1920 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1920 California Golden Bears football Wonder Team Cropped.jpg 285 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 9–0 3–0 Andy Smith 5th Short-punt Olin C. Majors California Field National champion(CFRA, Helms, Houlgate, NCF, Sagarin)Rose Bowl championPCC champion Rose Bowl W 28–0 vs. Ohio State 20scaliforniauniform.png 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1920-schedule.html 1920 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 21, 2016California 2015 Football Information Guide https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf CalBears.com Cal Golden Bears Athletics October 21, 2016 162 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf October 26, 2016 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Olin C. Majors was the team captain. Guard Tim Callahan was a consensus first-team selection on the 1920 All-American football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Two other players received All-America recognition: end Harold Muller (Newspaper Enterprise Association-1, Walter Camp-3) and tackle Dan McMillan (WC-2).Camp Names Gridiron Stars Post-Standard Syracuse, NY 1920-12-15Dean Snyder N.E.A.'s Choice of Season's Best: 1920 All-American Lowell Sun 1920-12-01 Schedule September 25 w y 1920 Olympic Club Winged O Olympic Club California Field Berkeley, CA 21–0 California Varsity Defeats Olympic Eleven 21 to 0 The San Francisco Eleven September 26, 1920 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98527968/california-varsity-defeats-olympic/ Newspapers.com October 2 w y 1920 Mare Island Marines Mare Island Marines California Field Berkeley, CA 88–0 Mare Island Sailors Are Outclassed by Andy Smith's Pupils Oakland Tribune Doug Montell October 3, 1920 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98528242/mare-island-sailors-are-outclassed-by/ Newspapers.com October 9 w y 1920 Saint Mary's Saints Saint Mary's California Field Berkeley, CA 127–0 University of California Defeats St. Mary's Eleven 127-0 Oakland Tribune October 10, 1920 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98528611/university-of-california-defeats-st/ Newspapers.com October 16 w y Nevada California Field Berkeley, CA 79–7 University of California Football Team Smothers University of Nevada, Score 79-7 Oakland Tribune October 17, 1920 35 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98528915/university-of-california-football-team/ Newspapers.com October 23 w y Utah California Field Berkeley, CA 63–0 California Staggers Utah with a Score of 63 to 0 The San Francisco Examiner William Unmack October 24, 1920 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98530385/california-staggers-utah-with-a-score/ Newspapers.com October 30 w y Oregon Agricultural Bell Field Corvallis, OR 17–7 12,000 California Bears Battle Oregon Aggies to 17 to 7 Win The San Francisco Examiner October 31, 1920 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98529340/california-bears-battle-oregon-aggies/ Newspapers.com November 6 w Washington State California Field Berkeley, CA 49–0 California Bears Bury Washington State Under 49-0 Score The San Francisco Examiner November 7, 1920 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98529674/california-bears-bury-washington-state/ Newspapers.com November 20 w Stanford California Field Berkeley, CA Big Game 38–0 California Goal Line Never In Any Peril During Game The San Francisco Examiner November 21, 1920 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98527362/cal-stanford/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1921 w y y Ohio State Tournament Park Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl 28–0 42,000 Bears Heave Buckeyes To Resounding Defeat The Los Angeles Times January 2, 2021 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98530031/bears-heave-buckeyes-to-resounding/ Newspapers.com References California Category:California Golden Bears football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Category:Rose Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons California Golden Bears football