1928 San Jose State Spartans football team

1928 San Jose State Spartans football
CCC co-champion
CCC Championship Game, T 21–21 vs. San Mateo Junior College
ConferenceCalifornia Coast Conference
Record6–2–1 (6–2 CCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 California Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Mateo + 7 0 0 ? ? ?
San Jose State + 6 2 0 6 2 1
Modesto 5 2 1 5 3 1
Sacramento 3 2 0 ? ? ?
Cal Poly 1 2 1 3 4 2
Santa Barbara State 1 2 0 4 5 0
Chico State 1 4 0 2 6 0
Santa Rosa 2 5 0 ? ? ?
Marin 0 4 0 ? ? ?
Championship: San Jose State 21, San Mateo 21
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1928 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose[note 1] during the 1928 college football season.

San Jose State competed in the last year of the California Coast Conference (CCC). They had been a member since 1922, and would move to the Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1929. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Ernesto R. Knollin, and they played home games at Spartan Field in San Jose, California. The team finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1, 6–2 CCC). The Spartans outscored their opponents 123–64 for the season.

The CCC championship game was a rematch of the Spartans earlier loss vs. San Mateo Junior College. In the rematch, San Jose State tied San Mateo 21–21.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6[note 2]Sacramento
W 6–0[1]
October 13San Mateo
L 14–24
October 20at Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, CAW 6–0
October 27Chico State
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
W 6–0[2]
November 3Marin
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
W 26–0
November 17Santa Barbara State
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
W 6–0[3]
November 23at Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CAW 32–6
November 29Modesto
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–13
December 12San Mateo*
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA (CCC Championship Game)
T 21–21[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
  2. ^ This game is missing from the 2016 San Jose State Media Guide.

References

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  1. ^ "San Jose Defeats Sacramento, 6 to 0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1928. p. I.a-4. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Football Results". Modesto News-Herald. Modesto, California. October 29, 1928. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "San Jose Whips Santa Barbara by 6-0 Score". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 18, 1928. p. I.a-5. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "San Mateo Will Play San Jose in Title Game". Modesto News-Herald. Modesto, California. December 5, 1928. p. 19. Retrieved April 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.