1951 San Jose State Spartans football team

1951 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Independent
1951 record 2–7–1
Head coach Bob Bronzan (2nd season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)

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

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

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 21 at San Francisco Kezar Stadium • San Francisco L 2–39  
September 29 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (Rivalry) L 13–26  
October 6 at Fresno State[note 2] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, California (Rivalry) W 32–6   11,155[1]
October 12 San Francisco Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 7–42  
October 20 at Idaho Neale Stadium • Moscow, Idaho L 7–40  
October 26 Loyola (CA)[note 3] Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 12–13  
November 3 San Diego Navy[note 4] Balboa Stadium? • San Diego L 12–28  
November 17 Santa Clara Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California T 7–7  
November 23 Pacific (CA)[note 5] Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California W 7–0  
December 1 Marquette Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 7–21  

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Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[4][5]

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

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Bob SykesFullback1952 Washington Redskins

Notes

  1. ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  3. ↑ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
  4. ↑ The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
  5. ↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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