1948 San Jose State Spartans football team
| 1948 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–3 (5–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1948 college football season.
San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Wilbur V. Hubbard, in his third year, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season as champion of the CCAA with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3, 5–0 CCAA).
San Jose State was ranked at No. 81 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Stanford* | L 20–26 | |||
| September 24 | Nevada* | L 0–39 | |||
| October 1 | Puget Sound* |
| W 20–7 | ||
| October 9 | at Pepperdine* | W 61–6 | 5,100 | [2] | |
| October 16 | at Cal Poly | W 47–7 | [3] | ||
| October 22 | at Santa Barbara |
| W 43–13 | ||
| October 30 | at Pacific (CA) |
| W 14–7 | ||
| November 5 | BYU* |
| W 21–6 | ||
| November 12 | San Diego State |
| W 21–13 | 7,500 | [4] |
| November 19 | Fresno State |
| W 41–6 | 10,000 | [5] |
| November 26 | Saint Mary's* |
| L 14–19 | 14,000 | [6] |
| December 4 | University of Mexico* |
| W 71–19 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1949 NFL draft.[8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Bob Pifferini | Center | 15 | 142 | Detroit Lions |
Notes
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans Bury Wave Under 61-6 Score". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ventura Ties West Loop". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 18, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 13, 1948). "San Jose Subdues Stubborn Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 10-A.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Bob Brachman (November 27, 1948). "Gaels Edge San Jose, 19-14: Win Skein Snapped". San Francisco Examiner. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1949 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.