1947 Raisin Bowl Explained

Game Name:Raisin Bowl
Date Game Played:January 1
Year Game Played:1947
Football Season:1946
Home Name Short:San Jose State
Home Nickname:Spartans
Home Record:8–1
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:13
Home 4Q:0
Visitor Name Short:Utah State
Visitor Nickname:Aggies
Visitor Record:7–1–1
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:0
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
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The 1947 Raisin Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Utah State Aggies and the San Jose State Spartans.

Background

The Aggies (their school was then known as Utah Agricultural) were co-champions of the Mountain States Conference with Denver, though they would be the one invited to play San Jose State in the Raisin Bowl in Fresno. The Spartans were an independent team, though they had eight victories under first year head coach Wilbur V. Hubbard. This was the first bowl game for either team.

Game summary

Substitute halfback Bill Schembel threw a pass to quarterback Bill Jackson for a touchdown to open the scoring for the Spartans. Jackson returned the favor in the second half with a touchdown pass to Schembel. Bill Rhyne scored on a one-yard touchdown run to make it 20-0. The Aggies had the ball at the Spartan one in the first and fourth quarter, but they did not score, a consequence of having only 126 yards the entire game.[1]

Aftermath

The Aggies did not reach a bowl game again until 1960. The Spartans returned to the Raisin Bowl two years later.

Statistics

Statistics San Jose State Utah State
First downs 16 7
Rushing yards 177 75
Passing yards 110 49
Total yards 287 126
Fumbles–lost1–1 3–1
Penalties–yards5–65 2–10
Punts–average5–39.0 6–44.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Utah State Football: The Climb Continues . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804060039/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ust/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/UtahStateRecords.pdf . 2016-08-04 . 2023-02-04.