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
Conference	California Coast Conference
Record	6–2–1 (6–2 CCC)
Head coach	Ernesto R. Knollin (5th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Field

1928 California Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6[note 2]	Sacramento	Mission Field Santa Clara, CA	W 6–0	[1]
October 13	San Mateo	Spartan Field San Jose, CA	L 14–24
October 20	at Cal Poly	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 6–0
October 27	Chico State	Spartan Field San Jose, CA	W 6–0	[2]
November 3	Marin	Spartan Field San Jose, CA	W 26–0
November 17	Santa Barbara State	Spartan Field San Jose, CA	W 6–0	[3]
November 23	at Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa, CA	W 32–6
November 29	Modesto	Spartan Field San Jose, CA	L 6–13
December 12	San Mateo*	Spartan Field San Jose, CA (CCC Championship Game)	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.

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.