1960 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1960 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1960 record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   8 – 1 – 0
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] during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1960. 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23BYU
W 21–8
October 8at Oregon
L 0–33
October 15at Stanford
W 34–20
October 22at Arizona State
W 12–7
October 29Washington State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 6–2919,500[1]
November 5at Pacific (CA)[note 2]
L 20–26
November 11Fresno State[note 4]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California (rivalry)
L 12–279,000[2]
November 18Idaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 22–20
December 2at Hawaii
W 48–620,000[3]

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Team players in the NFL/AFL[]

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[]

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  3. ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
  4. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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