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 | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–3 |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| 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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | at Colorado | L 14–20 | 19,998 | ||
| September 27 | at San Diego State | W 47–6 | 8,500 | [1] | |
| October 4 | at Arizona State | W 21–14 | |||
| October 10 | Fresno State | W 40–6 | |||
| October 18 | at Pacific (CA) | W 26–21 | |||
| November 1 | at Stanford | L 13–35 | |||
| November 7 | BYU |
| W 44–27 | ||
| November 14 | Montana |
| W 39–20 | ||
| November 27 | Santa Clara |
| L 7–15 | 12,924 | [2] |
Team players in the NFL
editThe 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- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
edit- ^ Howard Hagen (September 28, 1952). "S.J. Mauls State, 47-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 28, 1952). "Broncs Score Upset! Spartans Bow, 15-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1953 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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