1937 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

1937 San Jose State Spartans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 11–2–1
Head coach|

* Dudley DeGroot (6th season)

Home stadium| Spartan Stadium

Seasons

<- 1936

1938 ->

1937 Western college football independents records

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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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| College of Idaho|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 59–0| |
September 25| La Verne|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 40–0| |
October 1| at Pacific (CA)|

* Baxter Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| W 12–7| |
October 8| Arizona State–Flagstaff|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 21–6| |
October 15| Willamette|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 31–7| |
October 22| Caltech|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 48–6| |
October 30| at San Diego Marines[note 2]|

* Beeson Field
* San Diego, CA

| T 7–7| | [1]
November 7| Santa Clara|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| L 2–25| |
November 11| Redlands|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 12–0| |
November 13| at Humboldt State|

* Albee Stadium
* Eureka, CA

| W 13–2| |
November 20| at Arizona State|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 25–6| |
November 25| at San Diego State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| L 6–7| 8,000| [2]
December 4| at Hawaii|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)

| W 7–6| 18,500| [3]
December 11| at Honolulu town team|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 13–0| |

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## Notes[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ "Football Results". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. November 1, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Ted Steinmann (November 26, 1937). "S.D. State Gridders Whip San Jose, 7-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
3. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
4. ^ "San Jose State Game by Game Results (1935-39)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

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San Jose State Spartans football

Venues|

* CEFCU Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Fresno State: Battle for the Valley
* Hawaii: Dick Tomey Legacy Game
* Pacific: Battle for the Victor's Bell
* Stanford: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Media|

* Radio:
* KDOW
* KSJS
* KTRB

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* Statistical leaders

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