1956 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 2–7–1 |
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Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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No. 6 Miami (FL) | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Navy | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Syracuse | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Pittsburgh | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1956 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College [note 1] during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.
San Jose State played as an Independent in 1956. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1956 season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 186–301 for the season. This was the last season under Coach Bronzan, finishing his San Jose State career with a record of 32–30–5, a winning percentage of .515.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | Drake | W 26–7 | |||
September 29 | at Washington State | L 18–33 | 9,000 | [1] | |
October 13 | at Stanford | L 20–40 | |||
October 20 | at San Diego State | T 27–27 | 20,000 | [2] | |
October 27 | at Arizona State | L 13–47 | |||
November 3 | Denver |
| L 26–35 | 12,000 | [3] |
November 10 | at Pacific (CA) | L 7–34 | |||
November 17 | Cal Poly |
| W 35–28 | ||
November 22 | Fresno State |
| L 14–30 | 7,000 | [4] |
November 30 | at Hawaii | L 0–20 | 6,000 | [5] |
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft. [7] [8]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Bob Reinhart | Back | 10 | 114 | Cleveland Browns |
The 1977 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by second year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses.
The 1993 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach John Ralston, in his first year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1993 season with a record of two wins and nine losses.
The 1998 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by head coach Dave Baldwin, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1998 season with a record of four wins and eight losses.
The 1949 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1949 college football season.
The 1947 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1947 college football season.
The 1946 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1946 college football season.
The 1942 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1942 college football season.
The 1940 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1940 college football season.
The 1939 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1939 college football season.
The 1950 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1950 college football season.
The 1951 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1951 college football season.
The 1952 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1952 college football season.
The 1953 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1953 college football season.
The 1954 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1954 college football season.
The 1955 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1955 college football season.
The 1957 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1958 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1960 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1961 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1964 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.