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1951 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1951 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1951 college football season.

1951 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 San Francisco   –   9 – 0 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Fresno State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara   –   3 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   4 – 7 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   1 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1951. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Bronzan and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 106–222 for the season.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at San Francisco
L 2–3916,000[1]
September 29at Stanford
L 13–26
October 6at Fresno State
W 32–611,155[2]
October 12San Francisco
L 7–4210,000[3]
October 20at Idaho
L 7–406,500[4][5]
October 26Loyola (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 12–137,500[6]
November 3San Diego Navy[note 2]
L 12–28
November 17Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 7–711,000[7]
November 23Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 7–0
December 1Marquette
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–21

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Team players in the NFL edit

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[9][10]

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1951, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Bob Sykes Fullback 1952 Washington Redskins

Notes edit

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.

References edit

  1. ^ "Spartans' Future Looks Bleak -- Face U.S.F. Dons Again After 39-2 Mauling". Oakland Tribune. September 22, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Matson Rambles In Dons Victory: U.S.F. Laces Spartans for Second Time". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Boren, Charlie (October 21, 1951). "Idaho tramples San Jose 40-7 with 27-point last quarter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11.
  5. ^ "Idaho whacks San Jose, 40 to 7, for second straight grid win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1951. p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ "Loyola Rallies For 13-12 Win". The San Bernardino Sun. October 27, 1951. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Broncos Tied By San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 18, 1951. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


 

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