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San Jose State Football Team History


San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State University
 San Jose, CA
Founded: 1857
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 31,218
Colors: Blue & Gold & White
Coach: Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Dudley S. Dud DeGroot enters his 5th season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Oct. 5  vs. San Francisco  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Pacific  8   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Santa Clara  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ San Diego State  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Humboldt State (CA)  0   20   L       
 Wed., Nov. 11  vs. Redlands (CA)  40   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Arizona State  33   6   W       
 Fri., Dec. 11  @ Hawaii  13   8   W       
 Fri., Dec. 11  @ Kamehameha HS (HI)  36   6   W       
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored136
  Scoring Average15.1
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record13-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-1
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-220348   J.O. Christian
Pittsburgh 8-1-122434Won  21-0  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army 6-323871   Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Boston College 6-1-210955   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan 6-27653   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 6-1-214340   Charles W. Bachman
Navy 6-311574   Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Notre Dame 6-2-112869   Elmer F. Layden
Temple 6-3-211766   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
West Virginia 6-4151122   Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Buffalo 5-3121127   Jim Peele
San Jose State 5-413693   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Central Michigan 3-4-189135   Alex Yunevich
East Carolina 3-26419   Bo Farley
Penn State 3-510986   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Troy 3-539125   Albert Elmore
Georgia Southern 2-945242   Crook Smith
Jacksonville State 2-2-16765   T.B. Shotts
Western Michigan 2-56090   Mitchell Gary
Massachusetts 2-69294   Elbert Carraway
Syracuse 1-745116   Victor A. Vic Hanson

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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