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1922 California

9–⁠0 (4–⁠0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Andy Smith.

Schedule and results

California in 1922, game by game: won vs. Santa Clara 45–14; won vs. Mare Island Marines 80–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 41–0; won vs. Olympic Club 25–0; won at USC 12–0; won vs. Washington State 61–0; won at Washington 45–7; won vs. Nevada 61–13; won at Stanford 28–0+80Won 45–14 vs. Santa Clara+31Santa ClaraWon 80–0 vs. Mare Island Marines+80Mare Island Mar…Won 41–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+41Saint Mary’s (C…Won 25–0 vs. Olympic Club+25Olympic ClubWon 12–0 at USC+12USCWon 61–0 vs. Washington State+61Washington StateWon 45–7 at Washington+38WashingtonWon 61–13 vs. Nevada+48NevadaWon 28–0 at Stanford+28Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsSanta ClaraW 45–⁠1495%
Oct 7vsMare Island MarinesW 80–⁠084%
Oct 14vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 41–⁠096%
Oct 21vsOlympic ClubW 25–⁠093%
Oct 28atUSCW 12–⁠078%
Nov 4vsWashington StateW 61–⁠075%
Nov 11atWashingtonW 45–⁠766%
Nov 18vsNevadaW 61–⁠1384%
Nov 25atStanfordW 28–⁠082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 28–⁠0; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1922.

National championsa title the school claims

Pacific Coast Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanHarold Muller, E

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
398–⁠34
Coach
Andy Smith
Elo
1735 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
34.8 No. 1 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles F. Erb
Offense
Short-punt

All-Pacific Coast

7 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Charles F. ErbQBUP-1; GV-1
  • Donald NicholsRBUP-1; GV-1
  • Jesse B. MorrisonFBUP-1; GV-1
  • Robert A. BerkeyEUP-1; GV-1
  • Harold MullerEUP-1; GV-1
  • Stewart A. BeamOTUP-1; GV-1
  • Webster V. ClarkOGUP-1; GV-1

Second team

  • Archie NesbittFBGV-2

From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1922 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California4–⁠09–⁠0
Oregon3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
USC3–⁠110–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠34–⁠5
Oregon State1–⁠33–⁠4
Washington State1–⁠52–⁠5
Idaho0–⁠43–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.