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The 1921 California Golden Bears football team , also known as the Wonder Team , was an
American football team that represented the
University of California, Berkeley in the
Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the
1921 college football season . In their sixth year under head coach
Andy Smith , the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (4–0 against PCC opponents), won the PCC championship, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 312 to 33.
[1]
[2] In the postseason, the Golden Bears played a scoreless tie against
Washington & Jefferson in the rain-soaked
1922 Rose Bowl .
There was no contemporaneous system in 1921 for determining a
national champion . However, California was retroactively named as the national champion for 1921 by the
Billingsley Report (using its alternative "margin of victory" methodology),
College Football Researchers Association , and
Jeff Sagarin , and as a co-national champion under the
Boand System .
[3]
Two California players, end
Harold "Brick" Miller and tackle
Dan McMillan , were consensus first-team picks on the
1921 All-America college football team .
[4]
Additionally, California took eight of eleven first-team spots on the
United Press '
1921 All-Pacific Coast football team : quarterback
Charles F. Erb ; halfback
Crip Toomey ; fullback Archie Nisbet; ends Robert E. Berkey and Howard Stephens; tackle Dan McMillan; and guards Webster V. Clark and Lee D. Cramer.
[5]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 24
Saint Mary's * W 21–015,000
[6]
[7]
October 1
Olympic Club * California Field Berkeley, CA W 14–0
[8]
October 8
Nevada * California Field Berkeley, CA W 51–6
[9]
October 15 Pacific Fleet* California Field Berkeley, CA W 21–10
[10]
October 22
Oregon California Field Berkeley, CA W 39–0
[11]
October 29 vs.
Washington State W 14–011,000–12,000
[12]
November 5
USC * California Field Berkeley, CA W 38–730,000
[13]
November 12
Washington California Field Berkeley, CA W 72–36,000
[14]
November 19 at
Stanford W 42–757,000
[15]
January 2, 1922 vs.
Washington & Jefferson * T 0–040,000
[16]
References
^
"1921 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 .
^ M.D. Tracy (December 14, 1921).
"Eight Bears Given Positions" . Santa Ana Register . p. 13.
^ Howard Smith (September 25, 1921).
"California Eleven Defeats St. Mary's College, 21 to 0: Fifteen Thousand See Grid Season's Opener" . San Francisco Examiner . p. 18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Doug Montell (September 25, 1921).
"California Football Team Defeats St. Mary's 21 to 0: St. Mary's Team Is a Big Surprise to the California Rooters" . Oakland Tribune . p. B3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Jack James (October 2, 1921).
"California Shuts Out Olympic Club Eleven, 14 to 0: Blue Gold Fails to Hold Last Year Pace" . The San Francisco Examiner . p. 18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Howard Smith (October 9, 1921).
"California's Goal Line Crossed Once by Nevada; 51 to 6" . The San Francisco Examiner . p. 19W – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Doug Montell (October 16, 1921).
"California Defeats Pacific Fleet Football Eleven 21 to 10: Big Bill Ingram Is Hero When the Fleet Surprises the Bears" . Oakland Tribune . p. 60 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Doug Montell\date=October 23, 1921.
"California Swamps the University of Oregon at Berkeley: Straight Football Is Good Enough for the Bruins in the Mud" . Oakland Tribune . p. 51 – via
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^ George Varnell (October 30, 1921).
"California Had Punch; That's All" . The Oregon Daily Journal . p. 22 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Jack James (November 6, 1921).
"California Bear Triumphs Over Southern California, 38-7: Brick Muller's Pass Turns Battle's Tide; With a Broken Leg Brick Goes in and Does His Stuff; That Settled It" . The San Francisco Examiner . p. 19W – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Doug Montell (November 13, 1921).
"California Rolls Up Huge Score Against Washington Team: Bruins Score 72-3 Victory Over Men From Northwest; Morrison Stars for California; Bruins Run Wild in Late Stages and Score At Will" . Oakland Tribune . p. 8B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Jack James (November 20, 1921).
"U.C. Victorious, 42 to 7: Cardinals Defeated by Wonder Team" . The San Francisco Examiner . pp. 1, 17 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Paul Lowry (January 3, 1922).
"Washington-Jefferson Football Eleven Outsmarts California: Nisbet's Toe Staves Off Eastern Triumph" . The Los Angeles Times . p. 29 – via
Newspapers.com .
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