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1979 San José State

6–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jack Elway. Officially 3–⁠8. San José State forfeited four games.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “As a result, the team’s co-championship of the conference was vacated, and the record was adjusted to 3–⁠8 (2–⁠3 PCAA).”

Schedule and results

San José State in 1979, game by game: tied vs. Utah State 48–48; lost at Stanford 29–45; lost at California 10–13; lost at Arizona 18–38; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 23–0; won at Fresno State 35–22; won at Oregon State 24–14; won vs. Long Beach State 53–42; won vs. Pacific 32–31; won vs. Santa Clara 23–14; lost vs. Central Michigan 32–34+23−20Tied 48–48 vs. Utah State0Utah StateLost 29–45 at Stanford-16StanfordLost 10–13 at California-3CaliforniaLost 18–38 at Arizona-20ArizonaWon 23–0 vs. Cal State Fullerton+23Cal State Fulle…Won 35–22 at Fresno State+13Fresno StateWon 24–14 at Oregon State+10Oregon StateWon 53–42 vs. Long Beach State+11Long Beach StateWon 32–31 vs. Pacific+1PacificWon 23–14 vs. Santa Clara+9Santa ClaraLost 32–34 vs. Central Michigan-2Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsUtah StateT 48–⁠48forfeited60%
Sep 15atStanfordL 29–⁠4530%
Sep 22atCaliforniaL 10–⁠1328%
Sep 29atArizonaL 18–⁠3831%
Oct 6vsCal State FullertonW 23–⁠0forfeited67%
Oct 13atFresno StateW 35–⁠22forfeited60%
Oct 20atOregon StateW 24–⁠14forfeited65%
Oct 27vsLong Beach StateW 53–⁠4264%
Nov 10vsPacificW 32–⁠3177%
Nov 16vsSanta ClaraW 23–⁠1491%
Nov 24vsCentral MichiganL 32–⁠3435%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 34–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 shared first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
327–⁠301
Coach
Jack Elway
Elo
1503 +29 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 75 of 135; offense No. 11, defense No. 129
SRS
1.3 No. 64 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dennis Erickson

Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 3Jewerl Thomas RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4Ed Luther QBSan Diego Chargers

1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
San José State4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Long Beach State3–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State2–⁠34–⁠7
Cal State Fullerton1–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific0–⁠53–⁠7

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