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1947 California

9–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Pappy Waldorf, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

California in 1947, game by game: won vs. Santa Clara 33–7; won vs. Navy 14–7; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 45–6; won at Wisconsin 48–7; won vs. Washington State 21–6; lost vs. No. 10 USC 14–39; won at No. 19 UCLA 6–0; won vs. Washington 13–7; won vs. Montana 60–14; won at Stanford 21–18+46−25Won 33–7 vs. Santa Clara+26Santa ClaraWon 14–7 vs. Navy+7NavyWon 45–6 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+39Saint Mary’s (C…Won 48–7 at Wisconsin+41WisconsinWon 21–6 vs. Washington State+15Washington StateLost 14–39 vs. No. 10 USC-25No. 10 USCWon 6–0 at No. 19 UCLA+6No. 19 UCLAWon 13–7 vs. Washington+6WashingtonWon 60–14 vs. Montana+46MontanaWon 21–18 at Stanford+3Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsSanta ClaraW 33–⁠755%
Sep 27vsNavyW 14–⁠750%
Oct 4vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 45–⁠649%
Oct 11atWisconsinW 48–⁠742%
Oct 18vsWashington StateW 21–⁠675%
Oct 25vs10USCL 14–⁠3947%
Nov 1at19UCLAW 6–⁠032%
Nov 8vsWashingtonW 13–⁠767%
Nov 15vsMontanaW 60–⁠1483%
Nov 22atStanfordW 21–⁠1871%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 21–⁠18; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 15
  10. Final: 15

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 1947.

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 4
Points
275–⁠111
Coach
Pappy Waldorf
Elo
1586 +174 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 18 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • John GravesFBCoaches-1; AP-1; UP-1
  • Rod FranzOGCoaches-1; AP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Bud Van DerenECoaches-2
  • Ron SockolovOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠07–⁠2–⁠18
California5–⁠19–⁠115
Oregon5–⁠17–⁠3
UCLA4–⁠25–⁠4
Montana2–⁠17–⁠4
Oregon State3–⁠45–⁠5
Washington2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠53–⁠7
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠4
Stanford0–⁠70–⁠9

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