1961 San Jose State Spartans football team

1961 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Bob Titchenal (5th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1960 1962  →

1961 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Arizona			–					8	–	1	–	1
Westminster (UT)			–					7	–	1	–	1
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Idaho State			–					5	–	2	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Jose State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Eastern New Mexico			–					6	–	4	–	0
Los Angeles Pacific			–					5	–	3	–	0
Montana State			–					4	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Azusa			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	6	–	0
Claremont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	7	–	0
Washington State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Cal Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	7	–	0
San Diego			–					2	–	8	–	0
Southern California College			–					1	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0

The 1961 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1961 college football season.

San Jose State quarterback Chon Gallegos led the country in passing with 117 completions and 14 touchdown passes. He ranked second with 1,487 passing yards. ^[1]

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1961. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Titchenal, they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4), and were outscored 183 to 185.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at BYU	Cougar Stadium [note 2] Provo, UT	W 14–13
September 22	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 16–0
September 30	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 18–27	5,000	[2] [3]
October 7	Colorado State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 14–0	15,000	[4]
October 14	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 6–17
October 21	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 6–21	10,200
October 28	at Washington State	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	W 21–19	7,700	[5]
November 4	Arizona State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 32–26
November 11	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 29–26
November 18	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 27–36	14,141	[6]

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1962 NFL draft. ^{[8] [9]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jim Cadile	Guard – Tackle	4	49	Chicago Bears
Mac Burton	End	5	57	Chicago Bears
John Sutro	Tackle	6	79	Green Bay Packers
Oscar Donahue	Wide receiver	6	84	Green Bay Packers

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1962 AFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Oscar Donahue	Wide receiver	12	94	Oakland Raiders
John Sutro	Tackle	20	161	Oakland Raiders
Jim Cadile	Guard – Tackle	22	169	Oakland Raiders
Leon Donohue	Guard – Tackle	29	225	Oakland Raiders

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1961, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Chon Gallegos	Quarterback	1962 Oakland Raiders

Notes

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 Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

References

1. 1962 Official Collegiate Football Record Book (NCAA), p. 81.
2. "Vandals top Spartans". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 1, 1961. p. 10.
3. Payne, Bob (October 1, 1961). "Idaho rips San Jose 27-18". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
4. Jack Stevenson (October 8, 1961). "San Jose State Drops Colorado State 14 to 0". The Sacramento Bee. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
6. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
7. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
8. "1962 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
9. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 16, 2016.

External links

• Game program: San Jose State vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 28, 1961