The 1924 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State Teachers College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the California Coast Conference (CCC) during the 1924 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Art Acker, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCC North Division title. The Wildcats played the champion of the South Division, Fresno State, in the conference championship game on December 6. The Wildcats won the game, 16–0, to claim the conference title. The team outscored its opponents 155 to 35 for the season and had six shutout victories. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
| 1924 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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CCCC champion CCC North Division champion | |
CCC Championship Game, W 16–0 vs. Fresno State | |
| Conference | California Coast Conference |
| North Division | |
| Record | 7–2 (2–0 CCC) |
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| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modesto | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bakersfield | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 5 | Sacramento Junior College* |
| W 7–0 | |
| October 11 | Preston Industrial School[note 1]* |
| W 78–0 | [1] |
| October 18 | at Cal Aggies* | Davis, CA | L 0–22 | [2] |
| October 25 | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 0–7 | [3] |
| November 1 | at San Jose State |
| W 26–0 | [4] |
| November 11 | American Legion (Chico)* |
| W 16–0 | |
| November 15 | at San Mateo Junior College | San Mateo, CA | W 6–0 | [5] |
| November 27 | Mare Island Marines* |
| W 13–6 | [6] |
| December 6 | Fresno State* |
| W 16–0 | [7] |
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Notes
edit- ^ The Preston School of Industry opened in 1894 to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. It remained open until 2011.
References
edit- ^ "California Aggies Meet Chico State At Davis Saturday". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 15, 1924. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Football Results". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 26, 1924. p. 73 – via GenealogyBank.com.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Chico Wins Over San Mateo". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). San Francisco, California. November 16, 1924. p. 78 – via GenealogyBank.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ The Record (Chico State yearbook) (book). Chico, California: Student Body of the Chico State Teachers and Junior College. 1925. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "1924 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
