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1968 San José State

3–⁠7, coached by Harry Anderson.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1968, game by game: lost at Stanford 20–68; won vs. Fresno State 25–21; lost at No. 18 California 0–46; won at New Mexico 55–24; lost at San Diego State 6–48; lost at Pacific 0–28; lost vs. Idaho 17–35; lost vs. Washington State 0–46; lost at Arizona State 0–66; won vs. BYU 25–21+31−66Lost 20–68 at Stanford-48StanfordWon 25–21 vs. Fresno State+4Fresno StateLost 0–46 at No. 18 California-46No. 18 CaliforniaWon 55–24 at New Mexico+31New MexicoLost 6–48 at San Diego State-42San Diego StateLost 0–28 at Pacific-28PacificLost 17–35 vs. Idaho-18IdahoLost 0–46 vs. Washington State-46Washington StateLost 0–66 at Arizona State-66Arizona StateWon 25–21 vs. BYU+4BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atStanfordL 20–⁠6828%
Sep 28vsFresno StateW 25–⁠2181%
Oct 5at18CaliforniaL 0–⁠4620%
Oct 19atNew MexicoW 55–⁠2455%
Oct 26atSan Diego StateL 6–⁠4866%
Nov 2atPacificL 0–⁠2828%
Nov 9vsIdahoL 17–⁠3567%
Nov 16vsWashington StateL 0–⁠4647%
Nov 23atArizona StateL 0–⁠667%
Nov 30vsBYUW 25–⁠2132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 25–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠403
Coach
Harry Anderson
Elo
1256 −127 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−16.8 No. 101 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 5Walter Shockley RBSt. Louis Cardinals