1898 San Jose Normal football team

1898 San Jose Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCyclers' Park
Seasons
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1899 →
1898 Far West college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
California   –   8 – 0 – 2
Nevada State   –   4 – 1 – 0
USC   –   5 – 1 – 1
Gonzaga   –   1 – 0 – 1
Oregon   –   3 – 1 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   2 – 1 – 0
Utah   –   2 – 1 – 0
Stanford   –   5 – 3 – 1
Montana   –   3 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 2 – 0
Denver   –   6 – 4 – 1
Washington   –   1 – 1 – 0
Oregon Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 1
Washington Agricultural   –   0 – 0 – 1
Utah Agricultural   –   0 – 1 – 0
Montana Agricultural   –   0 – 2 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   0 – 0 – 2
Wyoming   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1898 San Jose Normal football team represented California State Normal School—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its first and only year under head coach Thad McKay, San Jose Normal compiled the program's first undefeated record at 5–0–1. Many other milestones characterized the 1898 season, including the program's first shutout, and intercollegiate win, and their first season in which they participated in multiple games.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
Pacific (CA)
W 18–0
October 22Alameda High School
  • Cyclers' Park
  • San Jose, CA
W 29–5[1]
October 29vs. San José High School
  • Cyclers' Park
  • San Jose, CA
T 6–6
November 5Oakland High School
  • Cyclers' Park
  • San Jose, CA
W 16–0[2]
November 19Stockton High School
  • Cyclers' Park
  • San Jose, CA
W 6–0[3]
November 2610:00 a.m.at Lowell High School
W 11–6[4][5]

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References

  1. ^ "Two Games At San Jose". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. October 23, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Oakland High-Normal". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. November 6, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Stocktons Defeated". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. November 20, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Academic Football.—Lowell High and State Normal School to Play To-Day". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. November 26, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Academic Football". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. November 27, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "San Jose State Football Record Book" (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. p. 55. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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