1937 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1937 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1937 record11–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 11,000)
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–9 Santa Clara     9 0 0
San Jose State     11 2 1
Pomona     6 2 1
Humboldt State     4 2 0
Idaho Southern Branch     6 3 0
Cal Poly     4 2 2
Portland     4 3 1
Saint Mary's     4 3 2
San Francisco     4 5 1
Loyola (CA)     4 7 0
Gonzaga     2 6 2
Hawaii     2 6 0
San Francisco State     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College.[note 1] The Spartans were led by sixth-year head coach Dudley DeGroot and played home games at Spartan Stadium. The team played as an Independent and finished with a record of eleven wins, two losses, and one tie (11–2–1).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20College of Idaho
W 59–0
September 25La Verne
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 40–0
October 1at Pacific[note 2]
W 12–7
October 8Arizona State Teachers[note 3]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 21–6
October 15Willamette (OR)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 31–7
October 22Caltech
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 48–6
October 30at San Diego Marines[note 4]
T 7–7[1]
November 7Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 2–25
November 11Redlands
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 12–0
November 13at Humboldt State[note 5]
W 13–2
November 20at Arizona State[note 6]W 25–6
November 25at San Diego State[note 7]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 6–78,000[2]
December 4at HawaiiW 7–618,500[3]
December 11at Honolulu Town Team
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 13–0

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Notes[]

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  3. ^ Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff from 1929 to 1944.
  4. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
  5. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
  7. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Results". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. November 1, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ Ted Steinmann (November 26, 1937). "S.D. State Gridders Whip San Jose, 7-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "San Jose State Game by Game Results (1935-39)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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