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1916 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record6–4–1 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Short-punt
CaptainWillis R. Montgomery
Home stadium California Field
Seasons
←  1915
1917 →
1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 3 0 1 6 0 1
Oregon^ 2 0 1 7 0 1
Oregon Agricultural 0 2 0 4 5 0
California 0 3 0 6 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (0–3 against PCC opponents), finished in last place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 192 to 103. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Olympic Club*W 23–0
September 23Originals*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 23–0
September 30Olympic Club*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
T 0–0
October 7Originals*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–0
October 14 Whittier*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–17
October 21 Oregon
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–39
October 28 Occidental*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–14
November 4at USC*W 27–010,000 [3]
November 11 Saint Mary's*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–6
November 18 Washington
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–132,000 [4]
November 30at WashingtonL 7–149,000 [5]
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

References

  1. ^ "1916 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. 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  4. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 187.
  5. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 188.
  6. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.