1952 San Jose State Spartans football team

1952 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Bob Bronzan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					7	–	3	–	1
San Jose State			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					5	–	5	–	2
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					4	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					2	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	6	–	1

The 1952 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1952 college football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1952. The team was led by third-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 251–164 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 14–20	19,998
September 27	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 47–6	8,500	[1]
October 4	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 21–14
October 10	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	W 40–6
October 18	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 26–21	29,159	[2]
November 1	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 13–35
November 7	BYU	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 44–27
November 14	Montana	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 39–20
November 27	Santa Clara	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 7–15	12,924	[3]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1953 NFL draft. ^{[5] [6]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jim Psaltis	Defensive back	2	15	Chicago Cardinals
George Porter	Tackle	12	142	Philadelphia Eagles
Stan Wacholz	End	18	212	San Francisco 49ers
Paul Held	Quarterback	19	229	Detroit Lions

Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. Howard Hagen (September 28, 1952). "S.J. Mauls State, 47-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
2. Bob Whittington, "Spartans Score in Last 24 Seconds to Squeeze Past Pacific, 26 to 21," Stockton Record, Oct. 20, 1952, pp. 21-22.
3. Harry M. Hayward (November 28, 1952). "Broncs Score Upset! Spartans Bow, 15-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
5. "1953 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
6. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.