1967 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1967 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.

1967 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1967 record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
No. 10 Penn State      8 2 1
New Mexico State      7 2 1
UTEP      7 2 1
Utah State      7 2 1
Florida State      7 2 2
West Texas State      8 3 0
Houston      7 3 0
VPI      7 3 0
Memphis State      6 3 0
Southern Miss      6 3 0
Dayton      6 3 1
Xavier      6 3 1
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Buffalo      6 4 0
Navy      5 4 1
Holy Cross      5 5 0
Colorado State      4 5 1
Pacific      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Villanova      4 6 0
Air Force      2 6 2
Tulane      3 7 0
San Jose State      2 7 0
Colgate      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1967. The team was led by third-year head coach Harry Anderson, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1967 season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 166–286 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16at Arizona StateL 16–27
September 30at StanfordL 14–28
October 14at West Texas State[note 2]L 14–28
October 21New MexicoW 52–14
October 28Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 14–34
November 4No. 8 Wyoming
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 7–28
November 11at CaliforniaL 6–30
November 18at Fresno State[note 3]W 35–305,336[1]
November 25at BYUL 8–67
  • Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Mike SpitzerDefensive end6148Detroit Lions
Danny HolmanQuarterback8201Pittsburgh Steelers
Roy HallTackle16410Atlanta Falcons
Walt BlackledgeFlanker16432Baltimore Colts

Notes

  1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. West Texas A&M University was known as West Texas State University from 1963 to 1992.
  3. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References

  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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