1929 California Golden Bears football team
| 1929 California Golden Bears football | |
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PCC co-champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (4–1 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Roy Riegels |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 USC ^ + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 California + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Nibs Price, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–1 against PCC opponents), finished in a four-way tie for the PCC championship,[1][2] and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 155 to 78.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Santa Clara* | W 27–6 | 40,000 | [5] | |
| October 5 | Saint Mary's* |
| T 0–0 | 70,000 | [6] |
| October 12 | Washington State |
| W 14–0 | 40,000 | [7] |
| October 19 | at Penn* | W 12–7 | 72,000 | [8] | |
| October 26 | Olympic Club* |
| W 21–19 | [9] | |
| November 2 | at USC | W 15–7 | 79,000 | [10] | |
| November 9 | Montana |
| W 53–18 | 25,000 | [11] |
| November 16 | Washington |
| W 7–0 | 50,000 | [12] |
| November 23 | at Stanford | L 6–21 | 90,000 | [13] | |
References
- ^ "Coast Season Ends with Four-Way Tie". The Oregonian. December 2, 1929. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
The Pacific coast conference football season ended last week with four teams, Southern California, Stanford, California, and Oregon tied for first place.
- ^ Leiser, William (December 18, 1929). "Move to Open Grid Season Earlier Killed By Conference". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
The 1929 football championship was officially designated a four-way tie between Oregon, California, Stanford and USC.
- ^ "1928 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Phil Ray (September 29, 1929). "Bears Defeat Broncos in First Game, 27–6: Price's Team Shows Real Promise; Lom Features First Triumph of U.C. Grid Team". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Lesser (October 6, 1929). "Bears, Gaels Tie, 0-0; Madigan Men Threaten U.C. Goal Line in Final Period". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California University passes bring 14 to 0 win over Cougars". San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 13, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California conquers Quaker foemen, 12–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears fight and beat Club, 21–19". The Sacramento Union. October 27, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California humbles U.S.C., 15–7". Modesto News-Herald. November 3, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears run wild to score 53–18 over Montana". Modesto News-Herald. November 10, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears beat Huskies by 7–0 score". Oakland Tribune. November 17, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford outclasses Bears in annual gridiron battle before 90,000 football fans". Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel. November 24, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "1929 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.