1961 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1961 San Jose State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented San Jose State College (now known as San Jose State University) as an independent during the 1961 college football season.[note 1] In their fifth year under head coach Bob Titchenal, the Spartans compiled a 6–4 record and were outscored by a total of 185 to 183.

1961 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Westminster (UT)     7 1 1
La Verne     7 2 0
Idaho State     5 2 1
San Francisco     4 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     6 3 0
San Jose State     6 4 0
Eastern New Mexico     6 4 0
Los Angeles Pacific     5 3 0
Montana State     4 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Azusa     4 3 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
Santa Clara     3 3 0
Oregon     4 6 0
Claremont     3 6 0
Air Force     3 7 0
Washington State     3 7 0
Cal Western     3 7 0
Idaho     2 7 0
San Diego     2 8 0
Southern California College     1 5 0
UC Riverside     1 7 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

San Jose State quarterback Chon Gallegos led the country in passing with 117 completions and 14 touchdown passes. He ranked second with 1,487 passing yards.[1]

The team played its home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at BYU
W 14–13
September 22Pacific (CA)W 16–0
September 30at IdahoL 18–275,000[2][3]
October 7Colorado State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 14–015,000[4]
October 14at StanfordL 6–1745,000[5]
October 21at OregonL 6–2110,200[6]
October 28at Washington StateW 21–197,700[7]
November 4Arizona State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 32–2620,000[8]
November 11at Pacific (CA)W 29–26
November 18at Fresno StateL 27–3614,141[9]

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

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The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1962 NFL draft.[11][12]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Jim Cadile Guard – Tackle 4 49 Chicago Bears
Mac Burton End 5 57 Chicago Bears
John Sutro Tackle 6 79 Green Bay Packers
Oscar Donahue Wide receiver 6 84 Green Bay Packers

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1962 AFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Oscar Donahue Wide receiver 12 94 Oakland Raiders
John Sutro Tackle 20 161 Oakland Raiders
Jim Cadile Guard – Tackle 22 169 Oakland Raiders
Leon Donohue Guard – Tackle 29 225 Oakland Raiders

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1961, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Chon Gallegos Quarterback 1962 Oakland Raiders

Notes

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  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 Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

References

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  1. ^ 1962 Official Collegiate Football Record Book (NCAA), p. 81.
  2. ^ "Vandals top Spartans". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 1, 1961. p. 10.
  3. ^ Payne, Bob (October 1, 1961). "Idaho rips San Jose 27-18". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ Jack Stevenson (October 8, 1961). "San Jose State Drops Colorado State 14 to 0". The Sacramento Bee. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Don Selby (October 15, 1961). "Stanford Stomps San Jose, 17-6". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1, 3 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dick Strite (October 22, 1961). "Defense Helps Oregon Eleven Turn Back San Jose: Snidow Defensive Giant As Webfoots Win 21-6". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Spartans Capture Thriller: San Jose Cops 32-26 Victory". Vallejo Times-Herald. November 5, 1961. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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