1924 Chico State Wildcats football team

1924 Chico State Wildcats football
CCCC champion
CCC North Division champion
CCC Championship Game, W 16–0 vs. Fresno State
ConferenceCalifornia Coast Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record7–2 (2–0 CCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 California Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chico State $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Modesto 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
San Mateo 1 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Bakersfield 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 2
San Jose State 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Sacramento 0 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Cal Poly 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State Teachers College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the California Coast Conference (CCC) during the 1924 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Art Acker, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCC North Division title. The Wildcats played the champion of the South Division, Fresno State, in the conference championship game on December 6. The Wildcats won the game, 16–0, to claim the conference title. The team outscored its opponents 155 to 35 for the season and had six shutout victories. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Sacramento Junior College*
W 7–0
October 11Preston Industrial School[note 1]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 78–0[1]
October 18at Cal Aggies*Davis, CAL 0–22[2]
October 25Pacific (CA)*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 0–7[3]
November 1at San Jose State
W 26–0[4]
November 11American Legion (Chico)*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 16–0
November 15at San Mateo Junior CollegeSan Mateo, CAW 6–0[5]
November 27Mare Island Marines*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 13–6[6]
December 6Fresno State*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 16–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The Preston School of Industry opened in 1894 to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. It remained open until 2011.

References

  1. ^ "California Aggies Meet Chico State At Davis Saturday". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 15, 1924. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cal Aggies Cop Title In North By Win Over Chico". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 20, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Football Results". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 26, 1924. p. 73 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  4. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Chico Wins Over San Mateo". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). San Francisco, California. November 16, 1924. p. 78 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  6. ^ "Chico Teachers Win Over Mare Island". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). November 28, 1924. p. 39. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Chico State Eleven Wins Coast Title". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). December 7, 1924. p. 24. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ The Record (Chico State yearbook) (book). Chico, California: Student Body of the Chico State Teachers and Junior College. 1925. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "1924 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.