California vs. Pacific

California and Pacific first met in 1934 and have played 15 times; California leads the series 12–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s California 7–⁠3, and California has won the last 5.

California wins
12
Pacific wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1934
Longest streak
5 California
Current streak
5 California
Last 10 meetings
California 7–⁠3
Most recent
1991

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s5–⁠1
1940s1–⁠1
1950s1–⁠1
1970s1–⁠0
1980s3–⁠0
1990s1–⁠0
Average margin
21.7 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At California
12–⁠3 California’s record at home
Shutouts
7

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. California’s biggest win1991: California 86, Pacific 24by 62 points
  2. Pacific’s biggest win1943: Pacific 12, California 6by 6 points
  3. Upset1939: Pacific 6, California 0Pacific had a 6% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1943: Pacific 12, California 6Pacific had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of California and Pacific, 1934 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1934 game: old Master Stagg Brings Up Strong Squad at Pacific Ex-Maroon Coach Gives Coast Powers Scare.

    1934 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 17, 1934

  • The Evening star's story of the 1935 game: CALIFORNIA NEARS UNBEATEN SEASON Trims College Of Pacific, 29 to 0-0nIy Stanford Left on Schedule.

    1935 · Evening star, Nov 17, 1935

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1936 game: U. CALIFORNIA WINS Z GAMES {. LAST SATURDAY Bears, However, Forced to Display Stuff to Beat Pacific

    1936 · The Daily Alaska empire, Sep 28, 1936

  • The Evening star's story of the 1937 game: Lucke Georgetown Bos to Lafayette Last Period Foot Ball Results

    1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 17, 1937

  • The Evening star's story of the 1943 game: Stagg's Eleven Puts Bee on Bears, 12-6

    1943 · Evening star, Oct 10, 1943

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Sep 7, 1991California 86, Pacific 24at California
Sep 10, 1988California 30, Pacific 7at California
Sep 5, 1987California 42, Pacific 0at California
Sep 15, 1984California 28, Pacific 12at California
Sep 23, 1978California 24, Pacific 6at California
Sep 20, 1958Pacific 24, California 20at California
Sep 20, 1952California 34, Pacific 13at California
Oct 14, 1944California 14, Pacific 0at California
Oct 9, 194320Pacific 12, California 6at California
Sep 30, 1939Pacific 6, California 0at California
Oct 8, 1938California 39, Pacific 0at California
Oct 16, 1937California 20, Pacific 0at California
Sep 25, 1936California 14, Pacific 0at California
Nov 16, 1935California 39, Pacific 0at California
Oct 13, 1934California 7, Pacific 6at California

Every game is listed as played on the field.