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1973 San José State

5–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠0–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Darryl Rogers.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1973, game by game: won vs. Santa Clara 14–12; won at Fresno State 24–6; won at Long Beach State 24–6; lost at Stanford 12–23; tied vs. Pacific 21–21; lost at No. 11 Arizona State 3–28; lost vs. Utah 21–28; won vs. New Mexico 15–0; tied vs. San Diego State 27–27; lost at California 9–19; won at Hawai’i 23–3+20−25Won 14–12 vs. Santa Clara+2Santa ClaraWon 24–6 at Fresno State+18Fresno StateWon 24–6 at Long Beach State+18Long Beach StateLost 12–23 at Stanford-11StanfordTied 21–21 vs. Pacific0PacificLost 3–28 at No. 11 Arizona State-25No. 11 Arizona StateLost 21–28 vs. Utah-7UtahWon 15–0 vs. New Mexico+15New MexicoTied 27–27 vs. San Diego State0San Diego StateLost 9–19 at California-10CaliforniaWon 23–3 at Hawai’i+20Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsSanta ClaraW 14–⁠1285%
Sep 15atFresno StateW 24–⁠647%
Sep 22atLong Beach StateW 24–⁠656%
Sep 29atStanfordL 12–⁠2338%
Oct 6vsPacificT 21–⁠2159%
Oct 13at11Arizona StateL 3–⁠2817%
Oct 20vsUtahL 21–⁠2851%
Oct 27vsNew MexicoW 15–⁠063%
Nov 3vsSan Diego StateT 27–⁠2733%
Nov 10atCaliforniaL 9–⁠1947%
Nov 24atHawai’iW 23–⁠360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 23–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠2 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠173
Coach
Darryl Rogers
Elo
1474 +34 this season
SP+ rating
6.6 No. 50 of 123; offense No. 83, defense No. 33
SRS
2.4 No. 60 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Padilla

All-Pac-8

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Ike McBeeWRAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
San José State2–⁠0–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Pacific2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State1–⁠32–⁠9
Long Beach State0–⁠41–⁠9–⁠1

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