1929 California
7–1–1 (4–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Nibs Price. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 53–18Nov 9
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsSanta Clara | W 27–6 | 90% |
| Oct 5 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | T 0–0 | 88% |
| Oct 12 | vs Washington State | W 14–0 | 55% |
| Oct 19 | at Pennsylvania | W 12–7 | 36% |
| Oct 26 | vsOlympic Club | W 21–19 | 88% |
| Nov 2 | at USC | W 15–7 | 24% |
| Nov 9 | vs Montana | W 53–18 | 80% |
| Nov 16 | vs Washington | W 7–0 | 79% |
| Nov 23 | at Stanford | L 6–21 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stanford 21–6; Pacific Coast Conference champions.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Photographs from 1929
Hoover with Univ. of Cal. football team, 10/16/29Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, National Photo Company Collection, no known restrictions on publication 
Hoover & Univ. of Cal. football team, 10/16/29Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, National Photo Company Collection, 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.
Pacific Coast Conference champions4–1 in the conference, shared with Oregon, Stanford and USC
- Record
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 4–1 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 155–78
- Coach
- Nibs Price
- Elo
- 1605 +80 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 17.6 No. 9 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Roy Riegels
All-Pacific Coast
3 first teamFirst team
Benny LomRBAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1- Bert SchwarzOGAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1
- Roy RiegelsCAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 6–1 | 10–2 | |
| Stanford | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| California | 4–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Oregon | 4–1 | 7–3 | |
| Washington State | 4–2 | 10–2 | |
 UCLA | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
 Oregon State | 1–4 | 5–4 | |
 Idaho | 1–4 | 4–5 | |
| Montana | 0–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Washington | 0–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.