1934 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1934 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose[note 1] during the 1934 college football season.

1934 San Jose State Spartans football
Far Western co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1934 record3–3–4 (2–0–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1934 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fresno State + 3 –0 –1  7 –2 –1
San Jose State + 2 –0 –3  3 –3 –4
Chico State 2 –1 –1  4 –3 –1
Pacific (CA) 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –2 –2  0 –5 –3
Nevada 0 –4 –1  1 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

San Jose State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The team was led by head coach Dudley DeGroot, in his third year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season as co-champions of the FWC with a record of three wins, three losses and four ties (3–3–4, 2–0–3 FWC). The Spartans were outscored by their opponents 90–126 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22at Stanford*
L 0–48
September 29Santa Barbara Athletic Club*
W 28–19
October 6San Francisco Olympic Club*San FranciscoL 13–19
October 13Chico State[note 3]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
T 6–65,000[1]
October 20at Cal Aggies[note 4]
T 0–0
October 27Nevada
W 10–0[2]5,000
November 3Fresno State[note 5]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
T 7–77,182[3]
November 10Willamette*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 7–21
November 17at Pacific (CA)[note 6]
W 13–0
November 29at Whittier*
T 6–6
  • *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. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  4. 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.
  5. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  6. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References
  1. "San Jose Ties Chico State, 6-6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 14, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "San Jose Teachers Defeat Nevada, 10 to 0". Nevada State Journal. October 28, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. "1934 San Jose St. Spartans". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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