1921 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1921 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Field
Seasons
  1900
1922  
1921 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
USC   10 1 0
Arizona   7 2 0
Santa Clara   6 0 0
Chico State   4 2 1
La Verne   4 2 1
Idaho   4 3 1
Nevada   4 3 1
Saint Mary's   4 3 0
Hawaii   3 3 2
Montana   3 3 1
Pacific (CA)   3 3 0
University Farm   3 4 0
New Mexico   2 2 0
New Mexico A&M   2 2 0
Gonzaga   2 4 1
Fresno State   2 4 0
San Jose State   1 5 0

The 1921 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose [note 1] during the 1921 college football season.

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This was the first season of intercollegiate football for San Jose State since 1900. The 1921 team was led by head coach David Wooster, and they played home games at Spartan Field in San Jose, California. The team finished the season with a record of one win and five losses (1–5). The Spartans were outscored by their opponents 35–141 for the season. In 1922, they became a charter member of the California Coast Conference (CCC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 21 San Jose High School
L 7–20
October 28 ? Santa Clara High School
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–48
November 4at Pacific (CA) L 0–34 [1]
November 11 San Jose High School
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–74,000 [2]
November 18at Fresno State Fresno, CA (rivalry)W 14–2 [3]
November 24 San Benito
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 14–30

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Notes

  1. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.

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References

  1. "Teachers Moved Down By "Swede" Righter's Team". Daily Palo Alto Times . Palo Alto, California. November 5, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "San Jose High Wins From Teachers' Team". Oakland Tribune . Oakland, California. November 12, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved September 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "San Jose Teachers Win". The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California. November 19, 1921. p. 24. Retrieved October 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.