1923 San Jose State Spartans football team

1923 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	California Coast Conference
1923 record	0–6 (0–4 CCC)
Head coach	Hovey C. McDonald (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Field
Seasons ←  1922 1924  →

1923 California Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA) +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Fresno State +	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Chico State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
Cal Poly	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Bakersfield JC	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Modesto JC	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
San Mateo JC	1	–	3	–	0				–		–
Sacramento JC	0	–	3	–	0				–		–
San Jose State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1923 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose ^{[note 1]} during the 1923 college football season.

San Jose State competed in the California Coast Conference (CCC). The team was led by first-year head coach Hovey C. McDonald and they played home games at Spartan Field in San Jose, California. The team finished the season winless, with a record of zero wins and six (0–6, 0–4 CCC). The Spartans only scored three points the entire season, while they gave up 262. That's an average score of 1–44, and included a shutout loss to the Stanford Freshman team of 0–79.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	at Modesto Junior College *	Modesto, California	L 0–28
October 20	at Stanford Frosh *	Stanford, California	L 0–79
October 27	Cal Poly [note 2]	Spartan Field San Jose, California	L 0–14
November 3	Pacific (CA) [note 3]	Spartan Field San Jose, California	L 0–46
November 10	at San Mateo Junior College [note 4]	San Mateo, California	L 0–45
November 17	at Chico State [note 5]	College Field Chico, California	L 3–50 [1] [2]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
2. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
3. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
4. College of San Mateo was known as San Mateo Junior College from 1922 to 1954.
5. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.

References

1. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved November 12, 2017.
2. The Record (Chico State yearbook) (book). Chico, California: Student Body of the Chico State Teachers and Junior College. 1924. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
3. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
4. "1923 San Jose St. Spartans". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.