1958 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1958 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

1958 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(capacity: 18,155)
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army   –  8 –0 –1
No. 6 Air Force   –  9 –0 –2
No. 20 Rutgers   –  8 –1 –0
No. 9 Syracuse   –  8 –2 –0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –  8 –3 –0
Boston College   –  7 –3 –0
Florida State   –  7 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  6 –3 –0
Navy   –  6 –3 –0
Penn State   –  6 –3 –1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  6 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)   –  6 –4 –0
Villanova   –  6 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  5 –4 –1
Detroit   –  4 –4 –1
Boston University   –  4 –5 –0
San Jose State   –  4 –5 –0
Texas Tech   –  3 –7 –0
Marquette   –  2 –7 –1
Drake   –  2 –7 –0
Dayton   –  2 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –  2 –8 –0
Colgate   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1958. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1958 season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 174–106 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Washington
L 6–1429,395[1]
September 27Hawaii
L 6–811,500[2]
October 11Cal Poly
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–10
October 18at Arizona State
W 21–20
October 25Denver
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 27–713,000[3]
November 1at Idaho
W 41–69,500[4][5]
November 8at Pacific (CA)
L 13–26
November 15Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 48–612,000[6]
November 21Iowa State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–911,214[7]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[9][10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Daniel ColchicoDefensive end778San Francisco 49ers
Art PowellSplit End – Defensive back – Wide receiver11123Philadelphia Eagles

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

References
  1. "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 126. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. Bill Mulligan (October 26, 1958). "San Jose Trounces Denver". San Francisco Examiner. p. II-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "WSC humbles UCLA, Idaho is crushed". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 2, 1958. p. 1, sports.
  5. "Crippled Vandals prep for Montana". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 3, 1958. p. 25.
  6. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. "2016 Iowa State Football" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  8. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. "1959 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  10. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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