1969 San Jose State Spartans football team

1969 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	2–8 (1–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Joe McMullen (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1968 1970  →

1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 San Diego State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
San Jose State	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1969 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.

San Jose State's 1969 season was part of the inaugural season for the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 2]} The team was led by head coach Joe McMullen, in his first year, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 1–1 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 16 Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 21–63
September 27	at Utah *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 7–42
October 4	San Diego State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 21–55	9,271	[1]
October 11	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 36–34	21,500
October 18	Arizona State *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 11–45
October 25	at No. 16 Wyoming *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–16
November 1	New Mexico *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 24–27
November 8	at BYU *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 3–21
November 15	at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–31	18,001
November 22	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 15–12
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft. ^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
John Carlos	Wide receiver	15	371	Philadelphia Eagles

Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.

References

1. "Aztecs Deck Sparta, 55-21". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1969. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "San Jose State 1969 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
3. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
4. "1970 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.