Southern Oregon Normal football, 1927–1938

1929 Southern Oregon Normal football
1929 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	California Coast Conference
Record	2–4–1 (0–4 CCC)
Head coach	Roy McNeal (3rd season);
	Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1928 Southern Oregon Normal football
1928 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3–1
Head coach	Roy McNeal (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1927 Southern Oregon Normal football
1927 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–0
Head coach	Roy McNeal (1st season);
	Seasons 1928 →

The Southern Oregon Normal football program from 1927 to 1938 represented Southern Oregon Normal School—now known as Southern Oregon University—during in its first 12 years of college football competition. Southern Oregon joined the California Coast Conference (CCC) in 1929, but withdrew after one season.^[1]^[2] The school did not field a football from 1939 to 1945.^[3]

1927

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 5	Albany (OR)	Ashland, OR	W 21–0
November 12	Humboldt State	Ashland, OR	W 29–0	^[4]
November 19	Oregon Normal	Ashland, OR	W 19–12

1928

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 12	Oregon State freshman	Ashland, OR	L 0–6
October 27	Oregon freshman	Ashland, OR	T 0–0
November 3	at Chico State	Chico, CA	L 9–38
November 11	at Humboldt State	Eureka, CA	W 31–12	^[5]
November 17	Oregon Normal	Ashland, OR	L 0–12

1929

1929 California Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sacramento $	4	–	0	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
San Mateo	4	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Menlo	4	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Marin	3	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Modesto	2	–	4	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Cal Poly	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Santa Rosa	0	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Southern Oregon Normal	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 19	Menlo	Ashland, OR	L 12–20
October 26	Marin	Ashland, OR	L 6–19
November 2	at Oregon Normal*	Monmouth, OR	T 0–0
November 9	at Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	L 7–62
November 15	Chico State*	Ashland, OR	W 20–7	^[6]
November 23	Humboldt State*	Ashland, OR	W 27–7
November 30	Modesto	Ashland, OR	L 12–18
*Non-conference game

1930

1930 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2
Head coach	Roy McNeal (4th season)
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 10	at Humboldt State	Eureka, CA	W 19–7	^[7]
October 25	Oregon State freshmen	Ashland, OR	L 0–13
November 1	at Eastern Oregon	La Grande, OR	W 14–0
November 8	Oregon freshmen	Ashland, OR	W 26–6
November 15	at Chico State	Chico, CA	L 0–7	^[8]
November 22	Albany (OR)	Ashland, OR	W 34–13

1931

1931 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0–2
Head coach	Roy McNeal (5th season)
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October	Humboldt State	Ashland, OR	W 9–7
October 15	at Albany (OR)	Albany, OR	T 0–0
October 31	Eastern Oregon	Ashland, OR	T 0–0
November 11	at Chico State	Chico, CA	W 20–0
Homecoming

1932

1932 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1–1
Head coach	Howard Hobson (1st season)
Seasons ← 1931 1933 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Cal Aggies	Ashland, OR	T 12–12
October 22	Pacific (OR)	Ashland, OR	W 20–0
October 21	at Humboldt State	Arcata, CA	W 25–0	^[9]
October 29	at Eastern Oregon	La Grande, OR	W 30–0
November 11	Chico State	Ashland, OR	W 14–7
November 19	at Oregon Normal	Monmouth, OR	L 6–20
Homecoming

1933

1933 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Howard Hobson (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Oregon State JV	Ashland, OR	L 0–21
October 7	Pacific (OR)	Ashland, OR	W 19–0
October 14	at Oregon Normal	Monmouth, OR	W 12–7
October 21	Oregon State JV	Ashland, OR	W 39–0
October 28	Marin	Ashland, OR	W 19–0
November 4	Oregon freshmen		W 7–0
November 11	at Willamette	Salem, OR	L 0–13
November 18	Eastern Oregon	Ashland, OR	W 7–0
Homecoming

1934

1934 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4
Head coach	Howard Hobson (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	Pacific (OR)	Ashland, OR	L 0–7
October 13	at Oregon State freshmen	Corvallis, OR	L 0–13
October 20	at Oregon freshmen	Eugene, OR	W 7–0
October 27	vs. Linfield	Roseburg, OR	L 7–14
November 3	at Oregon Normal	Monmouth, OR	L 6–7
November 10	Chico State	Ashland, OR	W 6–0	^[10]
Homecoming

1935

1935 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6
Head coach	Jean Eberhart (1st season)
Seasons ← 1934 1936 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	at Pacific (OR)	Forest Grove, OR	L 0–6
October 5	Oregon State freshmen	Ashland, OR	L 0–20
October 12	Oregon freshmen	Ashland, OR	L 12–13
October 19	Albany (OR)	Ashland, OR	W 14–0
October 26	at Linfield	McMinnville, OR	L 0–27
November 3	at Oregon Normal	Monmouth, OR	L 6–12
November 16	at Chico State	Chico, CA	L 7–21	^[11]
Homecoming

1936

1936 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2–1
Head coach	Jean Eberhart (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Pacific (OR)	Ashland, OR	W 52–0
October 10	Oregon freshmen	Ashland, OR	W 6–2
October 16	vs. Oregon State freshmen	Klamath Falls, OR	T 13–13
October 24	at Albany (OR)	Albany, OR	W 21–0
October 30	Humboldt State	Ashland, OR	L 3–40	^[12]
November 7	Oregon Normal	Ashland, OR	L 0–7
Homecoming

1937

1937 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–4–2
Head coach	Jean Eberhart (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	Albany (OR)	Medford, OR	T 6–6
October 9	at Humboldt State	Arcata, CA	L 0–34	^[13]
October 16	vs. Oregon freshmen	North Bend, OR	L 0–21
October 30	Oregon Normal	Ashland, OR	L 0–12
November 6	Oregon State Freshmen	Medford, OR	L 12-14
November 13	at Chico State	Chico, CA	T 6–6
Homecoming

1938

1938 Southern Oregon Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–5
Head coach	Jean Eberhart (4th season)
Seasons ← 1937 1946 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 7	vs. Oregon Freshman	Grants Pass, OR	L 13–26
October 14	Humboldt State	Ashland, OR	L 7–18
October 21	at Oregon Normal	Monmouth, OR	L 6–19
October 28	Oregon Normal	Ashland, OR	L 0–6
November 5	Chico State	Ashland, OR	L 0–14
Homecoming

References

^ "Junior College Football Schedule For 1929 Has Four Home Contents". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. January 12, 1929. p. P2. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Oregon Five Comes South For 2 Tilts". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. January 30, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Football History". Southern Oregon University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Ashland Normal School Beats California Team". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. November 13, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ashland Normal Wins". Daily Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. November 13, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oregon Beats Chico College". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 16, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ashland Normal Beats Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 11, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chico Beats Oregon Normal". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 17, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ashland Defeats Humboldt State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 22, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chico State Loses, 6-0". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). November 11, 1934. p. 29. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chico Eleven Defeats Southern Oregon, 21-7". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). November 17, 1935. p. 30. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Battered Sons Point For 'Climax' Contest On Homecoming Day". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 2, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Humboldt State Wins From Sons Saturday 34 To 0". La Grande Observer. La Grande, Oregon. October 11, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Junior College Football Schedule For 1929 Has Four Home Contents". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. January 12, 1929. p. P2. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Oregon Five Comes South For 2 Tilts". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. January 30, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Football History". Southern Oregon University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[4] "Ashland Normal School Beats California Team". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. November 13, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Ashland Normal Wins". Daily Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. November 13, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Oregon Beats Chico College". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 16, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Ashland Normal Beats Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 11, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Chico Beats Oregon Normal". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 17, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Ashland Defeats Humboldt State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 22, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Chico State Loses, 6-0". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). November 11, 1934. p. 29. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Chico Eleven Defeats Southern Oregon, 21-7". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). November 17, 1935. p. 30. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Battered Sons Point For 'Climax' Contest On Homecoming Day". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 2, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Humboldt State Wins From Sons Saturday 34 To 0". La Grande Observer. La Grande, Oregon. October 11, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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Southern Oregon Normal football, 1927–1938

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