1931 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1931 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose[note 1] during the 1931 college football season.

1931 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1931 record	1–8 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach	Mush Crawford (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Field

1931 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA)	2	–	1	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Cal Aggies	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Chico State	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Nevada	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Fresno State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
* No champion was named for the 1931 season.

San Jose State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The team was led by third-year head coach Mush Crawford, and they played home games at Spartan Field in San Jose, California. The team finished the season with a record of one win and eight losses (1–8, 0–5 FWC). The Spartans were outscored by their opponents 20–126 for the season, and were shut out in eight of the nine games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	at San Diego Marines[note 3]*	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego	L 0–8
October 10	at San Mateo Junior College[note 4]*	San Mateo, California	W 20–0
October 17	Fresno State[note 5]	Spartan Field San Jose, California	L 0–32
October 24	at Sacramento Junior College[note 6]*	Sacramento, California	L 0–12
October 31	at Chico State[note 7]	College Field Chico, California	L 0–7[1]
November 7	Nevada	Spartan Field San Jose, California	L 0–18
November 14	Cal Aggies[note 8]	Spartan Field San Jose, California	L 0–13
November 20	Pacific (CA)[note 9]	Spartan Field San Jose, California	L 0–27
November 26	at Modesto Junior College*	Modesto, California	L 0–9
*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. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
4. College of San Mateo was known as San Mateo Junior College from 1922 to 1954.
5. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
6. Sacramento City College was known as Sacramento Junior College from 1916 to 1936.
7. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
8. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
9. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References

1. "Davis Still Tied For Top In Grid Set". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 3, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
3. "1931 San Jose St. Spartans". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
4. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 4, 2017.