1966 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1966 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
Seasons
  1965
1967  
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    9 0 1
Colgate    8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech    9 2 0
Army    8 2 0
Dayton    8 2 0
Houston    8 2 0
Memphis State    7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)    8 2 1
VPI    8 2 1
Syracuse    8 3 0
Colorado State    7 3 0
New Mexico State    7 3 0
West Texas State    7 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Holy Cross    6 3 1
Southern Miss    6 4 0
Texas Western    6 4 0
Tulane    5 4 1
Florida State    6 5 0
Buffalo    5 5 0
Penn State    5 5 0
Air Force    4 6 0
Boston College    4 6 0
Navy    4 6 0
Utah State    4 6 0
Xavier    4 6 0
Pacific    4 7 0
San Jose State    3 7 0
Pittsburgh    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College [note 1] during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.

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San Jose State played as an Independent in 1966. The team was led by second-year head coach Harry Anderson, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1966 season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 151–198 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Stanford L 21–25
September 24 BYU L 9–1917,000 [1]
October 1at Oregon W 21–716,000 [2]
October 8at California W 24–034,525 [3]
October 15 San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–2519,400 [4]
October 22at Texas Western L 0–35
October 29at Pacific (CA) L 35–38
November 5 Idaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 21–716,200 [5]
November 12at Utah State
L 7–278,620 [6]
November 19 Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 13–15

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft. [8] [9]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Tommie Smith Wide receiver9226 Los Angeles Rams
Eric WattsDefensive back12297 Detroit Lions
Martin Baccaglio Defensive end14355 San Diego Chargers

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1966, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
Bill Peterson Linebacker – Tight end 1968 Cincinnati Bengals

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

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The 1975 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by third year head coach Darryl Rogers. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA, with a record of nine wins and two losses.

The 1976 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by first year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA for the second year in a row, with a record of seven wins and four losses.

The 1977 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by second year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses.

The 1978 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by third year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA for the third time in four years, with a record of seven wins and five losses.

The 1979 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by first year head coach Jack Elway. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

The 1984 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his first year as head coach at San Jose State. He had been their defensive coordinator for the previous three years. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1984 season with a record of five wins and six losses.

The 1985 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1985 season with a record of two wins, eight losses and one tie.

The 1987 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fourth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1987 season as champions of the PCAA for the second consecutive season, with a record of ten wins and two losses.

The 1993 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach John Ralston, in his first year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1993 season with a record of two wins and nine losses.

The 1998 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by head coach Dave Baldwin, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1998 season with a record of four wins and eight losses.

The 1957 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1959 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1960 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1961 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.

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

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

The 1965 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1967 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1968 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

References

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  9. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 16, 2016.