1967_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team

1967 San Jose State Spartans football team

1967 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

The 1967 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.

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San Jose State played as an Independent in 1967. The team was led by third-year head coach Harry Anderson, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1967 season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 166–286 for the season. The Spartans' home opener against UTEP was canceled after student protests against San Jose State's racist policies.[1][2]

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[5][6]

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

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. [1]
    Chronopoulos, Themis (April 1995). "Racial Turmoil at San Jose State: The Incident of the 1967 University of Texas at El Paso vs. San Jose State Football Game" (PDF). presented at the Annual Meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association.
  2. [2]
    "Dr. Clark Cancels Saturday's Game; 'Action Necessary'". The Spartan Daily. September 22, 1967.
  3. [3]
    "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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