1928 San Jose State Spartans football team

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

1928 San Jose State Spartans football
CCC co-champion
CCC Championship Game,
T 21–21 vs. San Mateo Junior College
ConferenceCalifornia Coast Conference
1928 record6–2–1 (6–2 CCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Field
1928 California Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Mateo JC + 5 –0 –0    –  – 
San Jose State + 6 –2 –0  6 –2 –1
Modesto JC 4 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Sacramento JC 3 –2 –0    –  – 
Santa Barbara State 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Santa Rosa JC 2 –4 –0    –  – 
Cal Poly 1 –3 –1  3 –4 –2
Chico State 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Marin JC 0 –5 –0    –  – 
  • + – Conference co-champions

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
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6[note 2]Sacramento Junior College[note 3]
W 6–0[1]
October 13San Mateo Junior College[note 4]
L 14–24
October 20at Cal Poly[note 5]San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaW 6–0
October 27Chico State[note 6]
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, California
W 6–0[2]
November 3Marin Junior College[note 7]
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, California
W 26–0
November 17Santa Barbara State[note 8]
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, California
W 6–0[3]
November 23at Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, CaliforniaW 32–6
November 29Modesto Junior College
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, California
L 6–13
December 12San Mateo Junior College*
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, California
T 21–21[4]
  • *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. This game is missing from the 2016 San Jose State Media Guide.
  3. Sacramento City College was known as Sacramento Junior College from 1916 to 1936.
  4. College of San Mateo was known as San Mateo Junior College from 1922 to 1954.
  5. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  6. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  7. College of Marin was known as Marin Junior College from 1926 to 1946.
  8. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.

References
  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.
  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.
  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.
  6. "1928 San Jose St. Spartans". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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