLost 28–35 at California-7CaliforniaLost 19–27 vs. Fresno State-8Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 27–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
208–⁠293
Coach
Joe McMullen, then DeWayne King (1st season, final 8 games)
Elo
1319 −23 this season
SP+ rating
0.3 No. 68 of 117; offense No. 51, defense No. 84
SRS
−2.3 No. 69 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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All-Pac-8

1 first team

First team

  • Dave ChaneyLBUPI-1

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State5–⁠19–⁠2
Long Beach State5–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State4–⁠28–⁠4
Pacific2–⁠35–⁠6
San José State2–⁠32–⁠9
California–Santa Barbara1–⁠52–⁠9
Cal State Los Angeles0–⁠41–⁠9

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