1957 San Jose State Spartans football team

1957 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Navy   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Notre Dame   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 6 – 0
  –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Tech   –   2 – 8 – 0
Marquette   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Titchenal, the Spartans compiled a record of 3–7 and were outscored by opponents 196 to 123. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Stanford
L 7–4626,000
September 27at Denver
W 27–2013,287[1]
October 5Arizona State
L 6–4410,000–10,600[2]
October 12at Oregon
L 0–2610,300
October 19San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 46–08,000[3]
October 26North Texas State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–127,500[4]
November 2at Cal Poly
L 7–14
November 9Pacific (CA)
L 6–2114,500
November 16at Fresno State
L 6–138,570–9,000[5]
November 30at Hawaii
W 12–013,000[6]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1958 NFL draft.[8][9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Hal Boutte End 12 145 Detroit Lions
Bill Atkins Tackle 25 296 Los Angeles Rams

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1957, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Tony Teresa Halfback 1958 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "Spartans Strike Quick, Blunt Pioneer Rally". Redwood City Tribune. September 28, 1957. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Arizona State of Tempe rips Spartans, 44–6". The Fresno Bee. October 6, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 20, 1957). "Spartans Rip Aztecs, 46-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  4. ^ "North Texas State nips San Jose State, 12–6, as melee breaks out after final gun". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 27, 1957. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 128. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  7. ^ "Schedule/Results (1957 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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