1953 San Jose State Spartans football team

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| rankyear = 1953

| poll = AP

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| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 34–6

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PMZeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2696%2C1424174 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Veteran Idaho team opposes San Jose in opener tonight |date=September 18, 1953 |page=10}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PcZeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1540%2C1522936 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Spartans rake Vandals 34-6 |date=September 19, 1953 |page=8}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Cougar StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| score = 28–25

| attend =

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium

| site_cityst = Fresno, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 27–21

| attend = 5,574

| source = {{cite web|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374|title=Fresno State 2016 Media Guide|access-date=December 8, 2016}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = l

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 20–35

| attend = 12,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-san-jose-beat/169668820/|work=The San Francisco Examiner|title=San Jose beaten|date=October 11, 1953|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = California

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 14–34

| attend = 39,000

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Hayward Field

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| score = 13–26

| attend =

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = t

| opponent = North Texas State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 13–13

| attend = 7,500

| source = {{cite news|title=San Jose State ties North Texas, 13–13|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|date=November 1, 1957|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88401466/san-jose-state-ties-north-texas-1313/|accessdate=November 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| opponent = Pacific (CA)

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 7–6

| attend = 18,000

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–54

| attend =

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{{cite web|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/950acbb8#/950acbb8/1|title=San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide|access-date=December 16, 2016}}

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm|title=1954 NFL Draft|access-date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123080221/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sanjosest/|title=San Jose St. Players/Alumni|access-date = December 16, 2016}}

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