1967 San Jose State Spartans football team

1967 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
Virginia Tech     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
Boston College     4 6 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Villanova     4 6 0
Air Force     2 6 2
Tulane     3 7 0
    2 7 0
Colgate     2 8 0
Pittsburgh     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Harry Anderson, the Spartans compiled a record of 2–7 and were outscored by opponents 286 to 166. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

The Spartans' home opener against UTEP was canceled after student protests against San Jose State's racist policies.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Arizona StateL 16–2736,742[3]
September 23UTEPCanceled [1][2]
September 30at StanfordL 14–2837,000
October 14at West Texas StateL 14–2811,500
October 21New Mexico
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 52–1413,700[4]
October 28Pacific (CA)
L 14–34
November 4No. 8 Wyoming
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–2817,300[5]
November 11at CaliforniaL 6–3025,203
November 18at Fresno StateW 35–304,500–5,336[6]
November 25at BYUL 8–6719,895[7]
  • Rankings from AP 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/AFL draft.[9][10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mike Spitzer Defensive end 6 148 Detroit Lions
Danny Holman Quarterback 8 201 Pittsburgh Steelers
Roy Hall Tackle 16 410 Atlanta Falcons
Walt Blackledge Flanker 16 432 Baltimore Colts

References

  1. ^ a b Chronopoulos, Themis (April 1995). "Racial Turmoil at San Jose State: The Incident of the 1967 University of Texas at El Paso vs. San Jose State Football Game" (PDF). presented at the Annual Meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Clark Cancels Saturday's Game; 'Action Necessary'". The Spartan Daily. September 22, 1967.
  3. ^ "Sun Devils explode late for 27–16 win over SJS". The Daily Breeze. September 17, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spartans destroy New Mexico U." Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Third-period tallies earn Cowboy win". The Spokesman-Review. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Cougars obliterate Spartans". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.