1923 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1923 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State Teachers College[note 1] during the 1923 college football season. Chico State competed in the California Coast Conference (CCC) in 1923. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1923 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceCalifornia Coast Conference
DivisionNorth Division
1923 record5–2–2 (2–1 North CCC)
Head coach
  • Art Acker (1st season)
Home stadiumCollege Field
1923 California Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Art Acker. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins, two losses and two ties (5–2–2, 2–1 CCC North). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 191–48 for the season, including three shutout victories.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 13Preston Industrial School[note 2]*
W 27–0[1]
October 20Cal Aggies[note 3]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 38–0[1]
October 27Sacramento Junior College[note 4]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 26–0[1]
November 3San Mateo Junior College[note 5]
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 26–7[1]
November 12American Legion (Chico)*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
T 7–7[1]
November 17San Jose State[note 6]
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 53–3[2][1]
November 23at Pacific (CA)[note 7]
L 0–7[3]
November 29Mare Island Marines[note 8]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
L 7–17[1]
January 1American Legion (Chico)*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
T 7–7[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes
  1. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  2. The Preston School of Industry was opened in 1894 to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. It remained open until 2011.
  3. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  4. Sacramento City College was known as Sacramento Junior College from 1916 to 1936.
  5. College of San Mateo was known as San Mateo Junior College from 1922 to 1954.
  6. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
  7. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  8. Mare Island Naval Shipyard was a Navy / Marine shipyard from 1854 to 1996.

References
  1. The Record (Chico State yearbook) (book). Chico, California: Student Body of the Chico State Teachers and Junior College. 1924. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  3. "College of Pacific Wins From Chico". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 24, 1924. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chico Grid Teams Battle to a Tie". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. January 3, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1923 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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