1954 San Jose State Spartans football team
1954 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1954 record | 7–3 |
Head coach | Bob Bronzan (5th season) |
Home stadium |
Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 18,155) |
The 1954 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1954 University Division football season.
San Jose State played as an Independent in 1954. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 191–151 for the season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 18 | Utah State[note 2] | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California | W 20–0 | ||||||
September 25 | at No. 17 California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | W 0–45 | ||||||
October 2 | at Idaho | Neale Stadium • Moscow, Idaho | L 38–7 | ||||||
October 9 | at Arizona State[note 3] | Goodwin Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | W 19–12 | ||||||
October 23 | at Oregon | Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon | L 7–26 | ||||||
October 30 | at North Texas[note 4] | Fouts Field • Denton, Texas | W 27–20 | ||||||
November 6 | at Pacific (CA)[note 5] | Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 6] • Stockton, California | L 7–13 | ||||||
November 13 | at Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (Rivalry) | W 19–14 | ||||||
November 19 | Fresno State[note 7] | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California (Rivalry) | W 28–0 | 10,000[1] | |||||
November 27 | New Mexico | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California | W 26–14 | ||||||
Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1955 NFL Draft.[4][5]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Tom Louderback | Linebacker – Center – Guard | 10 | 111 | Washington Redskins |
Matt Vujevich | Back | 24 | 284 | New York Giants |
The following finished their San Jose State career in 1954, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Charlie Hardy | Split end – Wide receiver | 1960 Oakland Raiders |
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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
- ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
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. Note: Date for Fresno State game was corrected to Nov 19; was incorrect in cfbdatawarehouse.com
- ↑ "1955 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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