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San Jose State Football Team History

San Jose State Spartans

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Founded: 1857
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 31,218
Colors: Blue & Gold & White
Coach: Robert Bob Titchenal
Conference: Independent-

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1892 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Robert Bob Titchenal enters his 4th season as Head Coach at San Jose State.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. Brigham Young	21	8	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Oregon	0	33	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Stanford	34	20	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Arizona State	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Washington State	6	29	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Pacific	20	26	L
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Fresno State	12	27	L
Fri., Nov. 18	vs. Idaho	22	20	W
Fri., Dec. 2	@ Hawaii	48	6	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	175
Scoring Average	19.4
Points Allowed	176
Defense Average	19.6
Opponents Record	33-37
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-2

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Navy	9-2	262	103	Lost 14-21				Wayne Hardin
Memphis	8-2	303	85					Billy J. Murphy
Louisville	7-2	196	77					Frank Camp
Oregon	7-3-1	206	130	Lost 12-41				Leonard J. Len Casanova
Penn State	7-3	228	113	Won 41-12				Charles A. Rip Engle
Syracuse	7-2	203	74					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Army	6-3-1	222	95					Dale S. Hall
Houston	6-4	141	150					Harold W. Lahar
Miami	6-4	163	143					Andy Gustafson
Oregon State	6-3-1	197	145					J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Southern Mississippi	6-4	189	96					Thad Pie Vann
San Jose State	5-4	175	176					Robert Bob Titchenal
Air Force	4-6	147	178					Ben Martin
Arkansas State	4-5	116	137					King Block
Buffalo	4-6	213	238					Dick Offenhammer
Pittsburgh	4-3-3	134	77					John P. Michelosen
Texas El Paso	4-5-1	167	176					Ben Collins
Washington State	4-5-1	210	161					James Jim Sutherland
Boston College	3-6-1	144	148					Ernie Hefferle
Florida State	3-6-1	111	136					Bill Peterson
Notre Dame	2-8	111	188					Joseph L. Joe Kuharich

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.