1950 San Jose State Spartans football team

1950 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1950 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (CA)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   7 – 3 – 1
San Francisco   –   7 – 4 – 0
  –   6 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   5 – 4 – 2
Montana   –   5 – 5 – 0
La Verne   –   3 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara   –   3 – 7 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   2 – 7 – 1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   1 – 6 – 1
Nevada   –   1 – 9 – 0

The 1950 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Bronzan, the Spartans compiled a record of 6–3–1 and outscored opponents 201 to 118. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 7 Stanford
L 16–33
September 29San Diego State
W 26–08,000[1]
October 7Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 14–1016,190[2]
October 13Loyola (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 7–1411,000[3]
October 20at San Francisco
L 0–2715,208[4]
October 28at Pepperdine
W 48–7[5]
November 3Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 33–78,500[6]
November 10Saint Mary's
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 18–611,000[7]
November 18at Pacific (CA)
T 7–711,000[8]
November 24vs. Montana
W 32–712,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1951 NFL draft.[11][12]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Keith Carpenter Tackle 26 306 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 30, 1950). "Spartans Thump Aztecs, 26 to 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  2. ^ Walter Gamage (October 8, 1950). "Broncs Bow To San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 24, 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jack Geyer (October 14, 1950). "Loyola Stops Rally to Top San Jose, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Harry Borba (October 21, 1950). "Too Much Class! USF 27, San Jose 0: Dons Put On Show; Matson Goes Over For Two Scores". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "San Jose Spartans Trounce Pepperdine". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 29, 1950. p. A-57. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 11, 1950). "San Jose Closes Fast, Rips Gaels, 18-6". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pacific, San Jose slosh way to 7-7 deadlock". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 20, 1950. p. 8.
  9. ^ "San Jose defeats Montana 32 to 7". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 25, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "1951 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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