1898 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

1898 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0–1
Head coach
  • Thad McKay (1st season)
Seasons
← 1895
1899 →
1898 Far West college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California     8 0 2
Nevada State     4 1 0
USC     5 1 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 State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1898 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Thad McKay, the Spartans compiled their first undefeated record at 5–0–1, and outscored their opponents by a total of 80 to 17. Many other milestones characterized the 1898 season, including the program's first shutout, and intercollegiate win (18 to 0 against College of the Pacific, also their first win overall), and their first season in which they participated in multiple games.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
Pacific (CA)
W 18–0
October 22Alameda High School
W 23–5
October 29San Jose High School
  • Cyclers Park
  • San Jose, CA
T 6–6
November 5Oakland High SchoolSan Jose, CAW 16–0
November 19Stockton High SchoolW 6–0
November 26San Francisco Lowell BoysSan Francisco, CAW 11–6

References

  1. ^ "San Jose State Game by Game Results". December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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