The 1980 San Jose State Spartans football team represented
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...
during the
1980 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw a university from the state of Georgia take its first national title since 1942.
Nine days following the bowl games to close the 1979 season, tragedy struck when new LSU coach Bo Rein died when the ...
as a member of the
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
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.
[The ]Big West Conference
The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific ...
was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987. The team was led by head coach
Jack Elway
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, in his second year at San Jose State, and the team played home games at
Spartan Stadium in
San Jose, California
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. The Spartans finished the 1980 season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–2 PCAA).
Schedule
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the
1981 NFL Draft
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.
The following finished their college career in 1980, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Notes
References
External links
Game program: San Jose State vs. Washington State at Spokane– September 13, 1980
San Jose State
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...
San Jose State Spartans football seasons
San Jose State Spartans football
The San Jose State Spartans football team represents San Jose State University, San José State University in NCAA Division I NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, FBS college football as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
History
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