1959 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1959 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Titchenal, the Spartans compiled a record of 4–6 and were outscored by opponents 278 to 192. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

1959 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Bob Titchenal (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					5	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 14–13	15,995–16,000	[1]
September 26	Washington State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 6–30	15,500	[2][3]
October 3	Hawaii	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	W 44–14	10,000
October 9	Oregon	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 12–35	15,500
October 17	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 40–14	10,907	[4]
October 24	Arizona State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 24–15	14,000	[5]
October 31	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 38–54	37,500
November 7	Wyoming	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 7–28	17,000	[6]
November 14	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 0–55	6,059–7,500	[7]
November 20	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA (Victory Bell)	L 7–20	14,000

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1960 NFL draft.^[9][10]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Ray Norton	Halfback	4	46	San Francisco 49ers