1919 California Golden Bears football team

1919 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort-punt
CaptainFred T. Brooks
Home stadiumCalifornia Field
1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon ^ + 2 1 0 5 2 0
Washington + 2 1 0 5 1 0
California 2 2 0 6 2 1
Washington State 2 2 0 5 2 0
Stanford 1 1 0 4 3 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 3 0 4 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1919 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 1919 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 147 to 64.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Olympic Club*W 12–0[3]
October 4Olympic Club*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
T 6–6[4]
October 11Saint Mary's*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 19–0[5]
October 18Occidental*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 61–0[6]
October 25Washington State
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–14[7]
November 1Oregon Agricultural
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–14[8]
November 8at USC*W 14–139,000[9]
November 22at StanfordW 14–10[10]
November 27at WashingtonL 0–716,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1919 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. ^ "'Cal' Varsity is winner from O.C. by score of 12–0". San Francisco Chronicle. September 28, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Olympic Club surprises by holding California to tie". Oakland Tribune. October 5, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. Mary's College downed by Bears". The Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.C. scores win over 'Oxy' 61–0". The Fresno Morning Republican. October 19, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bruins hold Cougars to 14 to 0 score". The San Francisco Examiner. October 26, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "California defeats Oregon Aggies by 21 to 14 score". Oakland Tribune. November 2, 1919. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blue and Gold just noses out Southern Cal". San Francisco Chronicle. November 9, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Berkeley wins at football 14 to 10 over Stanford". Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel. November 23, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Washington defeats California by one touchdown". San Francisco Chronicle. November 28, 1919. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.