1952 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1952 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1952 college football season.

1952 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1952 record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1952 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific (CA)      7 3 1
San Jose State      6 3 0
La Verne      5 3 1
Hawaii      5 5 2
Cal Poly San Dimas      4 4 0
Nevada      2 3 0
Santa Clara      2 6 1

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1952. The team was led by third-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 251–164 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20at ColoradoL 14–20
September 27at San Diego State[note 2]W 47–68,500[1]
October 4at Arizona State[note 3]W 21–14
October 10Fresno State[note 4]W 40–6
October 18at Pacific (CA)[note 5]W 26–21
November 1at StanfordL 13–35
November 7BYU
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 44–27
November 14Montana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 39–20
November 27Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 7–15

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1953 NFL Draft.[4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jim PsaltisDefensive back215Chicago Cardinals
George PorterTackle12142Philadelphia Eagles
Stan WacholzEnd18212San Francisco 49ers
Paul HeldQuarterback19229Detroit Lions

Notes

  1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
  4. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  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.

References

  1. Howard Hagen (September 28, 1952). "S.J. Mauls State, 47-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. "1953 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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