1951 San Jose State Spartans football team
1951 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 2–7–1 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 San Francisco | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Verne
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– | 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
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at San Francisco | L 2–39 | 16,000 | [1] | |
September 29 | at Stanford | L 13–26 | |||
October 6 | at rivalry) | W 32–6 | 11,155 | [2] | |
October 12 | San Francisco | L 7–42 | 10,000 | [3] | |
October 20 | at Idaho | L 7–40 | 6,500 | [4][5] | |
October 26 | Loyola (CA) |
| L 12–13 | 7,500 | [6] |
November 3 | San Diego Navy[note 2] | L 12–28 | |||
November 17 | Santa Clara |
| T 7–7 | 11,000 | [7] |
November 23 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 7–0 | ||
December 1 | Marquette |
| L 7–21 |
Team players in the NFL
No San Jose State players were selected in the
The following finished their San Jose State career in 1951, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Bob Sykes | Fullback | 1952 Washington Redskins |
Notes
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Boren, Charlie (October 21, 1951). "Idaho tramples San Jose 40-7 with 27-point last quarter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11.
- ^ "Idaho whacks San Jose, 40 to 7, for second straight grid win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1951. p. 1, sports.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.