1956_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team

1956 San Jose State Spartans football team

1956 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

The 1956 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

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San Jose State played as an Independent in 1956. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bob Bronzan, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1956 season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 186–301 for the season. This was the last season under Coach Bronzan, finishing his San Jose State career with a record of 32–30–5, a winning percentage of .515.

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[7][8]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bob ReinhartBack10114Cleveland Browns

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

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    "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
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    Howard Hagen (October 21, 1956). "Favored Spartans' Rally Deadlocks Aztecs, 27-27". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
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    Don Shepherd (November 4, 1956). "Denver Captures Easy Victory Over San Jose". Oakland Tribune. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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    "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
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    "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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    "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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    "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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