1916 California Golden Bears football team

1916 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–4–1 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort-punt
CaptainWillis R. Montgomery
Home stadiumCalifornia Field
1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Oregon ^ + 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
California 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (0–3 against PCC opponents), finished in last place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 192 to 103.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Olympic Club*
W 23–0[3]
September 23Oakland Originals*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 23–0[4]
September 30Olympic Club*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
T 0–0[5]
October 7Oakland Originals*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–0[6]
October 14Whittier*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–17[7]
October 21Oregon
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–3910,000[8][9]
October 28Occidental*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–14[10]
November 4at USC*
W 27–010,000[11]
November 11Saint Mary's*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–6[12]
November 18Washington
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–132,000[13]
November 30at Washington
L 7–149,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game

[15]

References

  1. ^ "1916 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. 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "California shows up well in 23–0 victory over Olympic Club". Oakland Tribune. September 17, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blue and Gold squad repeat Olympic score". Oakland Tribune. September 24, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Olympics hold U.C. Varsity to scoreless tie". San Francisco Chronicle. October 1, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oakland Originals hold Blue and Gold to 13 points". Oakland Tribune. October 8, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U. of C. wins in the last moment". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 15, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "California is outclassed by Oregon eleven". Eugene Daily Guard. Associated Press. October 21, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Oregon wins from California". Spokesman-Review. October 22, 1916. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Occidental star defeats Blue and Gold". The Modesto Morning Herald. October 29, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "California sweeps U.S.C. off feet in last half". San Francisco Chronicle. November 6, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "California Bears beat St. Mary's team 48 to 6". The San Francisco Examiner. November 12, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Washington is winner, 13 to 3". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 19, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Ends its ninth football season without defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 1, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.