1928 California Golden Bears football team

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1928 California Golden Bears football
Rose Bowl, L 7–8 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–2–2 (3–0–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainIrvine Phillips
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 2 California ^ 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
No. 4 Stanford 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Washington State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Idaho 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Washington 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
UCLA 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Montana 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined)
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 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 1928 college football season. In their third year under head coach Nibs Price, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–0–2 against PCC opponents), finished in second place in the PCC, lost to Georgia Tech in the 1929 Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 141 to 36.[1][2] The team was ranked No. 2 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.[3]

The Rose Bowl game has become one of the most famous moments in Rose Bowl history.

safety, giving the Yellow Jackets a 2–0 lead and what turned out to be the decisive points.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Santa Clara*
W 22–040,000[6]
October 6Saint Mary's*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 7–060,000[7]
October 13Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–330,000[8]
October 20USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 0–074,245 or 80,000[9][10]
October 27Olympic Club*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–12
November 3Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–0
November 10at Washington
W 6–020,000[11]
November 17Nevada*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 60–0
November 24Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
T 13–13
January 1, 1929vs. Georgia Tech*
L 7–866,604
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1928 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. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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  5. ^ "Wrong Way Reigels". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Spring 1998. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
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  8. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
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  11. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 189.
  12. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


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