1963 San Jose State Spartans football team

1963 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Bob Titchenal (7th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1962 1964  →

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	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
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 13–29
September 28	Kansas State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 16–0	17,195
October 5	at Utah State	Romney Stadium [note 2] Logan, UT	L 0–20	9,005
October 12	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 13–8	19,500	[1]
October 19	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–34	37,000
October 26	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 12–28	8,700	[2]
November 2	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 13–7	14,000	[3]
November 9	Arizona State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 19–21	21,000	[4]
November 16	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	W 56–27	8,684	[5]
November 30	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 32–20
Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

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

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

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.

External links

• Game program: San Jose State at Washington State – October 12, 1963