1918 California Golden Bears football team

1918 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–2 (2–0 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort-punt
CaptainCarlton G. Wells
Home stadiumCalifornia Field
1918 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 2 0 0 7 2 0
Oregon 2 1 0 4 2 0
Washington 1 1 0 1 1 0
Oregon Agricultural 0 2 0 2 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. In their third year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 7–2 record (2–0 against PCC opponents), won the PCC championship, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 186 to 62.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Fort McDowell*L 7–21
October 12San Francisco Presidio*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–7
October 19Fort Scott*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 1–0
November 9Saint Mary's*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 40–14
November 16Mather Field*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–13
November 23Oregon
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 6–0[3]
November 30Stanford
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 67–0
December 7San Pedro Navy*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 20–0
December 14at USC*W 33–710,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1918 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. ^ "Bears defeat Oregon 6–0 on sloppy field". San Francisco Chronicle. November 24, 1918. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  5. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.