1956 San Jose State Spartans football team

1956 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7–1
Head coach	Bob Bronzan (7th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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 college 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Drake	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 26–7	12,000	[1] [2]
September 29	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 18–33	9,000	[3]
October 13	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 20–40	25,000	[4]
October 20	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	T 27–27	20,000	[5]
October 27	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe AZ	L 13–47
November 3	Denver	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 26–35	12,000	[6]
November 10	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 7–34
November 17	Cal Poly	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 35–28
November 22	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	L 14–30	7,000	[7]
November 30	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (rivalry)	L 0–20	6,000	[8]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1957 NFL draft. ^{[10] [11]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Bob Reinhart	Back	10	114	Cleveland Browns

Notes

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

References

1. Associated Press, "Spartan Pass Attack Subdues Drake, 26–7," Fresno Bee, Sept. 23, 1956, p. 5-S.
2. Don Shepherd, "Spartans Romp in Opener, 26–7," Oakland Tribune, Sept. 23, 1956, p. A-53.
3. "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
4. Ray Haywood, "Card Passes Top Spartans: Stanford Pressed, 40 to 20: Tribe 'Horses' Get Workout in Non-Loop Game," Oakland Tribune, Oct. 14, 1956, pp. 53, 55.
5. Howard Hagen (October 21, 1956). "Favored Spartans' Rally Deadlocks Aztecs, 27-27". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
6. Don Shepherd (November 4, 1956). "Denver Captures Easy Victory Over San Jose". Oakland Tribune. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
8. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
9. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
10. "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
11. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.