1947 San Jose State Spartans football team

1947 San Jose State Spartans football
1947 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–2 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Wilbur V. Hubbard (2nd season);
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	San Francisco*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 6–20	15,500
September 26	Hawaii All-Stars*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 35–18	8,500
October 3	Hardin–Simmons*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 19–12	13,500	^[2]
October 11	at Puget Sound*	Tacoma, WA	W 18–0
October 17	Santa Barbara	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 39–0
October 25	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	W 32–7	25,000	^[3]^[4]
October 31	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–14
November 8	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium^{[note 2]} Provo, UT	W 28–19	5,000
November 22	Cal Poly	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 47–0
November 27	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	L 20–21	8,500	^[5]
December 9	at Moiliili*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 53–0	2,500	^[6]
December 17	Wahiawa Leilehua High School alumni*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 20–14	3,000	^[7]
*Non-conference game

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

^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

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