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Robert Bronzan

Robert Bronzan held San José State at National Program III for 7 seasons.

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1950–1956 · 1 stint
San José State
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerSAN JOSÉ STATENational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelSan José State, 1950: 6-3, National Program III1950San José State, 1951: 2-7, Regional Program I1951San José State, 1952: 6-3, Regional Program I1952San José State, 1953: 4-4, Regional Program I1953San José State, 1954: 7-3, Regional Program I1954San José State, 1955: 5-3, Regional Program I1955San José State, 1956: 2-7, Regional Program II1956+0.0One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

San José State, 7 seasons
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National Program III → Regional Program II.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

Just 1–5 against Chuck Taylor.

One-score games
6–1–2
66.7% · margin ≤8
The toughest matchup
vs. Chuck Taylor1–5
6 meetings, 1951–1956
’51 L’52 L’53 L’54 W’55 L’56 L
17% win rate across a real, 6-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.
Performance by opponent class
Power Program
0–4 0.0%
National Program
5–7 41.7%
Regional Program
7–3 70.0%

Coaching career

1950–1956
San José Statecaretaker
National Program III
Robert Bronzan held San José State at National Program III for 7 seasons.

3rd-best San José State tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Robert Titchenal (1957–1964).

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