1924 California Golden Bears football team

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled an 8–0–2 record (2–0–2 against PCC opponents), finished as PCC co-champions with Stanford, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 162 to 51.^[1][2][3]

1924 California Golden Bears football
PCC co-champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	8–0–2 (2–0–2 PCC)
Head coach	Andy Smith (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Short-punt
Captain	Edwin C. Horrell
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Stanford ^ +	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
No. 2 California +	2	–	0	–	2			8	–	0	–	2
Washington	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
No. 7 USC	2	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Idaho	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Oregon	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	3
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Washington State	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Santa Clara*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 13–7	18,000	[4]
October 4	Saint Mary's*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 17–7		[5]
October 11	Pomona*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–0	30,000	[6]
October 18	Olympic Club*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 9–3		[7]
October 25	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–7	35,000	[8]
November 1	USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 7–0	60,000	[9]
November 8	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 7–7	35,000	[10]
November 15	Nevada	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 27–0		[11]
November 22	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	T 20–20	98,000	[12]
January 1, 1925	Penn*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 14–0	60,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Source: [14]