1924 Cal Aggies football team

1924 Cal Aggies football
Conference Independent
1924 record 5–4–1
Head coach William L. Driver (2nd season)

The 1924 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1924 college football season. The team was known as the Cal Aggies or California Aggies. They competed as an independent for the last time in 1924. They would become a charter member of the new Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1925.[note 2]

The Aggies were led by second-year head coach William L. "Billy" Driver. They played home games in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1) and outscored their opponents 124–104 for the 1924 season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 20 Mare Island Naval Hospital Training School Davis, CA W 34–7[1]  
September 27 St. Ignatius[note 3] Davis, CA W 16–6[2]  
October 4 San Francisco Olympic Club Davis, CA T 0–0[3]  
October 18 Chico State[note 4] Davis, CA W 23–0[4]  
October 25 at Santa Clara Mission Field • Santa Clara, CA L 0–6[5]  
November 1 at Pacific (CA)[note 5] C.O.P. Field[note 6] • Stockton, CA L 14–17[6]  
November 11 Woodland American Legion Beamer Park • Woodland, CA W 12–7[7]  
November 15 at Saint Mary’s Ewing Field • San Francisco, CA L 6–42[8]  
November 27 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 6–12[9]  
November 29 Pasadena Athletic Club Tournament Park • Pasadena, CA L 13–7[10]  

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Notes

  1. ↑ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. ↑ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ↑ University of San Francisco was known as Saint Ignatius College from 1919 to 1929.
  4. ↑ California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  5. ↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  6. ↑ The November 1, 1924 meeting between Pacific and the Cal Aggies was the first game ever played at C.O.P. Field

References

  1. ↑ "'Cal' Aggies Win From Navy". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. September 21, 1924 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  2. ↑ "Close Grid Game Won By Aggies From Ignatius". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. September 29, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Aggies Battle Olympic To Standstill, No Score". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 6, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Santa Clarans Lack Punch, But Win Out 6 to 0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 26, 1924. p. 27. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ E. I. Leake (November 3, 1924). "Last Minute Goal Upset Aggie Eleven". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Jim Brann (November 12, 1924). "Aggies Beat Legion In Great Football Battle By 12 to 7". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "St. Mary's Grid Team Swamps California Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 16, 1924. p. 33. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Arizona Wildcats Defeat California Aggies 12 to 6 At Tucson". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 28, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "California Aggies in 13-to-7 Victory Over Pasadena". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1924. p. I-a.2. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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