1923 California Golden Bears football team

1923 California Golden Bears football
National champion (Houlgate) PCC champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1923 record	9–0–1 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach	Andy Smith
Offensive scheme	Short-punt

1923 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Washington•	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Idaho	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Stanford	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
USC	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Washington State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Oregon	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1923 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1923 college football season. The team was selected retroactively as the 1923 national champion by the Houlgate System, which was used to determine annual championships from 1929 to 1958.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	California Alumni*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 3–0
September 29	St. Mary's*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 49–0
October 6	Santa Clara*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 48–0
October 13	Olympic A. C.*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 16–0
October 20	Oregon State*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 26–0
October 27	vs. Washington State	Portland, OR	W 9–0
November 3	Nevada	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	T 0–0
November 10	at USC	Pasadena, CA	W 13–7
November 17	Washington		W 9–0
November 24	Stanford		W 9–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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References

1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
2. "1923 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.