1917 California
5–5–1 (2–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Andy Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Olympic Club 40–0Oct 6
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vsMare Island Marines | L 0–27 | 52% |
| Sep 22 | vsOlympic Club | L 2–6 | 83% |
| Sep 29 | vsMare Island Marines | L 0–26 | 38% |
| Oct 6 | vsOlympic Club | W 40–0 | 75% |
| Oct 13 | vsNavy Hospital Corps | W 33–7 | 80% |
| Oct 20 | vsOccidental | W 20–0 | 80% |
| Oct 27 | vs Oregon State | W 14–3 | 46% |
| Nov 3 | vs Washington | W 27–0 | 40% |
| Nov 10 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | L 13–14 | 88% |
| Nov 17 | at Oregon | L 0–21 | 32% |
| Nov 29 | at USC | T 0–0 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied USC 0–0; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 2–1 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 149–104
- Coach
- Andy Smith
- Elo
- 1441 −20 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.0 No. 70 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Short-punt
All-Pacific Coast
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
WellsRBGV-1; PS-1
Walter A. GordonOTGV-2; PS-1- Charles LaneOGGV-2; PS-1
- HansenCGV-1; PS-1
Second team
- John V. GiffordEGV-2
From Wikipedia’s 1917 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1917 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Washington State | 3–0 | 6–0–1 | |
| California | 2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Oregon State | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Oregon | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Washington | 0–2–1 | 1–2–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.