1953 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1953 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pacific (CA)  – 4 –4 –2
San Jose State  – 4 –4 –1
Hawaii  – 5 –6 –0
Nevada  – 2 –3 –0
La Verne  – 3 –7 –0
Cal Poly San Dimas  – 2 –6 –0

The 1953 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College [note 1] during the 1953 college football season.

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San Jose State played as an Independent in 1953. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 156–220 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Idaho
W 34–612,000 [1] [2]
September 25at BYU
W 28–25
October 3at Fresno State
W 27–215,574 [3]
October 10 Arizona State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 20–35
October 17at No. 16 California
L 14–3439,000
October 24at Oregon
L 13–26
October 31 North Texas State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 13–137,500 [4]
November 7 Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 7–6
November 14at No. 16 Stanford
L 0–54
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft. [6] [7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Charlie AllenTackle557 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

  1. ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

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The 1951 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Raymond A. Curfman, the Vandals were 2–7. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College and another at Memorial Stadium in Spokane, Washington.

The 1950 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1950 college football season. The Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Dixie Howell and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College, the season opener at the new venue.

References

  1. ↑ "Veteran Idaho team opposes San Jose in opener tonight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 18, 1953. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Spartans rake Vandals 34-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1953. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "San Jose State ties North Texas, 13–13". The San Francisco Examiner. November 1, 1957. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "1954 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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