1955 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1955 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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   –  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 Bob Bronzan, and played home games at 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Utah State
W 13–0
September 23Hawaii
W 34–016,000[1]
October 8Arizona State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 27–20[2]
October 15at New Mexico
W 14–0[3]
October 22Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–14
October 29at Stanford
L 18–34[4]
November 5Cal Poly
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 20–14
November 12at Washington State
T 13–1316,000[5]
November 18at Fresno State
L 13–1911,145[6]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[8][9]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jack AdamsTackle21246Philadelphia Eagles
Clarence WessmanEnd22256San Francisco 49ers
Jim HughesGuard24289Cleveland Browns
Joe UlmBack30352Philadelphia Eagles

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 Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968

References

  1. ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ↑ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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