1926 California
3–6 (0–5 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Nibs Price. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Olympic Club 32–0Oct 2
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsSanta Clara | W 13–6 | 92% |
| Oct 2 | vsOlympic Club | W 32–0 | 87% |
| Oct 9 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | L 7–26 | 92% |
| Oct 16 | vs Oregon State | L 7–27 | 46% |
| Oct 23 | vs USC | L 0–27 | 36% |
| Oct 30 | vs Oregon | L 13–21 | 64% |
| Nov 6 | at Washington | L 7–13 | 17% |
| Nov 13 | vs Nevada | W 20–6 | 71% |
| Nov 20 | vs Stanford | L 6–41 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stanford 41–6; tied for 8th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Photographs from 1926
California – Stanford football game, Calif. Memorial Stadium, Nov. 20, 1926Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 8th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 105–167
- Coach
- Nibs Price
- Elo
- 1408 −147 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.6 No. 66 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bert Griffin
1926 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 4–0 | 10–0–1 | |
| USC | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| Oregon State | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Washington State | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Washington | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
 Idaho | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Oregon | 1–4 | 2–4–1 | |
 Montana | 0–4 | 3–5 | |
 California | 0–5 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.