1899 San Jose Normal football team

1899 San Jose Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
  • Jess Woods (1st season)
Home stadiumCyclers' Park
1899 Far West college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana Agricultural   –   3 – 0 – 0
Arizona Normal   –   3 – 0 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   1 – 0 – 0
Utah Agricultural   –   1 – 0 – 0
California   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington   –   4 – 1 – 1
Utah   –   2 – 1 – 0
  –   6 – 3 – 1
Nevada State   –   3 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural   –   3 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   3 – 2 – 1
Arizona   –   1 – 1 – 1
Washington Agricultural   –   1 – 1 – 0
Montana   –   1 – 2 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 3 – 0
USC   –   2 – 3 – 1
Stanford   –   2 – 5 – 2
Wyoming   –   0 – 1 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1899 San Jose Normal football team represented California State Normal School—now known as San Jose State University—as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In their its season under head coach Jess Woods, San Jose Normal compiled a 6–3–1 record. The season was highlighted by a record number of wins (six) and losses (three). The team outscored opponents 119 to 69, although it was outscored 56 to 11 by collegiate teams.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Pacific (CA)San Jose, CA (rivalry)W 5–0
September 29at Stanford freshmenStanford, CAW 6–0
October 7Santa Clara High SchoolSan Jose, CAW 23–0[1]
October 142:00 p.m.at Palo Alto High SchoolStanford, CAW 17–0[2]
October 21Hoitt's AcademySan Jose, CAW 27–0[3]
October 28Saint Matthews SchoolSan Jose, CAW 35–12[4]
November 11Belmont Prep SchoolSan Jose, CAL (forfeit)[5]
November 22at CaliforniaBerkeley, CAL 0–44[6]
November 302:00 p.m.at Nevada StateReno, NVL 0–6[7]
December 13Santa Clara
  • Cyclers' Park
  • San Jose, CA
T 6–6[8]

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References

  1. ^ "Normals Victorious". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. October 8, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Football At Stanford". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 15, 1899. p. 16. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "San Jose Normal Eleven Win". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 22, 1899. p. 25. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "St. Matthews 35, San Jose Normal 12". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. October 29, 1899. p. 11. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "State Normal Forfeits". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. November 11, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Berkeley Varsity Wins". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. November 23, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Nevada Wins From San Jose". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. December 2, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Resulted in a Tie". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. December 14, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "San Jose State Football Record Book" (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. p. 55. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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