1952 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1952 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1952 college football season.

1952 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State     8 2 0
Pacific (CA)     7 3 1
San Jose State     6 3 0
La Verne     5 3 1
Hawaii     5 5 2
Cal Poly San Dimas     4 4 0
Nevada     2 2 0
Santa Clara     2 6 1

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1952. The team was led by third-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 251–164 for the season.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at ColoradoL 14–2019,998
September 27at San Diego StateW 47–68,500[1]
October 4at Arizona StateW 21–14
October 10Fresno StateW 40–6
October 18at Pacific (CA)W 26–21
November 1at StanfordL 13–35
November 7BYU
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 44–27
November 14Montana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 39–20
November 27Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–1512,924[2]

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Team players in the NFL edit

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1953 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Jim Psaltis Defensive back 2 15 Chicago Cardinals
George Porter Tackle 12 142 Philadelphia Eagles
Stan Wacholz End 18 212 San Francisco 49ers
Paul Held Quarterback 19 229 Detroit Lions

Notes edit

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References edit

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 28, 1952). "S.J. Mauls State, 47-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 28, 1952). "Broncs Score Upset! Spartans Bow, 15-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "1953 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.