(Video courtesy of CBS Sports)
In honor of the Mountain West Conference starting its COVID-19 shortened season this weekend, there will be a two-part segment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" this week. Part 1 of this double feature turns the clock back to September 18, 1982. That was when the San Jose State University Spartans coached by the late Jack Elway, paid a visit to nearby Palo Alto, Calif. to play against son and future NFL star quarterback John Elway and the Stanford Cardinal.
In a tight battle on that mid-September day, it was the father (Jack) that emerged victorious over the son (John), as the Spartans stunned the Cardinal 35-31 to improve to 3-0 at the time. Despite the fast start out of the gate, which included knocking off two other teams in what was then the Pacific 10 (now Pac-12) Conference, San Jose State finished the 1982 season at 8-3 overall, and 4-2 in the then Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), which later became the now-defunct Big West Conference, with the Spartans finding themselves on the outside looking in when bowl season arrived.
Otherwise, just simply sit back and enjoy yet another moment in the history of college football outside of the traditional major conferences and independents.
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