1946 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1946 San Jose State Spartans football
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Raisin Bowl champion
CCAA champion
Raisin Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Utah State
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1–1 (4–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
Seasons
←  1942
1947  →
1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –1
Fresno State 2 –2 –08 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –1 –06 –2 –1
Pacific (CA) 2 –2 –04 –7 –0
San Diego State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Santa Barbara 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College [note 1] during the 1946 college football season.

Contents

San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Wilbur V. Hubbard, in his first year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season as Champion of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss and one tie (9–1–1, 4–0 CCAA). At the end of the season, the Spartans were invited to the second annual Raisin Bowl, played in Fresno, California vs. the Mountain States Conference co-champion, Utah State Agricultural [note 2] Aggies. On January 1, 1947, San Jose State shut out Utah State 20–0. This was the first bowl appearance for San Jose State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Willamette *
W 44–6
October 5at Hardin–Simmons *
L 7–345,000 [1]
October 10Hawaii All-Stars (Leilehua Alums)*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 19–1912,000
October 19at Idaho *
W 26–142,500
October 25 BYU *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 14–010,000 [2]
November 1at Santa Barbara
W 20–0
November 8at Pacific (CA)
W 32–0
November 16at San Diego State
W 6–011,000 [3]
November 22 Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 13–27,500
November 29 Portland *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 26–196,500
January 1, 1947 Utah State *
W 20–013,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1947 NFL draft. [6] [7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Frank Minini Halfback – Blocking Back323 Chicago Bears

Notes

  1. ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College from 1929 to 1957.

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The 1948 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1948 college football season.

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References

  1. ↑ Hal Sayles (October 6, 1946). "Cowboys Turn Spartans' Errors to Touchdowns, Triumph 34 to 7: Doc Mobley Tabs Three Touchdowns". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "San Jose Spartans Defeat BYU, 14-0". The Fresno Bee. Associated Press. October 26, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Howard Hagen (November 17, 1946). "San Jose Bests San Diego, 6 To 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  4. ↑ "San Jose Tramples Utags 20-0 in Raisin Contest". Salinas Californian. Salinas, Californian. United Press. January 2, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "1947 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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