1984 San José State

6–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Claude Gilbert. Officially 7–⁠4. UNLV forfeited to San José State.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “As a result, San Jose State’s loss at UNLV turns into a forfeit win and their record is adjusted to 7–⁠4, 6–⁠1 PCAA.”

Schedule and results

San José State in 1984, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 14–0; lost at UNLV 15–30; lost at Arizona State 0–48; lost at Stanford 27–28; won at California 33–18; won vs. Utah State 38–21; lost at Cal State Fullerton 12–21; lost vs. Louisiana 28–35; won vs. Fresno State 18–17; won vs. Long Beach State 42–7; won at Pacific 33–0+35−48Won 14–0 vs. New Mexico State+14New Mexico StateLost 15–30 at UNLV-15UNLVLost 0–48 at Arizona State-48Arizona StateLost 27–28 at Stanford-1StanfordWon 33–18 at California+15CaliforniaWon 38–21 vs. Utah State+17Utah StateLost 12–21 at Cal State Fullerton-9Cal State Fulle…Lost 28–35 vs. Louisiana-7LouisianaWon 18–17 vs. Fresno State+1Fresno StateWon 42–7 vs. Long Beach State+35Long Beach StateWon 33–0 at Pacific+33Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pacific 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
260–⁠225
Coach
Claude Gilbert
Elo
1522 +29 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 59 of 106; offense No. 49, defense No. 63
SRS
−1.5 No. 70 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 5Tony Smith WRNew York Jets

1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV7–⁠011–⁠2
Cal State Fullerton6–⁠111–⁠1
San José State5–⁠26–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠46–⁠6
Long Beach State3–⁠44–⁠7
Pacific2–⁠54–⁠7
Utah State1–⁠51–⁠10
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠9

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