1966 San Jose State Spartans football team

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The 1966 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Harry Anderson, the Spartans compiled a record of 3–7 and were outscored by opponents 198 to 151. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Headcoach
HomestadiumSpartan Stadium
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1966 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
 1965
1967 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   901
Colgate   811
No. 8 Georgia Tech   920
Army   820
Dayton   820
Houston   820
Memphis State   720
No. 9 Miami (FL)   821
Virginia Tech   821
Syracuse   830
Colorado State   730
New Mexico State   730
West Texas State   730
Villanova   630
Holy Cross   631
Southern Miss   640
Texas Western   640
Tulane   541
Florida State   650
Buffalo   550
Penn State   550
Air Force   460
Boston College   460
Navy   460
Utah State   460
Xavier   460
Pacific (CA)   470
San Jose State   370
Pittsburgh   190
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at StanfordL 21–2536,000[1]
September 24BYUL 9–1917,000[2]
October 1at OregonW 21–716,000[3]
October 8at CaliforniaW 24–034,525[4][5]
October 15San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–2519,400[6]
October 22at Texas WesternL 0–3528,263[7]
October 29at Pacific (CA)L 35–3818,000[8]
November 5Idaho
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 21–716,200[9]
November 12at Utah State
L 7–278,620[10]
November 19Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 13–155,400[11]
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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.[13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Tommie SmithWide receiver9226Los Angeles Rams
Eric WattsDefensive back12297Detroit Lions
Martin BaccaglioDefensive end14355San Diego Chargers

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

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
Bill PetersonLinebacker – Tight end1968 Cincinnati Bengals

Notes

  1. 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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