1968 San Jose State Spartans football team

1968 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
  –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Harry Anderson in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Spartans compiled a record of 3–7 and were outscored by opponents 403 to 148. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Stanford
L 20–6834,000–34,500[1]
September 28Fresno State
W 25–219,500
October 5at No. 18 California
L 0–4625,000–31,279[2]
October 19at New Mexico
W 55–2412,089[3]
October 26at San Diego State
L 6–4834,641[4]
November 2at Pacific (CA)
L 0–283,400
November 9Idaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 17–3510,500[5]
November 16Washington State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–468,450[6]
November 23at Arizona State
L 0–6623,168[7]
November 30BYU
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 25–212,875[8]
  • 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 1969 NFL/AFL draft.[10][11]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Walt Shockley Running back 5 108 St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Alexakos Guard 9 209 Boston Patriots

References

  1. ^ "Indians crush San Jose". The Sacramento Bee. September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (California vs. San Jose State)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "Spartans spoil Lobo homecoming, 55–24". Albuquerque Journal. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "San Jose Falls Victim To San Diego". Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1968. p. 4-S. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Second half rally gives Idaho victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 12.
  6. ^ "WSU find formula, beats Spartans 46-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Arizona State clobbers San Jose Spartans 66–0". The Sacramento Bee. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "San Jose wins over BYU, 25–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 1, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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