1937 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1937 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College.[note 1] The Spartans were led by sixth-year head coach Dudley DeGroot and played home games at Spartan Stadium. The team played as an Independent and finished with a record of eleven wins, two losses, and one tie (11–2–1).

1937 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
1937 record	11–2–1
Head coach	Dudley DeGroot (6th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 11,000)

1937 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–9 Santa Clara			–					9	–	0	–	0
San Jose State			–					11	–	2	–	1
Pomona			–					6	–	2	–	1
Humboldt State			–					4	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly			–					4	–	2	–	2
Portland			–					4	–	3	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					4	–	3	–	2
San Francisco			–					4	–	5	–	1
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Gonzaga			–					2	–	6	–	2
Hawaii			–					2	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	College of Idaho	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 59–0
September 25	La Verne	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 40–0
October 1	at Pacific[note 2]	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 12–7
October 8	Arizona State Teachers[note 3]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 21–6
October 15	Willamette (OR)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 31–7
October 22	Caltech	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 48–6
October 30	at San Diego Marines[note 4]	Beeson Field San Diego	T 7–7	[1]
November 7	Santa Clara	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 2–25
November 11	Redlands	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 12–0
November 13	at Humboldt State[note 5]	Albee Stadium Eureka, California	W 13–2
November 20	at Arizona State[note 6]	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, Arizona	W 25–6
November 25	at San Diego State[note 7]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 6–7	8,000[2]
December 4	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 7–6	18,500[3]
December 11	at Honolulu Town Team	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 13–0

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Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
3. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff from 1929 to 1944.
4. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
7. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Football Results". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. November 1, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Ted Steinmann (November 26, 1937). "S.D. State Gridders Whip San Jose, 7-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
3. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
4. "San Jose State Game by Game Results (1935-39)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 29 September 2017.