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| sport =football
| year = 1923
| year = 1923
| team = California Golden Bears
| team = California Golden Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image =
| conference = Pacific Coast Conference
| image_size =
| conference = [[Pacific Coast Conference]]
| short_conf = PCC
| short_conf = PCC
| record = 9–0–1
| record = 9–0–1
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| off_scheme = [[Short punt formation|Short-punt]]
| off_scheme = [[Short punt formation|Short-punt]]
| def_scheme =
| def_scheme =
| captain = [[Donald Nichols]]
| captain = [[Donald Nichols (American football)|Donald Nichols]]
| stadium = [[California Field]]<br>[[California Memorial Stadium]]
| stadium = [[California Field]]<br>[[California Memorial Stadium]]
| champion = National champion ([[Houlgate System|Houlgate]])<br>PCC champion
| champion = National champion ([[Houlgate System|Houlgate]])<br>PCC champion
| uniform = 20scaliforniauniform.png
| uniform = 20scaliforniauniform.png
}}
}}
{{1923 PCC football standings}}
{{1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}
The '''1923 California Golden Bears football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) during the [[1923 college football season]]. In their eighth year under head coach [[Andy Smith (American football)|Andy Smith]], the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (5–0 against PCC opponents), shut out nine of ten opponents, won the PCC championship, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 182 to 7.<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1923-schedule.html|title=1923 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=California 2015 Football Information Guide |url=https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |website=CalBears.com |publisher=Cal Golden Bears Athletics |accessdate=October 21, 2016 |page=162 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |archivedate=October 26, 2016 }}</ref> The team was selected retroactively as the 1923 national champion by the [[Houlgate System]], which was used to determine [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|annual championships]] from 1929 to 1958.<ref name=NCAA>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf |title=National Poll Rankings |author=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) |year=2015|work=NCAA Division I Football Records |publisher=NCAA |page=108 |accessdate=January 8, 2016 |format=PDF}}</ref>
The '''1923 California Golden Bears football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) during the [[1923 college football season]]. In their eighth year under head coach [[Andy Smith (American football)|Andy Smith]], the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (5–0 against PCC opponents), shut out nine of ten opponents, won the PCC championship, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 182 to 7.<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1923-schedule.html|title=1923 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=California 2015 Football Information Guide |url=https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |website=CalBears.com |publisher=Cal Golden Bears Athletics |access-date=October 21, 2016 |page=162 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |archive-date=October 26, 2016 }}</ref> The team was selected retroactively as a 1923 national champion by [[Houlgate System|Deke Houlgate]], who used his math system to award annual [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national titles]] from 1929 to 1958.<ref name=NCAA>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf |title=National Poll Rankings |author=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) |year=2015|work=NCAA Division I Football Records |publisher=NCAA |page=108 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |format=PDF}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 48–0
| score = 48–0
| attend =
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Golden Bears Show Strong Offense, Swamp Mission, 48-0|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Henry R. Cantlen|date=October 7, 1923|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99825254/golden-bears-show-strong-offense-swamp/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| score = 26–0
| score = 26–0
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111761826/bears-crush-aggies/|work=The Los Angeles Times|title=Bears crush Aggies|date=October 21, 1923|accessdate=October 21, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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{{Pac-12 Conference football champions}}
{{Pac-12 Conference football champions}}


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Revision as of 05:31, 16 August 2023

1923 California Golden Bears football
National champion (Houlgate)
PCC champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record9–0–1 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort-punt
CaptainDonald Nichols
Home stadiumCalifornia Field
California Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 5 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 1
Washington^ 4 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 1
Idaho 2 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1
Stanford 2 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0
USC 2 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0
Washington State 1 - 3 - 1 2 - 4 - 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 - 3 - 1 4 - 5 - 2
Oregon 0 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1923 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1923 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (5–0 against PCC opponents), shut out nine of ten opponents, won the PCC championship, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 182 to 7.[1][2] The team was selected retroactively as a 1923 national champion by Deke Houlgate, who used his math system to award annual national titles from 1929 to 1958.[3]

Zeitplan

DateOpponentWebsiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22California Alumni*W 3–0
September 29Saint Mary's (CA)*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 49–0
October 6Santa Clara*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–010,000[4]
October 13Olympic A. C.*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 16–0
October 20Oregon Agricultural*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–0[5]
October 27vs. Washington StateW 9–0
November 3Nevada
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
T 0–0
November 10at USCW 13–772,000
November 17Washington
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 9–028,000
November 24StanfordW 9–0
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1923 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Henry R. Cantlen (October 7, 1923). "Golden Bears Show Strong Offense, Swamp Mission, 48-0". The San Francisco Examiner – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bears crush Aggies". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.