1955 San Jose State Spartans football team
| 1955 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–3–1 |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Verne
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– | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1955 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season.
San Jose State played as an Independent in 1955. The team was led by sixth-year head coach
Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California
. They finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 159–114 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Utah State | W 13–0 | |||
| September 23 | Hawaii | W 34–0 | 16,000 | [1] | |
| October 8 | Arizona State |
| W 27–20 | [2] | |
| October 15 | at New Mexico | W 14–0 | [3] | ||
| October 22 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 7–14 | ||
| October 29 | at Stanford | L 18–34 | [4] | ||
| November 5 | Cal Poly |
| W 20–14 | ||
| November 12 | at Washington State | T 13–13 | 16,000 | [5] | |
| November 18 | at rivalry) | L 13–19 | 11,145 | [6] |
Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jack Adams | Tackle | 21 | 246 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Clarence Wessman | End | 22 | 256 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Jim Hughes | Guard | 24 | 289 | Cleveland Browns |
| Joe Ulm | Back | 30 | 352 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Notes
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968
References
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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