1967 San Jose State Spartans football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1967
| team = San Jose State Spartans
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 2–7
| head_coach = Harry Anderson
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Spartan Stadium
}}
{{1967 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season.
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.{{Cite journal |last=Chronopoulos |first=Themis |date=April 1995 |title=Racial Turmoil at San Jose State: The Incident of the 1967 University of Texas at El Paso vs. San Jose State Football Game. |url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED386095.pdf |journal=presented at the Annual Meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association}}{{Cite news |date=September 22, 1967 |title=Dr. Clark Cancels Saturday's Game; 'Action Necessary' |url=https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5040&context=spartandaily |work=The Spartan Daily}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1967
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| score = 16–27
| attend = 36,742
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-sun-devils-explode-late/155366324/|work=The Daily Breeze|title=Sun Devils explode late for 27–16 win over SJS|date=September 17, 1967|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = Canceled
| opponent = UTEP
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Stanford
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–28
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1967|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}
| site_stadium = Buffalo Bowl
| site_cityst = Canyon, TX
| score = 14–28
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California|San Jose, CA
| score = 52–14
| attend = 13,700
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-spartans-destroy-new/155373457/|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel|title=Spartans destroy New Mexico U.|date=October 22, 1967|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 14–34
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 7–28
| attend = 17,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-third-period-tallie/155365612/|work=The Spokesman-Review|title=Third-period tallies earn Cowboy win|date=November 5, 1967|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 6–30
| attend = 25,203
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 35–30
| attend = 5,336
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| score = 8–67
| attend = 19,895
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-cougars-obliterate-spart/155370329/|work=Oakland Tribune|title=Cougars obliterate Spartans|date=November 26, 1967|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1968.htm|title=1968 NFL Draft|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date = December 7, 2016}}{{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}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| Mike Spitzer | Defensive end | 6 | 148 | Detroit Lions |
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| Danny Holman | Quarterback | 8 | 201 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roy Hall | Tackle | 16 | 410 | Atlanta Falcons |
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| Walt Blackledge | Flanker | 16 | 432 | Baltimore Colts |
Notes
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