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1974 San José State

8–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Darryl Rogers.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1974, game by game: won vs. Santa Clara 47–10; won vs. Fresno State 28–7; lost at California 16–17; tied at Stanford 21–21; won vs. Long Beach State 27–17; won at New Mexico 13–11; lost at San Diego State 14–40; lost at Pacific 27–29; won at Utah 24–6; won at Hawai’i 32–11; won at Cal State Fullerton 49–8; won at Louisiana 25–22+41−26Won 47–10 vs. Santa Clara+37Santa ClaraWon 28–7 vs. Fresno State+21Fresno StateLost 16–17 at California-1CaliforniaTied 21–21 at Stanford0StanfordWon 27–17 vs. Long Beach State+10Long Beach StateWon 13–11 at New Mexico+2New MexicoLost 14–40 at San Diego State-26San Diego StateLost 27–29 at Pacific-2PacificWon 24–6 at Utah+18UtahWon 32–11 at Hawai’i+21Hawai’iWon 49–8 at Cal State Fullerton+41Cal State Fulle…Won 25–22 at Louisiana+3Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsSanta ClaraW 47–⁠1089%
Sep 14vsFresno StateW 28–⁠778%
Sep 21atCaliforniaL 16–⁠1749%
Sep 28atStanfordT 21–⁠2140%
Oct 5vsLong Beach StateW 27–⁠1777%
Oct 12atNew MexicoW 13–⁠1154%
Oct 19atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠4029%
Oct 26atPacificL 27–⁠2956%
Nov 2atUtahW 24–⁠661%
Nov 9atHawai’iW 32–⁠1176%
Nov 16atCal State FullertonW 49–⁠884%
Nov 22atLouisianaW 25–⁠2286%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana 25–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠199
Coach
Darryl Rogers
Elo
1537 +54 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 52 of 124; offense No. 48, defense No. 63
SRS
0.3 No. 68 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Padilla

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 1Louis Wright DBDenver Broncos
Rd 6Dave Wasick LBKansas City Chiefs

All-Pac-8

2 first team

First team

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.