| 1952 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–3 |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1952 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1952 college football season.
San Jose State played as an Independent in 1952. The team was led by third-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 251–164 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Colorado | L 14–20 | 19,998 | ||
| September 27 | at San Diego State | W 47–6 | 8,500 | ||
| October 4 | at Arizona State | W 21–14 | |||
| October 10 | Fresno State | W 40–6 | |||
| October 18 | at Pacific (CA) | W 26–21 | |||
| November 1 | at Stanford | L 13–35 | |||
| November 7 | BYU |
| W 44–27 | ||
| November 14 | Montana |
| W 39–20 | ||
| November 27 | Santa Clara |
| L 7–15 | 12,924 |
Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1953 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jim Psaltis | Defensive back | 2 | 15 | Chicago Cardinals |
| George Porter | Tackle | 12 | 142 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Stan Wacholz | End | 18 | 212 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Paul Held | Quarterback | 19 | 229 | Detroit Lions |
Notes
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- Howard Hagen (September 28, 1952). "S.J. Mauls State, 47-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- Harry M. Hayward (November 28, 1952). "Broncs Score Upset! Spartans Bow, 15-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- "1953 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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