1937 San Jose State Spartans football team

1937 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20College of Idaho
W 59–0
September 25La Verne
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 40–0
October 1at Pacific (CA)
W 12–7
October 8Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 21–69,500[1]
October 15Willamette
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 31–7
October 22Caltech
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 48–6
October 30at San Diego Marines[note 2]
T 7–7[2]
November 7Santa Clara
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 2–25
November 11Redlands
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 12–0
November 13at Humboldt State
W 13–2
November 20at Arizona State
W 25–6
November 25at San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–78,000[3]
December 4at Hawaii
W 7–618,500[4]
December 11at Honolulu town team
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 13–0

Notes

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

  1. ^ "San Jose Teachers beat Arizona State". The Sacramento Bee. October 9, 1937. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Football Results". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. November 1, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Ted Steinmann (November 26, 1937). "S.D. State Gridders Whip San Jose, 7-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
  4. ^ "Hawaii bows to San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. December 5, 1937. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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