1977 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1977 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 1]} The team was led by second year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–2 PCAA).

1977 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–2 PCAA)
Head coach	Lynn Stiles (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Pete Kettela (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Jose State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		L 10–22	13,870	[1]
September 17	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 3–24	36,489	[2]
September 24	Cal State Fullerton	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 23–12	13,500	[3]
October 1	at No. 17 California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 3–52	35,275	[4]
October 8	Santa Clara*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 44–22	17,316	[5]
October 15	at Long Beach State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA		W 33–16	10,430	[6]
October 22	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		L 24–45	15,401	[7]
October 29	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Victory Bell)		L 7–24	11,906	[8]
November 5	Hawaii*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		W 24–14	8,145	[9]
November 12	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		L 26–31	39,000	[10]
December 3	No. 16 San Diego State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ABC	L 34–37	10,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[12][13]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1978 NFL draft.^[14]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Gerald Small	Defensive back	4	93	Miami Dolphins
Randy Gill	Linebacker	10	265	St. Louis Cardinals

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1977, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[15]

Player	Position	First NFL team
Dwayne O'Steen	Defensive back	1978 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.