1968 San Jose State Spartans football team

1968 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Harry Anderson (4th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1968. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Harry Anderson, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1968 season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 148–403 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 20–68	34,500	[1]
September 28	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	W 25–21	9,500
October 5	at No. 18 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–46	31,279
October 19	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 55–24	12,089	[2]
October 26	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–48	34,641	[3]
November 2	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–28	3,400
November 9	Idaho	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 17–35	10,500	[4]
November 16	Washington State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–46	8,450	[5]
November 23	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–66
November 30	BYU	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 25–21	2,875	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. ^{[7] [8]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Walt Shockley	Running back	5	108	St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Alexakos	Guard	9	209	Boston Patriots

Notes

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

References

1. "Indians crush San Jose". The Sacramento Bee. September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Spartans spoil Lobo homecoming, 55–24". Albuquerque Journal. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "San Jose Falls Victim To San Diego". Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1968. p. 4-S. Retrieved January 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Second half rally gives Idaho victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 12.
5. "WSU find formula, beats Spartans 46-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 10.
6. "San Jose wins over BYU, 25–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 1, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
8. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 16, 2016.