1917 California Golden Bears football team

1917 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort-punt
CaptainFred T. Brooks & Daniel P. Foster
Home stadiumCalifornia Field
1917 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
California 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Oregon 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Washington 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In their second year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–1 against PCC opponents), finished in second place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 149 to 104.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Mare Island*
L 0–27[3]
September 22Olympic Club*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 2–6[4]
September 29Mare Island*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–26[5]
October 6Olympic Club*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 40–0[6]
October 13Navy Hospital Corps*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 32–7[7]
October 20Occidental*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 20–0[8]
October 27Oregon Agricultural
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 14–3[9]
November 3Washington
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–01,000[10][11]
November 10Saint Mary's*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–14[12][13]
November 17at Oregon
L 0–21[14]
November 29at USC*
T 0–010,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game

[16]

References

  1. ^ "1917 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. ^ "Marines defeat California 27–0". Vallejo Times. September 16, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Olympics defeat A. of C. football team". The Morning Press. September 23, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marines beat Bear varsity by 26 to 0, while Cubs beat O.C." The San Francisco Examiner. September 30, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears maul Olympians 40–0; Cubs defeat Goats 31–0". The San Francisco Examiner. October 7, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "California Varsity shows new strength in 32–7 win". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Berkeley takes a game from Occidental". San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 21, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "University of California eleven defeats Oregon Aggies, 14 to 3". The Fresno Morning Republican. October 28, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "California takes victory from Washington after many defeats". Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ Varnell, George M. (November 5, 1917). "U. of W. licked by California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ Jack James (November 11, 1917). "St. Mary's carries off state title by 14–13 win over U.C." The San Francisco Examiner. p. 15. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "St. Mary's beats California, 14–13, for state title: Fatal mistake loses a goal kick for U.C." Oakland Tribune. November 11, 1917. p. 51. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Oregon humbles California, 21–0". The Sunday Oregonian. November 18, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "University of Southern California holds California University to tie". The Fresno Morning Republican. November 30, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


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