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California Football Team History


California Golden Bears
University of California
 Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Andrew L. Andy Smith
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Andrew L. Andy Smith enters his 5th season as Head Coach at California.
 The Golden Bears won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 The Golden Bears won the National Championship.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Olympic Club  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Mare Island Marines  88   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. St. Marys  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Nevada  79   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Utah  63   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Oregon State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Washington State  49   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Stanford  38   0   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Ohio State  28   0   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored410
  Scoring Average45.6
  Points Allowed14
  Defense Average1.6
  Opponents Record26-15
  Conference Record3-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record1-0
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 9-041014Won  28-03-01047  Andrew L. Andy Smith
Southern California 6-017021 2-0310  Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Stanford 4-38265 2-21348  Walter D. Powell
Washington State 5-112976 1-12849  Gustavius A. Gus Welch
Oregon 3-2-13738 1-2-11731  Ellery C. Shy Huntington
Oregon State 2-2-22052 1-2-11045  R.B. Rutherford
Washington 1-55483 0-3023  Leonard B. Stub Allison

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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