1925 California

6–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Andy Smith.

Schedule and results

California in 1925, game by game: won vs. Santa Clara 28–0; won vs. Nevada 54–0; lost vs. Olympic Club 0–15; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 6–0; won at Oregon 28–0; won at Pomona Pitzer 27–0; won vs. Washington State 35–0; lost vs. Washington 0–7; lost at Stanford 14–26+54−15Won 28–0 vs. Santa Clara+28Santa ClaraWon 54–0 vs. Nevada+54NevadaLost 0–15 vs. Olympic Club-15Olympic ClubWon 6–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+6Saint Mary’s (C…Won 28–0 at Oregon+28OregonWon 27–0 at Pomona Pitzer+27Pomona PitzerWon 35–0 vs. Washington State+35Washington StateLost 0–7 vs. Washington-7WashingtonLost 14–26 at Stanford-12Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 26–⁠14; 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
192–⁠48
Coach
Andy Smith
Elo
1582 −46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.4 No. 7 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tut Imlay
Offense
Short-punt

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Dana CareyOGUP-1; AS-1; GW-1
  • Otis MillerCAS-1

Second team

  • Tut ImlayRBUP-2
  • John SargentOTUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1925 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington5–⁠010–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠17–⁠2
USC3–⁠211–⁠2
Oregon State3–⁠27–⁠2
California2–⁠26–⁠3
Washington State2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠33–⁠5
Montana1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon0–⁠51–⁠5–⁠1

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