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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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.

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 21San Jose High School
L 7–20
October 28 ?Santa Clara High School
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–48
November 5at Pacific (CA)L 0–34
November 12 ?San Jose High School
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–7
November 18at Fresno StateFresno, CA (rivalry)W 14–2[1]
November 24San Benito Junior College
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 14–30

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Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "San Jose Teachers Win". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 19, 1921. p. 24. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "1921 San Jose St. Spartans". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.