1923 California Golden Bears football team

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1923 California Golden Bears football
National champion (Houlgate)
PCC champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1923 record9–0–1 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach
  • Andy Smith (8th season)
Offensive schemeShort-punt
CaptainDonald Nichols
Home stadiumCalifornia Field
California Memorial Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Washington^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Stanford 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
USC 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Washington State 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Oregon 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1923 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1923 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (5–0 against PCC opponents), shut out nine of ten opponents, won the PCC championship, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 182 to 7.[1][2] The team was selected retroactively as the 1923 national champion by the Houlgate System, which was used to determine annual championships from 1929 to 1958.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22California Alumni*
W 3–0
September 29Saint Mary's (CA)*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 49–0
October 6Santa Clara*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–0
October 13Olympic A. C.*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 16–0
October 20Oregon Agricultural*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–0
October 27vs. Washington State
  • Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR
W 9–0
November 3Nevada
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
T 0–0
November 10at USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–772,000
November 17Washington
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 9–028,000
November 24Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 9–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "1923 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.


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