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1952 San Jose State Spartans football team

1952 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
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—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Bronzan, the Spartans compiled a record of 6–3 and outscored opponents 251 to 164. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Colorado
L 14–2019,998
September 27at San Diego State
W 47–68,500[1]
October 4at Arizona State
W 21–14[2]
October 10Fresno State
W 40–6
October 18at Pacific (CA)
W 26–2129,159[3]
November 1at Stanford
L 13–35
November 7BYU
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 44–2710,000[4]
November 14Montana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 39–20[5]
November 27Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–1512,924[6]

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Team players in the NFL

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The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1953 NFL draft.[8][9]

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

References

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  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 28, 1952). "S.J. Mauls State, 47-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. ^ "Aplanalp passes San Jose eleven to 21–14 victory". The Fresno Bee. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Whittington, "Spartans Score in Last 24 Seconds to Squeeze Past Pacific, 26 to 21," Stockton Record, Oct. 20, 1952, pp. 21-22.
  4. ^ "Spartans rout BYU". The San Francisco Examiner. November 8, 1952. Retrieved May 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "San Jose romps to 39–20 win over Grizzlies". Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1952. Retrieved May 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 28, 1952). "Broncs Score Upset! Spartans Bow, 15-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "1953 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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