| 1953 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–4–1 |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1953 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1953 college football season.
San Jose State played as an Independent in 1953. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 156–220 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Idaho | W 34–6 | 12,000 | ||
| September 25 | at BYU |
| W 28–25 | ||
| October 3 | at Fresno State | W 27–21 | 5,574 | ||
| October 10 | Arizona State |
| L 20–35 | ||
| October 17 | at No. 16 California | L 14–34 | 39,000 | ||
| October 24 | at Oregon | L 13–26 | |||
| October 31 | North Texas State |
| T 13–13 | 7,500 | |
| November 7 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 7–6 | ||
| November 14 | at No. 16 Stanford | L 0–54 | |||
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Charlie Allen | Tackle | 5 | 57 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
References
- "Veteran Idaho team opposes San Jose in opener tonight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 18, 1953. p. 10.
- "Spartans rake Vandals 34-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1953. p. 8.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "San Jose State ties North Texas, 13–13". The San Francisco Examiner. November 1, 1957. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- "1954 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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