1959 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1959 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Syracuse   11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State   9 2 0
Oregon   8 2 0
Detroit   6 4 0
Holy Cross   6 4 0
Miami (FL)   6 4 0
Oklahoma State   6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh   6 4 0
Washington State   6 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
Pacific (CA)   5 4 0
Air Force   5 4 1
Navy   5 4 1
Army   4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   5 5 0
Boston University   4 5 0
Florida State   4 6 0
San Jose State   4 6 0
Texas Tech   4 6 0
Dayton   3 7 0
Marquette   3 7 0
Oregon State   3 7 0
Colgate   2 7 0
Idaho   1 9 0
Villanova   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College [note 1] as an independent during the 1959 college football season.

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The team was led by third-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1959 season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 192–278 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Denver W 14–1316,000 [1]
September 26 Washington State L 6–3015,500 [2] [3]
October 3 Hawaii
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 44–14
October 9 Oregon
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 12–35
October 17at Fresno State W 40–1410,907 [4]
October 24 Arizona State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 24–15
October 31at Stanford L 38–54
November 7 Wyoming
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–2817,000 [5]
November 14at Iowa State L 0–556,059 [6]
November 20at Pacific (CA) L 7–20

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1960 NFL draft. [8] [9]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Ray Norton Halfback446 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

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

References

  1. "Denver Beaten: Spartans' Passes Lead To 14-13 Win in Opener". San Mateo Times. September 19, 1959. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cougars win, 30-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 27, 1959. p. 1, sports.
  3. "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. Bill Mulligan (November 8, 1959). "San Jose Bopped: Cowboys Roll, 28-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. III-4 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2016 Iowa State Football" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  7. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. "1960 NFL Draft" . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.