1967 San Jose State Spartans football team

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The 1967 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Harry Anderson, the Spartans compiled a record of 2–7 and were outscored by opponents 286 to 166. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Headcoach
HomestadiumSpartan Stadium
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1967 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
 1966
1968 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Army  820
No. 5 Notre Dame  820
Syracuse  820
No. 10 Penn State  821
New Mexico State  721
UTEP  721
Utah State  721
Florida State  722
West Texas State  830
Houston  730
Virginia Tech  730
Memphis State  630
Southern Miss  630
Dayton  631
Xavier  631
Miami (FL)  740
Buffalo  640
Navy  541
Holy Cross  550
Colorado State  451
Boston College  460
Georgia Tech  460
Villanova  460
Air Force  262
Tulane  370
San Jose State  270
Colgate  280
Pittsburgh  190
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Spartans' home opener against UTEP was canceled after student protests against San Jose State's racist policies.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Arizona StateL 16–2736,742[3]
September 23UTEPCanceled [1][2]
September 30at StanfordL 14–2837,000[4]
October 14at West Texas StateL 14–2811,500[5]
October 21New Mexico
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 52–1413,700[6]
October 28Pacific (CA)
L 14–3413,300[7]
November 4No. 8 Wyoming
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–2817,300[8]
November 11at CaliforniaL 6–3025,000[9]
November 18at Fresno StateW 35–304,500[10]
November 25at BYUL 8–6719,895[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Mike SpitzerDefensive end6148Detroit Lions
Danny HolmanQuarterback8201Pittsburgh Steelers
Roy HallTackle16410Atlanta Falcons
Walt BlackledgeFlanker16432Baltimore Colts

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