1927 California

7–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Nibs Price.

Schedule and results

California in 1927, game by game: won vs. Santa Clara 14–6; won vs. Nevada 54–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–0; won at Oregon 16–0; won vs. Olympic Club 21–0; lost at USC 0–13; won vs. Montana 33–13; lost vs. Washington 0–6; lost at Stanford 6–13; won vs. Pennsylvania 27–13+54−13Won 14–6 vs. Santa Clara+8Santa ClaraWon 54–0 vs. Nevada+54NevadaWon 13–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+13Saint Mary’s (C…Won 16–0 at Oregon+16OregonWon 21–0 vs. Olympic Club+21Olympic ClubLost 0–13 at USC-13USCWon 33–13 vs. Montana+20MontanaLost 0–6 vs. Washington-6WashingtonLost 6–13 at Stanford-7StanfordWon 27–13 vs. Pennsylvania+14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 27–⁠13; tied for 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
184–⁠64
Coach
Nibs Price
Elo
1514 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.9 No. 22 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Fritz Coltrin

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1927 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠0–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Washington4–⁠29–⁠2
California2–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠1
Washington State1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1

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