1957 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1957 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Titchenal, the Spartans compiled a record of 3–7 and were outscored by opponents 196 to 123. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

1957 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Bob Titchenal (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Navy			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Notre Dame			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	6	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Texas Tech			–					2	–	8	–	0
Marquette			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 7–46	26,000
September 27	at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–20	13,287	[1]
October 5	Arizona State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 6–44	10,000–10,600	[2]
October 12	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 0–26	10,300
October 19	San Diego State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 46–0	8,000	[3]
October 26	North Texas State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 6–12	7,500	[4]
November 2	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, A	L 7–14
November 9	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Victory Bell)	L 6–21	14,500
November 16	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 6–13	8,570–9,000	[5]
November 30	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (rivalry)	W 12–0	13,000	[6]

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Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1958 NFL draft.^[8][9]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Hal Boutte	End	12	145	Detroit Lions
Bill Atkins	Tackle	25	296	Los Angeles Rams

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1957, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Tony Teresa	Halfback	1958 San Francisco 49ers