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1956 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 16 Navy   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 3 – 1
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   4 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drake   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 1
Texas Tech   –   2 – 7 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 2
Marquette   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by Bob Bronzan in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Spartans compiled a record of 2–7–1 and were outscored by opponents 301 to 186. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

Bronzan finished his tenure at San Jose State with a record of 32–30–5, for a winning percentage of .515.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Drake
W 26–712,000[1][2]
September 29at Washington State
L 18–339,000[3]
October 13at Stanford
L 20–4025,000[4]
October 20at San Diego State
T 27–2720,000–21,000[5]
October 27at Arizona State
L 13–4716,300[6]
November 3Denver
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 26–3512,000[7]
November 10at Pacific (CA)
L 7–3422,000
November 17Cal Poly
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 35–288,000
November 22Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 14–307,000[8]
November 30at Hawaii
L 0–206,000–7,500[9]

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Team players in the NFL

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The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1957 NFL draft.[11][12]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bob Reinhart Back 10 114 Cleveland Browns

References

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  1. ^ Associated Press, "Spartan Pass Attack Subdues Drake, 26–7," Fresno Bee, Sept. 23, 1956, p. 5-S.
  2. ^ Don Shepherd, "Spartans Romp in Opener, 26–7," Oakland Tribune, Sept. 23, 1956, p. A-53.
  3. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Ray Haywood, "Card Passes Top Spartans: Stanford Pressed, 40 to 20: Tribe 'Horses' Get Workout in Non-Loop Game," Oakland Tribune, Oct. 14, 1956, pp. 53, 55.
  5. ^ Howard Hagen (October 21, 1956). "Favored Spartans' Rally Deadlocks Aztecs, 27-27". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  6. ^ "SJS Spartans whitewashed by Arizona". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Don Shepherd (November 4, 1956). "Denver Captures Easy Victory Over San Jose". Oakland Tribune. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  10. ^ "Schedule/Results (1956 San Jose State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  11. ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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