The 1920 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1920 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 9–0 record (3–0 against PCC opponents), shut out seven of nine opponents, won the PCC championship, defeated Ohio State in the 1921 Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents by a total of 510 to 14.[1][2]
| 1920 California Golden Bears football | |
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Rose Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Ohio State | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (3–0 PCC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Short-punt |
| Captain | Olin C. Majors |
| Home stadium | California Field |
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| California $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There was no contemporaneous system in 1920 for determining a national champion. However, Cal was retroactively named as the national champion by the College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin.[3]
Olin C. Majors was the team captain. Guard Tim Callahan was a consensus first-team selection on the 1920 All-American football team.[4] Two other players received All-America recognition: end Harold Muller (Newspaper Enterprise Association-1, Walter Camp-3) and tackle Dan McMillan (WC-2).[5][6]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Olympic Club* | W 21–0 | [7] | ||
| October 2 | Mare Island Marines* |
| W 88–0 | [8] | |
| October 9 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 127–0 | [9] | |
| October 16 | Nevada* |
| W 79–7 | [10] | |
| October 23 | Utah* |
| W 63–0 | [11] | |
| October 30 | at Oregon Agricultural | W 17–7 | 12,000 | [12] | |
| November 6 | Washington State |
| W 49–0 | [13] | |
| November 20 | Stanford |
| W 38–0 | [14] | |
| January 1, 1921 | vs. Ohio State* | W 28–0 | 42,000 | [15] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1920 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112–114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Camp Names Gridiron Stars". Post-Standard. Syracuse, NY. December 15, 1920.
- ^ Dean Snyder (December 1, 1920). "N.E.A.'s Choice of Season's Best: 1920 All-American". Lowell Sun.
- ^ "California Varsity Defeats Olympic Eleven 21 to 0". The San Francisco Eleven. September 26, 1920. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doug Montell (October 3, 1920). "Mare Island Sailors Are Outclassed by Andy Smith's Pupils". Oakland Tribune. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of California Defeats St. Mary's Eleven 127-0". Oakland Tribune. October 10, 1920. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of California Football Team Smothers University of Nevada, Score 79-7". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1920. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Unmack (October 24, 1920). "California Staggers Utah with a Score of 63 to 0". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California Bears Battle Oregon Aggies to 17 to 7 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1920. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California Bears Bury Washington State Under 49-0 Score". The San Francisco Examiner. November 7, 1920. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California Goal Line Never In Any Peril During Game". The San Francisco Examiner. November 21, 1920. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears Heave Buckeyes To Resounding Defeat". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 2021. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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