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1960 San Jose State Spartans football team

1960 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Navy     9 2 0
Memphis State     8 2 0
Detroit     7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse     7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Oregon     7 3 1
Army     6 3 1
Oregon State     6 3 1
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Houston     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
San Jose State     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 3 3
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington State     4 5 1
Air Force     4 6 0
Boston University     3 5 2
Pacific (CA)     4 6 0
Boston College     3 6 1
Florida State     3 6 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Villanova     2 8 0
Dayton     1 9 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] as an independent during the 1960 college football season.

The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1960 season with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 175–176 for the season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23BYUW 21–813,000[1]
October 8at OregonL 0–33
October 15at StanfordW 34–20
October 22at Arizona StateW 12–7
October 29Washington State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–2919,500[2]
November 5at Pacific (CA)L 20–26
November 11Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 12–279,000[3]
November 18Idaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 22–20
December 2at HawaiiW 48–620,000[4]

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

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The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1961 NFL draft.[6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Leon Donohue Guard – Tackle 9 118 San Francisco 49ers
Mike Jones Quarterback 20 271 Pittsburgh Steelers

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1961 AFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mike Jones Quarterback 21 164 Oakland Raiders
Clair Appledoorn End 27 212 Oakland Raiders

Notes

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  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

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  1. ^ Jack Schroeder (September 24, 1960). "San Jose Scores Early, Rolls Over Cougars: Spartans Grab 28-21 Triumph". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "1961 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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