1957 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1957 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.

1957 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1957 record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Navy      9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame      7 3 0
No. 18 Army      7 2 0
Drake      7 2 0
Penn State      6 3 0
Detroit      6 3 0
Dayton      6 3 1
Oklahoma State      6 3 1
Boston University      5 3 0
Holy Cross      5 3 1
Syracuse      5 3 1
Pacific (CA)      5 3 2
Rutgers      5 4 0
Miami (FL)      5 4 1
Florida State      4 6 0
Pittsburgh      4 6 0
Air Force      3 6 1
Colgate      3 6 0
Villanova      3 6 0
San Jose State      3 7 0
Texas Tech      2 8 0
Marquette      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1957. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1957 season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 123–196 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at StanfordL 7–46
September 27at DenverW 27–20
October 5Arizona State[note 2]L 6–44
October 12at OregonL 0–2610,300
October 19San Diego State[note 3]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 46–08,000[1]
October 26North Texas[note 4]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 6–12
November 2at Cal Poly[note 5]L 7–14
November 9Pacific (CA)[note 6]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 6–21
November 16at Fresno State[note 7]L 6–138,570[2]
November 30at HawaiiW 12–013,000[3]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Hal BoutteEnd12145Detroit Lions
Bill AtkinsTackle25296Los Angeles Rams

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1957, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Tony TeresaHalfback1958 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
  3. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. University of North Texas was known as North Texas State College from 1949 to 1960.
  5. 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.
  6. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  7. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.

References

  1. Howard Hagen (October 20, 1957). "Spartans Rip Aztecs, 46-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 128. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  6. "1958 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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