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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  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 Andrew L. Andy Smith enters his 6th season as Head Coach at California.
 The Golden Bears won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 The Golden Bears won the National Championship.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. St. Marys  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Olympic Club  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Nevada  51   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Pacific Fleet  21   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Oregon  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Washington State  14   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Southern California  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Washington  72   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Stanford  42   7   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Washington & Jefferson  0   0   T    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record9-0 -1
  Points Scored312
  Scoring Average31.2
  Points Allowed33
  Defense Average3.3
  Opponents Record30-13
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record2-0
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 9-0-131233Tied  0-05-020517  Andrew L. Andy Smith
Southern California 10-136252 2-14245  Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Washington State 4-2-110962 2-2-13552  Gustavius A. Gus Welch
Oregon State 4-3-223142 1-3-13428  R.B. Rutherford
Stanford 4-2-210097 1-1-12149  C. Eugene Van Gent
Oregon 5-1-314575 0-1-2746  Ellery C. Shy Huntington
Washington 3-4-169145 0-3-13110  Enoch Bagshaw

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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