1954 San Jose State Spartans football team

1954 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
1954 record	7–3
Head coach	Bob Bronzan (5th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 18,155)
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pepperdine			–					6	–	2	–	0
San Jose State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Verne			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					1	–	8	–	0

The 1954 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1954 college football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1954. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 191–151 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Utah State [note 2]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 20–0
September 25	at No. 17 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	W 0–45
October 2	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, Idaho	L 38–7
October 9	at Arizona State [note 3]	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, Arizona	W 19–12
October 23	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, Oregon	L 7–26
October 30	at North Texas State [note 4]	Fouts Field Denton, Texas	W 27–20		[1]
November 6	at Pacific (CA) [note 5]	Pacific Memorial Stadium [note 6] Stockton, California	L 7–13
November 13	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California (rivalry)	W 19–14
November 19	Fresno State [note 7]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California (rivalry)	W 28–0	10,000 [2]
November 27	New Mexico	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 26–14	10,000	[3]
Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1955 NFL Draft. ^{[6] [7]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Tom Louderback	Linebacker – Center – Guard	10	111	Washington Redskins
Matt Vujevich	Back	24	284	New York Giants

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1954, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Charlie Hardy	Split end – Wide receiver	1960 Oakland Raiders

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.
3. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
4. University of North Texas was known as North Texas State College from 1949 to 1960.
5. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
6. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
7. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References

1. "San Jose beats Texas rival, 27–20". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "San Jose Rallies for 26-14 Victory Over New Mexico". Albuquerque Journal. November 28, 1954. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
5. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2017.Note: Date for Fresno State game was corrected to Nov 19; was incorrect in cfbdatawarehouse.com
6. "1955 NFL Draft" . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
7. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.