1916 California
6–4–1 (0–3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Andy Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Saint Mary’s (CA) 48–6Nov 11
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vsOlympic Club | W 23–0 | 88% |
| Sep 23 | vsOriginals A.C. | W 23–0 | 89% |
| Sep 30 | vsOlympic Club | T 0–0 | 89% |
| Oct 7 | vsOriginals A.C. | W 13–0 | 89% |
| Oct 14 | vsWhittier | W 21–17 | 89% |
| Oct 21 | vs Oregon | L 14–39 | 56% |
| Oct 28 | vsOccidental | L 13–14 | 86% |
| Nov 4 | at USC | W 27–0 | 85% |
| Nov 11 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 48–6 | 86% |
| Nov 18 | vs Washington | L 3–13 | 45% |
| Nov 30 | atWashington | L 7–14 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington 14–7; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 6–4–1
- Conference
- 0–3 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 192–103
- Coach
- Andy Smith
- Elo
- 1442 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 40 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Willis R. Montgomery
- Offense
- Short-punt
All-Pacific Coast
5 first teamFirst team
Fred T. BrooksRB- Leroy B. SharpFB
- Willis MontgomeryEAS-1; GV-1; ODJ; PS-1
- Claude MonluxOTAS-1; GV-1
- William RussellCPS-1; GV-2
From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1916 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3–0–1 | 6–0–1 | |
| Oregon | 2–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| California | 0–3 | 6–4–1 | |
 Oregon State | 0–2 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.