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1935 California

9–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Stub Allison.

Schedule and results

California in 1935, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 47–0; won vs. Whittier 6–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 10–0; won at Oregon 6–0; won vs. Santa Clara 6–0; won vs. USC 21–7; won at UCLA 14–2; won vs. Washington 14–0; won vs. Pacific 39–0; lost at Stanford 0–13+47−13Won 47–0 vs. UC Davis+47UC DavisWon 6–0 vs. Whittier+6WhittierWon 10–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+10Saint Mary’s (C…Won 6–0 at Oregon+6OregonWon 6–0 vs. Santa Clara+6Santa ClaraWon 21–7 vs. USC+14USCWon 14–2 at UCLA+12UCLAWon 14–0 vs. Washington+14WashingtonWon 39–0 vs. Pacific+39PacificLost 0–13 at Stanford-13Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsUC DavisW 47–⁠091%
Sep 28vsWhittierW 6–⁠084%
Oct 5vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 10–⁠041%
Oct 12atOregonW 6–⁠030%
Oct 19vsSanta ClaraW 6–⁠055%
Oct 26vsUSCW 21–⁠764%
Nov 2atUCLAW 14–⁠234%
Nov 9vsWashingtonW 14–⁠053%
Nov 16vsPacificW 39–⁠095%
Nov 23atStanfordL 0–⁠1336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 13–⁠0; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1935.

Pacific Coast Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Stanford and UCLA

Consensus All-AmericanLarry Lutz, OT

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
163–⁠22
Coach
Stub Allison
Elo
1601 +151 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.6 No. 8 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1936

The 1936 draft
Rd 6Larry Lutz OTBoston Redskins

All-Pacific Coast

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Jack BrittinghamEAP-1; HJ-1; NEA-1; UP-1; WS-1
  • Larry LutzOTAP-1; HJ-1; NEA-1; OS-1; UP-1; WS-1
  • Conrad TenneyOGNEA-1
  • AndersonOGOS-1
  • Bob HerwigCNEA-1; AP-2

Second team

  • Floyd BlowerRBUP-2
  • Robert BrittinghamEUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California4–⁠19–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠18–⁠1
UCLA4–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon3–⁠26–⁠3
Washington State3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Washington4–⁠35–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
USC2–⁠45–⁠7
Idaho1–⁠52–⁠7
Montana0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2

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