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1948 San Jose State Spartans football
CCAA champion
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record9–3 (5–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949 →
1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 5 0 0 9 3 0
Pacific (CA) 4 1 0 7 1 2
Santa Barbara 2 3 0 6 5 0
Fresno State 2 3 0 3 6 1
San Diego State 1 4 0 4 7 0
Cal Poly 1 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College [note 1] during the 1948 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 third year, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season as champion of the CCAA with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3, 5–0 CCAA).

San Jose State was ranked at No. 81 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Stanford*L 20–26
September 24 Nevada*L 0–39
October 1 Puget Sound*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 20–7
October 9at Pepperdine*W 61–65,100 [2]
October 16at Cal PolyW 47–7 [3]
October 22at Santa Barbara
W 43–13
October 30at Pacific (CA)
W 14–7
November 5 BYU*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 21–6
November 12 San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 21–137,500 [4]
November 19 Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA ( rivalry)
W 41–610,000 [5]
November 26 Saint Mary's*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 14–1914,000 [6]
December 4 University of Mexico*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 71–19
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft. [8] [9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bob Pifferini Center 15 142 Detroit Lions

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spartans Bury Wave Under 61-6 Score". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Ventura Ties West Loop". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 18, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Howard Hagen (November 13, 1948). "San Jose Subdues Stubborn Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 10-A.
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Bob Brachman (November 27, 1948). "Gaels Edge San Jose, 19-14: Win Skein Snapped". San Francisco Examiner. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "1949 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.