1923 California
9–0–1 (5–0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Andy Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Saint Mary’s (CA) 49–0Sep 29
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsCalifornia Alumni | W 3–0 | 95% |
| Sep 29 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 49–0 | 96% |
| Oct 6 | vsSanta Clara | W 48–0 | 96% |
| Oct 13 | vsOlympic Club | W 16–0 | 94% |
| Oct 20 | vs Oregon State | W 26–0 | 83% |
| Oct 27 | vs Washington State | W 9–0 | 87% |
| Nov 3 | vs Nevada | T 0–0 | 85% |
| Nov 10 | at USC | W 13–7 | 62% |
| Nov 17 | vs Washington | W 9–0 | 70% |
| Nov 24 | vs Stanford | W 9–0 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Stanford 9–0; Pacific Coast Conference champions.
In program history: The 7th-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 1923.
National championsa title the school claims
Pacific Coast Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 9–0–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 182–7
- Coach
- Andy Smith
- Elo
- 1711 +54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.8 No. 8 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Donald Nichols
- Offense
- Short-punt
All-Pacific Coast
4 first teamFirst team
Donald NicholsRBUP-1- Charles MellEUP-1
- Stewart BeamOTUP-1
Edwin C. HorrellCUP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1923 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5–0 | 9–0–1 | |
| Washington | 4–1 | 10–1–1 | |
| Stanford | 2–2 | 7–2 | |
| USC | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
 Idaho | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Oregon State | 1–3–1 | 4–5–2 | |
| Washington State | 1–3–1 | 2–4–1 | |
 Oregon | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.