1955 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1955 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season.

1955 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1955 record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1955 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Long Beach State   –    5 –2 –0
San Jose State   –    5 –3 –1
La Verne   –    5 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)   –    5 –4 –0
Hawaii   –    7 –4 –0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –    4 –3 –0
UC Riverside   –    1 –3 –1

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1955. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 159–114 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16at Utah State[note 2]
W 13–0
September 23Hawaii
W 34–016,000[1]
October 8Arizona State[note 4]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 27–20[2]
October 15at New Mexico
W 14–0[3]
October 22Pacific (CA)[note 5]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 7–14
October 29at Stanford
L 18–34[4]
November 5Cal Poly[note 6]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 20–14
November 12at Washington State[note 7]
T 13–1316,000[5]
November 18at Fresno State[note 8]
L 13–1911,145[6]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[9][10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jack AdamsTackle21246Philadelphia Eagles
Clarence WessmanEnd22256San Francisco 49ers
Jim HughesGuard24289Cleveland Browns
Joe UlmBack30352Philadelphia Eagles

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. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968
  4. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
  5. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  6. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  7. Washington State University was known as State College of Washington from 1905 to 1959.
  8. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References
  1. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  2. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  9. "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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