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1961 San José State

6–⁠4, coached by Robert Titchenal.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1961, game by game: won at BYU 14–13; won vs. Pacific 16–0; lost at Idaho 18–27; won vs. Colorado State 14–0; lost at Stanford 6–17; lost at Oregon 6–21; won at Washington State 21–19; won vs. Arizona State 32–26; won at Pacific 29–26; lost at Fresno State 27–36+16−15Won 14–13 at BYU+1BYUWon 16–0 vs. Pacific+16PacificLost 18–27 at Idaho-9IdahoWon 14–0 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateLost 6–17 at Stanford-11StanfordLost 6–21 at Oregon-15OregonWon 21–19 at Washington State+2Washington StateWon 32–26 vs. Arizona State+6Arizona StateWon 29–26 at Pacific+3PacificLost 27–36 at Fresno State-9Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atBYUW 14–⁠1351%
Sep 22vsPacificW 16–⁠061%
Sep 30atIdahoL 18–⁠2761%
Oct 7vsColorado StateW 14–⁠070%
Oct 14atStanfordL 6–⁠1745%
Oct 21atOregonL 6–⁠2132%
Oct 28atWashington StateW 21–⁠1937%
Nov 4vsArizona StateW 32–⁠2633%
Nov 11atPacificW 29–⁠2645%
Nov 18atFresno StateL 27–⁠3672%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 36–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Photographs from 1961

  • 1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [07]
    1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [07]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • 1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [02]
    1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [02]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • 1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [13]
    1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [13]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • 1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [12]
    1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [12]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • 1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [16]
    1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [16]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • 1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [14]
    1961 Homecoming Football game, University of Idaho (20) vs. San Jose State (22) In-game action [14]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.

Led the nationChon Gallegos: passing touchdowns (14 TD)

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠185
Coach
Robert Titchenal
Elo
1430 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.8 No. 82 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 4Jim Cadile OTChicago Bears
Rd 5Mack Burton EChicago Bears
Rd 6John Sutro OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Oscar Donahue EGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Mack Burton RBSan Diego Chargers (AFL)

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Chon GallegosQBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).