1928 California
6–2–2 (3–0–2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Nibs Price. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Nevada 60–0Nov 17
By 60 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsSanta Clara | W 22–0 | 88% |
| Oct 6 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 7–0 | 85% |
| Oct 13 | vs Washington State | W 13–3 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | vs USC | T 0–0 | 41% |
| Oct 27 | vsOlympic Club | L 0–12 | 87% |
| Nov 3 | vs Oregon | W 13–0 | 61% |
| Nov 10 | at Washington | W 6–0 | 40% |
| Nov 17 | vs Nevada | W 60–0 | 92% |
| Nov 24 | vs Stanford | T 13–13 | 56% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs Georgia TechRose Bowl | L 7–8 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 8–7 in the Rose Bowl; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 41st-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 1928.
- Record
- 6–2–2
- Conference
- 3–0–2 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 141–36
- Coach
- Nibs Price
- Elo
- 1538 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 23.9 No. 5 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Irvine Phillips
All-Pacific Coast
3 first teamFirst team
Benny LomRBAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1- Irvine PhillipsEAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1
- Steve BancroftOTAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 4–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
| California | 3–0–2 | 6–2–2 | |
| Stanford | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| Oregon | 4–2 | 9–2 | |
| Washington State | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
 Oregon State | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
 Idaho | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Washington | 2–4 | 7–4 | |
 UCLA | 0–4 | 4–4–1 | |
 Montana | 0–5 | 4–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.