1954 San Jose State Spartans football team

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

1954 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 20–0	11,000–12,000	[1]
September 25	at No. 17 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 0–45	32,000
October 2	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 38–7	10,000	[2] [3]
October 9	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 19–12	14,000	[4]
October 23	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 7–26	10,000
October 30	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 27–20	3,000	[5]
November 6	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA (Victory Bell)	L 7–13	18,000
November 13	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 19–14	16,000
November 19	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	W 28–0	10,000–10,001	[6]
November 27	New Mexico	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 26–14	9,000–10,000	[7]
Rankings from AP 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. ^{[9] [10]}

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.

References

1. "Spartans drop Utah State, 20–0". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 19, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. Boni, Bill (October 3, 1954). "San Jose Spartans cuff Vandals, 38-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
3. "San Jose State rips Idaho Vandals, 38-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. 2C.
4. "Fanner scores three times as San Jose wins 19–12". The Sacramento Union. October 10, 1954. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "San Jose beats Texas rival, 27–20". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
7. "San Jose Rallies for 26-14 Victory Over New Mexico". Albuquerque Journal. November 28, 1954. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Schedule/Results (1954 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
9. "1955 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
10. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.