1951 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1951 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1951 college football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1951. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Bronzan and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 106–222 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at San Francisco
L 2–3916,000[1]
September 29at Stanford
L 13–26
October 6at Fresno State
W 32–611,155[2]
October 12San Francisco
L 7–4210,000[3]
October 20at Idaho
L 7–406,500[4][5]
October 26Loyola (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 12–137,500[6]
November 3San Diego Navy[note 2]
L 12–28
November 17Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
T 7–711,000[7]
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.[9][10]

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

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Bob SykesFullback1952 Washington Redskins

Notes

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

References

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


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