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1924 California

8–⁠0–⁠2 (2–⁠0–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Andy Smith.

Schedule and results

California in 1924, game by game: won vs. Santa Clara 13–7; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 17–7; won vs. Pomona Pitzer 28–0; won vs. Olympic Club 9–3; won vs. Washington State 20–7; won vs. USC 7–0; tied at Washington 7–7; won vs. Nevada 27–0; tied vs. Stanford 20–20; won vs. Pennsylvania 14–0+28Won 13–7 vs. Santa Clara+6Santa ClaraWon 17–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+10Saint Mary’s (C…Won 28–0 vs. Pomona Pitzer+28Pomona PitzerWon 9–3 vs. Olympic Club+6Olympic ClubWon 20–7 vs. Washington State+13Washington StateWon 7–0 vs. USC+7USCTied 7–7 at Washington0WashingtonWon 27–0 vs. Nevada+27NevadaTied 20–20 vs. Stanford0StanfordWon 14–0 vs. Pennsylvania+14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsSanta ClaraW 13–⁠795%
Oct 4vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 17–⁠795%
Oct 11vsPomona PitzerW 28–⁠095%
Oct 18vsOlympic ClubW 9–⁠394%
Oct 25vsWashington StateW 20–⁠783%
Nov 1vsUSCW 7–⁠065%
Nov 8atWashingtonT 7–⁠754%
Nov 15vsNevadaW 27–⁠083%
Nov 22vsStanfordT 20–⁠2069%
Jan 1vsPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 14–⁠0; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 11th-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 1924.

Pacific Coast Conference champions2–⁠0–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Stanford

Consensus All-AmericanEdwin C. Horrell, C

Record
8–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠2 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
162–⁠51
Coach
Andy Smith
Elo
1692 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.5 No. 8 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edwin C. Horrell
Offense
Short-punt

All-Pacific Coast

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Tut ImlayRBUP-1; PW-1; GV-1
  • Dana CareyOGUP-1; GV-1
  • Edwin C. HorrellCUP-1; PW-1; GV-1

Second team

  • Walter RauOGPW-2

From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1924 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
California2–⁠0–⁠28–⁠0–⁠2
Washington3–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Idaho4–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
USC2–⁠19–⁠2
Oregon2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠3
Oregon State1–⁠43–⁠5
Washington State0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Montana0–⁠34–⁠4

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