1963 San Jose State Spartans football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1963

| team = San Jose State Spartans

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 5–5

| head_coach = Bob Titchenal

| hc_year = 7th

| captain =

| stadium = Spartan Stadium

}}

{{1963 NCAA University Division independents football records}}

The 1963 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State CollegeSan Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971. during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1963. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5) and were outscored 187 to 194.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–29

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 16–0

| attend = 17,195

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Romney StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| score = 0–20

| attend = 9,005

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Rogers Field

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| score = 13–8

| attend = 19,500

| source = {{cite web|title=2016 Washington State Media Guide|url= http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf#page=79| website=WSUCougars.com|publisher=Washington State Cougars Athletics|access-date=February 14, 2017}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 13–34

| attend = 37,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Neale Stadium

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| score = 12–28

| attend = 8,700

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bGtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5716%2C3837695 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Payne |first=Bob |title=Vandals (4-2) turn back Spartans |date=October 27, 1963 |page=1, sports}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Hayward Field

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| score = 13–7

| attend = 14,000

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QvxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5527%2C244994 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Leutzinger |first=Dick |title=Helpless Ducks fall, 13-7 |date=November 3, 1963 |page=1B }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 19–21

| attend = 21,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-sun-devils-edge-spartans/155309602/|work=The Fresno Bee|title=Sun Devils edge Spartans|date=November 10, 1963|accessdate=September 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 56–27

| attend = 8,684

| source = {{cite web|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374|title=Fresno State 2016 Media Guide|access-date=December 8, 2016}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| w/l = w

| opponent = Pacific (CA)

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 32–20

| attend = 6,000

}}

}}

{{cite web|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/950acbb8#/950acbb8/1|title=San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide|access-date=December 16, 2016}}

Team players in the NFL/AFL

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1964 NFL draft or 1964 AFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1964.htm|title=1964 NFL Draft|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=December 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223123711/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1964.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sanjosest/|title=San Jose St. Players/Alumni|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date = December 16, 2016}}

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1963, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

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| Player

PositionFirst NFL team
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| Walter Roberts

Wide receiver – Split end1964 Cleveland Browns

Notes

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