1952-53 San Jose State Spartans — schedule and results

The 1952-53 San Jose State Spartans went 15-8 (4-4 in the CBA) under head coach Walter McPherson. Simple Rating System: -2.51.

Game-by-game results (11 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1952-12-26vs Stanford CardinalW 68–62Spartan Gym
1952-12-27vs Santa Clara BroncosL 42–58Spartan Gym
1953-01-02at San Francisco DonsL 47–67Kezar Pavillion
1953-01-13vs Santa Clara BroncosL 47–65Spartan Gym
1953-01-20at Saint Mary's GaelsL 65–67
1953-01-23at Utah State AggiesL 59–63Nelson Fieldhouse
1953-01-24at Utah State AggiesW 69–55Nelson Fieldhouse
1953-02-07at Loyola Marymount LionsL 57–61Loyola Memorial Gymnasium
1953-02-10vs Saint Mary's GaelsW 61–46Spartan Gym
1953-02-20vs San Francisco DonsW 58–46Spartan Gym
1953-02-24vs Santa Clara BroncosL 47–50Spartan Gym

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