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1951 San Jose State Spartans football team

1951 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 San Francisco     9 0 0
La Verne     5 3 0
Pacific (CA)     6 5 0
Fresno State     5 5 0
Santa Clara     3 5 1
Hawaii     4 7 0
Loyola (CA)     3 6 0
San Jose State     2 7 1
Cal Poly San Dimas     1 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 San Jose State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented San Jose State College[note 1] as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Bronzan, the Spartans compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by a total of 222 to 106.[1]

The team played its home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at San FranciscoL 2–3916,000[2]
September 29at StanfordL 13–26
October 6at Fresno StateW 32–611,155[3]
October 12San FranciscoL 7–4210,000[4]
October 20at IdahoL 7–406,500[5][6]
October 26Loyola (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 12–137,500[7]
November 3San Diego Navy[note 2]L 12–28
November 17Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 7–711,000[8]
November 23Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 7–0
December 1Marquette
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–21

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Team players in the NFL

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1952 NFL draft.[10][11]

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

Player Position First NFL team
Bob Sykes Fullback 1952 Washington Redskins

Notes

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.

References

  1. ^ "1951 San Jose State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Spartans' Future Looks Bleak -- Face U.S.F. Dons Again After 39-2 Mauling". Oakland Tribune. September 22, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Matson Rambles In Dons Victory: U.S.F. Laces Spartans for Second Time". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Boren, Charlie (October 21, 1951). "Idaho tramples San Jose 40-7 with 27-point last quarter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11.
  6. ^ "Idaho whacks San Jose, 40 to 7, for second straight grid win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1951. p. 1, sports.
  7. ^ "Loyola Rallies For 13-12 Win". The San Bernardino Sun. October 27, 1951. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Broncos Tied By San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 18, 1951. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.