1899 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1899 California Golden Bears football Independent 7–1–1 Garrett Cochran 2nd James Whipple The 1899 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1899 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Garrett Cochran and compiled a record of 7–1–1.2015 Media Guide https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf CalBears.com Cal Golden Bears Athletics October 20, 2016 160 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf October 26, 2016 For just the second time in history, an eastern team traveled to the Pacific coast. Carlisle defeated California by a score of 2–0.Masters of the Gridiron Against Local Champions San Francisco Call San Francisco, CA December 23, 1899 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/87854807/Carlisle Indians Win Beatrice Daily Express Beatrice, NE December 26, 1899 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32149735/carlisle_vs_cal_1899_east_vs_west_first/ The news reported the contest as the first matchup of East and West, but was pre-dated by the 1894 Chicago vs. Stanford football game. Like the Chicago vs. Stanford game before it, the Carlisle vs. California game foreshadows the first bowl game, the 1902 Rose Bowl. Schedule Pacific September 30 w 1899 Olympic Club Olympic Club Berkeley, CA 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-call-bulletin-californ/200524203/ The San Francisco Call California scores a victory at football over the Olympics October 1, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 14 t y Olympic Club Richmond Field San Francisco, CA 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-neither-eleve/200524353/ The San Francisco Examiner Neither eleven able to score October 15, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 w League of the Cross Berkeley, CA 11–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-call-bulletin-berkeley/200524481/ The San Francisco Call Berkeley victorious; League of the Cross team puts up a good football game October 22, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Olympic Club Richmond Field San Francisco, CA 15–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-football-in-t/200524605/ The San Francisco Examiner Football in the mud results in another defeat for Olympic by California November 12, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 15 w Nevada State Berkeley, CA 24–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-call-bulletin-californ/200523802/ The San Francisco Call California defeated Nevadans November 16, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 3:20 p.m. w Oregon Berkeley, CA 12–0 2,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3965%2C1528704 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon California wins November 20, 1899 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6088%2C1550736 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon The "Surprisers" November 21, 1899 1 November 22 w San Jose Normal Berkeley, CA 44–0 Berkeley Varsity Wins https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle/176021497/ San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, California November 23, 1899 4 July 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 30 w y Stanford Richmond Field San Francisco, CA Big Game 30–0 14,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-thirty-to-nothin/200515783/ San Francisco Chronicle Thirty to nothing against Stanford December 1, 1899 June 28, 2026 Newspapers.com December 25 l y Carlisle Richmond Field San Francisco, CA 0–2 Story Of The Great Battle From Line To Line https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84757963/the-san-francisco-call/ The San Francisco Call San Francisco, California December 26, 1899 3 September 5, 2021 Newspapers.com Story Of The Game (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84757994/the-san-francisco-call/ The San Francisco Call San Francisco, California December 26, 1899 11 September 5, 2021 Newspapers.com 2015 Football Information Guide 2015 Cal Athletics 1962 https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf October 26, 2016Sheehan Jack Honig Louis The Games of California and Stanford 1900 Commercial Publishing Company San Francisco 39 https://archive.org/details/gamescalifornia00sheegoogMigdol Gary Stanford: Home of Champions 1997 Sports Publishing Champaign, IL 1-57167-116-1 33 https://books.google.com/books?id=ntBDmB_fYo8C&q=big+game February 22, 2018 Game summaries Additional note Berkeley was the site of a football-related death in 1899 when Cal senior Jesse Norris Hicks died November 4 from injuries sustained in an inter-class football game."Fatal Football at Berkeley," [Astoria, OR] Daily Astorian, Nov. 5, 1899, p. 4. References California Category:California Golden Bears football seasons California Golden Bears football