The 1949 San Jose State Spartans football team represented

San Jose State College San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...

San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...

was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971. during the

1949 college football season The 1949 college football season finished with four teams that were unbeaten and untied-- Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California, and Army had won all their games at season's end. Notre Dame, however, was the overwhelming choice for national champion ...

. San Jose State competed in the

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. The team was led by head coach

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, in his fourth year, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in

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. They finished the season as champion of the CCAA with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 4–0 CCAA). As champion, the Spartans were invited to the 1949

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, played in

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. They defeated the

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(Border Conference) champion

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Red Raiders in the game.

Schedule

Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft. The following finished their San Jose State career in 1949, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Notes

References

San Jose State San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...

San Jose State Spartans football seasons California Collegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons

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