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1956 San José State

2–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Robert Bronzan.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1956, game by game: won vs. Drake 26–7; lost at Washington State 18–33; lost at Stanford 20–40; tied at San Diego State 27–27; lost at Arizona State 13–47; lost vs. Denver 26–35; lost at Pacific 7–34; won vs. Cal Poly 35–28; lost vs. Fresno State 14–30; lost at Hawai’i 0–20+19−34Won 26–7 vs. Drake+19DrakeLost 18–33 at Washington State-15Washington StateLost 20–40 at Stanford-20StanfordTied 27–27 at San Diego State0San Diego StateLost 13–47 at Arizona State-34Arizona StateLost 26–35 vs. Denver-9DenverLost 7–34 at Pacific-27PacificWon 35–28 vs. Cal Poly+7Cal PolyLost 14–30 vs. Fresno State-16Fresno StateLost 0–20 at Hawai’i-20Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsDrakeW 26–⁠771%
Sep 29atWashington StateL 18–⁠3359%
Oct 13atStanfordL 20–⁠4032%
Oct 20atSan Diego StateT 27–⁠2782%
Oct 27atArizona StateL 13–⁠4722%
Nov 3vsDenverL 26–⁠3545%
Nov 10atPacificL 7–⁠3421%
Nov 17vsCal PolyW 35–⁠2886%
Nov 22vsFresno StateL 14–⁠3081%
Nov 30atHawai’iL 0–⁠2073%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Led the nationArt Powell: receptions (40 catches)

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠301
Coach
Robert Bronzan
Elo
1295 −185 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−17.1 No. 94 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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