1946 San Jose State Spartans football team
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 18,155) |
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| San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1946 College Division football season.
San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Wilbur V. "Bill" Hubbard, in his first year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season as Champion of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss and one tie (9–1–1, 4–0 CCAA). At the end of the season, the Spartans were invited to the second annual Raisin Bowl, played in Fresno, California vs. the Mountain States Conference co-champion, Utah State Agricultural[note 2] Aggies. On January 1, 1947, San Jose State shut out Utah State 20–0. This was the first bowl appearance for San Jose State.
Schedule
September 27Willamette*
W 44–6 October 5at Hardin–Simmons*
- Fair Park Stadium
- Abilene, Texas
L 7–345,000 October 10Hawaii All-Stars (Leilehua Alums)*
- Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, California
T 19–1912,000 October 19at Idaho*
W 26–142,500 October 25BYU*
- Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, California
W 14–010,000 November 1at Santa Barbara[note 3]
- La Playa Stadium
- Santa Barbara, California
W 20–0 November 8at Pacific (CA)[note 4]
- Baxter Stadium
- Stockton, California
W 32–0 November 16at San Diego State[note 5]
W 6–011,000[1] November 22Fresno State[note 6]
- Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, California (Rivalry)
W 13–27,500 November 29Portland*
- Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, California
W 26–196,500 January 1, 1947Utah State*
W 20–013,000
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
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| Frank Minini | Halfback – Blocking Back | 3 | 23 | Chicago Bears |
Notes
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College from 1929 to 1957.
- ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
- ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948
References
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 17, 1946). "San Jose Bests San Diego, 6 To 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.