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1936 California

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Stub Allison.

Schedule and results

California in 1936, game by game: won vs. Pacific 14–0; won vs. UC Davis 39–0; lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–10; won at Oregon State 7–0; lost vs. UCLA 6–17; lost at No. 8 Washington 0–13; lost vs. Washington State 13–14; won at No. 11 USC 13–7; won vs. Oregon 28–0; won vs. Stanford 20–0; lost at Georgia Tech 7–13+39−13Won 14–0 vs. Pacific+14PacificWon 39–0 vs. UC Davis+39UC DavisLost 0–10 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-10Saint Mary’s (C…Won 7–0 at Oregon State+7Oregon StateLost 6–17 vs. UCLA-11UCLALost 0–13 at No. 8 Washington-13No. 8 WashingtonLost 13–14 vs. Washington State-1Washington StateWon 13–7 at No. 11 USC+6No. 11 USCWon 28–0 vs. Oregon+28OregonWon 20–0 vs. Stanford+20StanfordLost 7–13 at Georgia Tech-6Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsPacificW 14–⁠093%
Sep 26vsUC DavisW 39–⁠096%
Oct 3vsSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠1060%
Oct 10atOregon StateW 7–⁠055%
Oct 17vsUCLAL 6–⁠1759%
Oct 24at8WashingtonL 0–⁠1332%
Oct 31vsWashington StateL 13–⁠1450%
Nov 7at11USCW 13–⁠730%
Nov 14vsOregonW 28–⁠066%
Nov 21vsStanfordW 20–⁠051%
Dec 26atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠1355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 29th-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 1936.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠74
Coach
Stub Allison
Elo
1569 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.7 No. 33 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington7–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠15
Washington State6–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
California4–⁠36–⁠5
USC3–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠3
UCLA4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠3–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Oregon State3–⁠54–⁠6
Montana1–⁠36–⁠3
Oregon1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Idaho0–⁠43–⁠7

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