1958 San Jose State Spartans football team

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

1958 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Air Force   –   9 – 0 – 2
No. 9 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1958 college football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1958. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1958 season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 174–106 for the season.

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Washington
L 6–1429,395[1]
September 27Hawaii
L 6–811,500[2]
October 11Cal Poly
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–10
October 18at Arizona State
W 21–20
October 25Denver
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 27–713,000[3]
November 1at Idaho
W 41–69,500[4][5]
November 8at Pacific (CA)
L 13–26
November 15Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 48–612,000[6]
November 21Iowa State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–911,214[7]

[8]

Team players in the NFL

[edit]

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1959 NFL draft.[9][10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Daniel Colchico Defensive end 7 78 San Francisco 49ers
Art Powell Split End – Defensive back – Wide receiver 11 123 Philadelphia Eagles

Notes

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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 126. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. ^ Bill Mulligan (October 26, 1958). "San Jose Trounces Denver". San Francisco Examiner. p. II-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "WSC humbles UCLA, Idaho is crushed". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 2, 1958. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Crippled Vandals prep for Montana". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 3, 1958. p. 25.
  6. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 Iowa State Football" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  8. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


Stub icon

This college football 1950s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1958_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team&oldid=1238023402"