1953 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1953 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.

1953 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
1953 record	4–4–1
Head coach	Bob Bronzan (4th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 18,155)

1953 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
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

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
September 18	Idaho	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 34–6
September 25	at BYU	Cougar Stadium[note 2] Provo, Utah	W 28–25
October 3	at Fresno State[note 3]	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California (rivalry)	W 27–21	5,574[1]
October 10	Arizona State[note 4]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 20–35
October 17	at No. 16 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	L 14–34
October 24	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, Oregon	L 13–26
October 31	North Texas[note 5]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	T 13–13
November 7	Pacific (CA)[note 6]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 7–6
November 14	at No. 16 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California (rivalry)	L 0–54
Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Charlie Allen	Tackle	5	57	Los Angeles Rams

Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
3. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
4. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
5. University of North Texas was known as North Texas State College from 1949 to 1960.
6. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
3. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
4. "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
5. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.