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1963 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1963 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State     9 0 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh     9 1 0
No. 2 Navy     9 2 0
No. 12 Syracuse     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Oregon     8 3 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Army     7 3 0
Air Force     7 4 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Buffalo     5 3 1
Southern Miss     5 3 1
Idaho     5 4 0
Villanova     5 4 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
San Jose State     5 5 0
Xavier     5 4 1
West Texas State     4 4 1
Florida State     4 5 1
Colgate     3 4 1
New Mexico State     3 6 1
Colorado State     3 7 0
Miami (FL)     3 7 0
Texas Western     3 7 0
Detroit     2 6 1
Holy Cross     2 6 1
Notre Dame     2 7 0
Pacific (CA)     2 8 0
Houston     2 8 0
Boston University     1 6 1
Dayton     1 7 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1963. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5) and were outscored 187 to 194.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at StanfordL 13–29
September 28Kansas StateW 16–017,195
October 5at Utah State
L 0–209,005
October 12at Washington StateW 13–819,500[1]
October 19at CaliforniaL 13–3437,000
October 26at IdahoL 12–288,700[2]
November 2at OregonW 13–714,000[3]
November 9Arizona Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 19–2121,000[4]
November 16Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 56–278,684[5]
November 30Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 32–20
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

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No San Jose State players were selected in the 1964 NFL draft or 1964 AFL Draft.[7][8]

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1963, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Walter Roberts Wide receiver – Split end 1964 Cleveland Browns

Notes

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  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Payne, Bob (October 27, 1963). "Vandals (4-2) turn back Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ Leutzinger, Dick (November 3, 1963). "Helpless Ducks fall, 13-7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Sun Devils edge Spartans". The Fresno Bee. November 10, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "1964 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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