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1937 California

10–⁠0–⁠1 (6–⁠0–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Stub Allison, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

California in 1937, game by game: won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 30–7; won vs. Oregon State 24–6; won vs. Washington State 27–0; won vs. UC Davis 14–0; won vs. Pacific 20–0; won vs. No. 11 USC 20–6; won at UCLA 27–14; tied vs. Washington 0–0; won at Oregon 26–0; won at No. 13 Stanford 13–0; won vs. No. 4 Alabama 13–0+27Won 30–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+23Saint Mary’s (C…Won 24–6 vs. Oregon State+18Oregon StateWon 27–0 vs. Washington State+27Washington StateWon 14–0 vs. UC Davis+14UC DavisWon 20–0 vs. Pacific+20PacificWon 20–6 vs. No. 11 USC+14No. 11 USCWon 27–14 at UCLA+13UCLATied 0–0 vs. Washington0WashingtonWon 26–0 at Oregon+26OregonWon 13–0 at No. 13 Stanford+13No. 13 StanfordWon 13–0 vs. No. 4 Alabama+13No. 4 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 30–⁠755%
Oct 2vsOregon StateW 24–⁠671%
Oct 9vsWashington StateW 27–⁠065%
Oct 15vsUC DavisW 14–⁠097%
Oct 16vsPacificW 20–⁠095%
Oct 23vs11USCW 20–⁠666%
Oct 30atUCLAW 27–⁠1460%
Nov 6vsWashingtonT 0–⁠066%
Nov 13atOregonW 26–⁠069%
Nov 20at13StanfordW 13–⁠055%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4AlabamaRose BowlW 13–⁠042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 13–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Final: 2

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 1937.

National championsa title the school claims

Pacific Coast Conference champions6–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanSam Chapman, RB

Record
10–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0–⁠1 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
214–⁠33
Coach
Stub Allison
Elo
1725 +179 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.2 No. 3 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 3Sam Chapman BWashington Redskins
Rd 4John Meek BPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Bob Herwig CChicago Cardinals
Rd 6Perry Schwartz EBrooklyn Dodgers

All-Pacific Coast

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • D. AndersonFBAP-2
  • Bill StollOTUP-2
  • EvansOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California6–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠12
Stanford4–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Washington4–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Washington State3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon State2–⁠3–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
USC2–⁠3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Oregon2–⁠54–⁠6
UCLA1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Montana0–⁠17–⁠1

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