1953 San Jose State Spartans football team
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The 1953 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1953 University Division football season.
San Jose State played as an Independent in 1953. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 156–220 for the season.
Schedule
September 18Idaho
W 34–6 September 25at BYU
- Cougar Stadium[note 2]
- Provo, Utah
W 28–25 October 3at Fresno State[note 3]
W 27–215,574[1] October 10Arizona State[note 4]
- Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, California
L 20–35 October 17at No. 16 California
L 14–34 October 24at Oregon
L 13–26 October 31North Texas[note 5]
- Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, California
T 13–13 November 7Pacific (CA)[note 6]
- Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, California
W 7–6 November 14at No. 16 Stanford
L 0–54
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Charlie Allen | Tackle | 5 | 57 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
- ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- ^ Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
- ^ University of North Texas was known as North Texas State College from 1949 to 1960.
- ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
References
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.