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San Diego State

PCAA · 1974 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–2–1
0.773 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare San Diego State head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC9–2L 10–17
5Week 5 · Sep 24Tampa (TAMPA)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 28–25
6Week 6 · Oct 1UTEPH2HIND WAC4–7W 26–12
8Week 8 · Oct 15Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–7W 24–21
9Week 9 · Oct 22San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3–1W 40–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 27–17
11Week 11 · Nov 5North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC2–7–2L 9–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 37–9
13Week 13 · Nov 19New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC5–6W 35–14
14Week 14 · Nov 26Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–4–1T 21–21
15Week 15 · Dec 3Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 34–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.402
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+39
-9+48
  • San José State +8
  • Utah State +8
  • Tampa +6
  • Long Beach State +6
  • Pacific +6
  • Fresno State +5
  • New Mexico State +5
  • UTEP +4
  • Bowling Green 0
  • Arizona -2
  • North Texas -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #8Better than 95%
Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.773 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8Regular Season Final#8Post-Season W1#8Post-Season W2#8Post-Season W3#8Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+3
+14
+3
+26
+10
-5
+28
+21
0
+28

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#51969#191970#491971#91972#111973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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