1960 San Jose State Spartans football team
American college football season
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The 1960 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Titchenal, the Spartans compiled a record of 5–4 and were outscored by opponents 176 to 175. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.
| 1960 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–4 |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | BYU | W 21–8 | 12,000–13,000 | [1] | |
| October 8 | at Oregon | L 0–33 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| October 15 | at Stanford | W 34–20 | 33,000 | [3] | |
| October 22 | at Arizona State | W 12–7 | 30,000–30,600 | [4] | |
| October 29 | Washington State |
| L 6–29 | 19,500 | [5] |
| November 5 | at Pacific (CA) | L 20–26 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| November 11 | Fresno State |
| L 12–27 | 9,000 | [7] |
| November 18 | Idaho |
| W 22–20 | 7,000 | [8] |
| December 2 | at Hawaii | W 48–6 | 20,000–21,000 | [9] | |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1961 NFL draft.[11][12]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Leon Donohue | Guard – Tackle | 9 | 118 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Mike Jones | Quarterback | 20 | 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1961 American Football League draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Mike Jones | Quarterback | 21 | 164 | Oakland Raiders |
| Clair Appledoorn | End | 27 | 212 | Oakland Raiders |
