The 1982 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, in his fourth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1982 season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–2 PCAA).
| 1982 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–3 (4–2 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Fresno State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Oregon* | W 18–13 | 17,629 | |||
| September 18 | at Stanford* | CBS | W 35–31 | 57,027 | ||
| September 25 | at Oregon State* | W 17–13 | 22,000 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | at California* | ABC | L 7–26 | 37,000 | ||
| October 9 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 38–15 | 6,000 | [2] | ||
| October 16 | Long Beach State | L 21–22 | 17,147 | [3] | ||
| October 23 | Fresno State |
| L 27–39 | 21,302 | [4] | |
| October 30 | at UNLV | W 48–14 | 13,487 | [5] | ||
| November 6 | Santa Clara* |
| W 40–0 | |||
| November 13 | at Pacific (CA) | W 30–0 | ||||
| November 20 | Utah State |
| W 49–26 | 14,359 | [6] | |
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Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gill Byrd | Defensive back | 1 | 22 | San Diego Chargers |
| Ken Thomas | Running back | 7 | 173 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Brian Hawkins | Defensive back | 9 | 228 | Denver Broncos |
| Mervyn Fernandez | Wide receiver | 10 | 277 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Tim Kearse | Wide receiver | 11 | 303 | San Diego Chargers |
The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[10]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Gary Thompson | Defensive back | 1983 Buffalo Bills |