1947 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1947 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record9–2 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
San Jose State 3 2 0 9 3 0
Fresno State 2 1 2 3 6 2
San Diego State 2 2 1 7 3 1
Santa Barbara 1 3 1 4 3 1
Cal Poly 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.

San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Wilbur V. Hubbard, in his second year, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3, 3–2 CCAA).

San Jose State was ranked at No. 82 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19San Francisco*L 6–2015,500
September 26Hawaii All-Stars*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 35–188,500
October 3Hardin–Simmons*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 19–1213,500[2]
October 11at Puget Sound*Tacoma, WAW 18–0
October 17Santa Barbara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 39–0
October 25at San Diego StateW 32–725,000[3][4]
October 31Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–14
November 8at BYU*
W 28–195,000
November 22Cal Poly
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 47–0
November 27Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 20–218,500[5]
December 9at Moiliili*W 53–02,500[6]
December 17Wahiawa Leilehua High School alumni*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 20–143,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[9][10]

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1947, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position NFL team
Floyd Collier Tackle 1948 San Francisco 49ers

Notes[edit]

  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 Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spartans In Upset Win". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 26, 1947). "Spartans Pacing San Diego State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
  4. ^ Howard Hagen (October 27, 1947). "Spartans Knock Aztecs From Title Contention". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Spartans Defeat Moiliili 53 To 0". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. December 10, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved February 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Spartans in 20-14 Victory After Rain Causes Mix-up". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. December 18, 1947. p. C-1. Retrieved February 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.