1924 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1924 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State Teachers College[note 1] during the 1924 college football season. Chico State competed in the California Coast Conference (CCC) in 1924. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1924 Chico State Wildcats football
CCC champion
CCC North division champion
CCC Championship Game,
W 16–0 vs. Fresno State
ConferenceCalifornia Coast Conference
DivisionNorth Division
1924 record7–2 (2–0 North CCC)
Head coachArt Acker (2nd season)
Home stadiumCollege Field
1924 California Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chico State $ 2 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Fresno State 3 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Modesto JC 2 –1 –0  3 –4 –1
San Mateo JC 1 –1 –0    –  – 
Bakersfield JC 1 –2 –0  2 –3 –2
San Jose State 0 –1 –0  1 –4 –0
Sacramento JC 0 –1 –0    –  – 
Cal Poly 0 –3 –0  1 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Art Acker. Chico State finished the regular season as champion of the Northern section of the CCC, with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2, 2–0 CCC North). They played the champion of the South, Fresno State, in the Conference Championship Game on December 6. The Wildcats won the game 16–0 to win the conference championship. That brought their final record to seven wins and two losses (7–2, 2–0 CCC North). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 155–35 for the season, including six shutout victories.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 5Sacramento Junior College[note 2]*
W 7–0[1]
October 11Preston Industrial School[note 3]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 78–0[2]
October 18at Cal Aggies[note 4]*Davis, CaliforniaL 0–22[3]
October 25Pacific (CA)[note 5]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
L 0–7[4]
November 1at San Jose State[note 6]
W 26–0[5]
November 11American Legion (Chico)*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 16–0[1]
November 15at San Mateo Junior College[note 7]San Mateo, CaliforniaW 6–0[6]
November 27Mare Island Marines[note 8]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 13–6[7]
December 6Fresno State[note 9]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
W 16–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes
  1. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  2. Sacramento City College was known as Sacramento Junior College from 1916 to 1936.
  3. The Preston School of Industry opened in 1894 to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. It remained open until 2011.
  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. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  6. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
  7. College of San Mateo was known as San Mateo Junior College from 1922 to 1954.
  8. Mare Island Naval Shipyard was a Navy / Marine shipyard from 1854 to 1996.
  9. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.

References
  1. The Record (Chico State yearbook) (book). Chico, California: Student Body of the Chico State Teachers and Junior College. 1925. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. "California Aggies Meet Chico State At Davis Saturday". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 15, 1924. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "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.
  4. "Football Results". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 26, 1924. p. 73 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  6. "Chico Wins Over San Mateo". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). San Francisco, California. November 16, 1924. p. 78 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  7. "Chico Teachers Win Over Mare Island". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). November 28, 1924. p. 39. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Chico State Eleven Wins Coast Title". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). December 7, 1924. p. 24. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1924 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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