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1953 San José State

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Robert Bronzan.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1953, game by game: won vs. Idaho 34–6; won at BYU 28–25; won at Fresno State 27–21; lost vs. Arizona State 20–35; lost at No. 16 California 14–34; lost at Oregon 13–26; tied vs. North Texas 13–13; won vs. Pacific 7–6; lost at No. 16 Stanford 0–54+28−54Won 34–6 vs. Idaho+28IdahoWon 28–25 at BYU+3BYUWon 27–21 at Fresno State+6Fresno StateLost 20–35 vs. Arizona State-15Arizona StateLost 14–34 at No. 16 California-20No. 16 CaliforniaLost 13–26 at Oregon-13OregonTied 13–13 vs. North Texas0North TexasWon 7–6 vs. Pacific+1PacificLost 0–54 at No. 16 Stanford-54No. 16 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsIdahoW 34–⁠660%
Sep 25atBYUW 28–⁠2554%
Oct 3atFresno StateW 27–⁠2188%
Oct 10vsArizona StateL 20–⁠3562%
Oct 17at16CaliforniaL 14–⁠3427%
Oct 24atOregonL 13–⁠2657%
Oct 31vsNorth TexasT 13–⁠1376%
Nov 7vsPacificW 7–⁠652%
Nov 14at16StanfordL 0–⁠5426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 54–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠220
Coach
Robert Bronzan
Elo
1413 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.4 No. 83 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1954

The 1954 draft
Rd 5Charlie Allen OTLos Angeles Rams