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
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–8 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
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 edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at San Diego Marines[note 3]*L 0–8
October 10at San Mateo Junior College*San Mateo, CAW 20–0
October 17Fresno State
L 0–32
October 24at Sacramento Junior College*Sacramento, CAL 0–12
October 31at Chico State
L 0–7[1]
November 7Nevada
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–18
November 14Cal Aggies
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–13
November 20Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Field
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–27
November 26at Modesto Junior College*Modesto, CAL 0–9
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  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.