1964 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1964 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1963
1965  
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Notre Dame   9 1 0
Florida State   9 1 1
Colgate   7 2 0
Georgia Tech   7 3 0
Syracuse   7 4 0
Villanova   6 2 0
Boston College   6 3 0
Southern Miss   6 3 0
New Mexico State   6 4 0
Penn State   6 4 0
Memphis State   5 4 0
Utah State   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 5 0
Buffalo   4 4 1
Colorado State   5 6 0
Air Force   4 5 1
Miami (FL)   4 5 1
Xavier   4 5 1
Army   4 6 0
West Texas State   4 6 0
San Jose State   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   3 5 2
Navy   3 6 1
Dayton   3 7 0
Detroit   3 7 0
Boston University   2 7 0
Houston   2 6 1
Texas Western   0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College [note 1] during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.

Contents

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1964. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1964 season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 151–145 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Idaho L 0–317,000 [1]
September 26at Stanford L 8–10
October 3at Montana State
W 20–145,500 [2]
October 17 Washington State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 14–1613,000 [3]
October 24at Pacific (CA) W 37–13
October 31at West Texas State L 7–18
November 7at Colorado State L 3–14 [4]
November 14at Arizona State L 16–2821,477 [5]
November 21 Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 26–1415,214 [6]
November 28 San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 20–157,500 [7]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1965 NFL draft. [9] [10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Dave JohnsonEnd445 Baltimore Colts
Bob BondsHalfback568 St. Louis Cardinals
Brent BerryTackle13177 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

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

References

  1. Payne, Bob (September 21, 1964). "Idaho defeated Spartans without usual electronics". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 9.
  2. "Late TD gives SJS 1st win". Oakland Tribune. October 4, 1964. Retrieved December 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. "Colorado State U trips San Jose". The Fresno Bee. November 8, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "San Jose State bows 28–16 to Arizona State". The Fresno Bee. November 15, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. Howard Hagen (November 29, 1964). "Late Spartan Score Whips SDS, 20-15". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  8. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. "1965 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 16, 2016.