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1917 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1917 record5–5–1 (2–1 PCC)
Head coachAndy Smith (2nd season)
Offensive schemeShort-punt
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 PCC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Washington State 3 0 0     6 0 0
California 2 1 0     5 5 1
Oregon State 1 2 1     4 2 1
Oregon 1 2 0     4 3 0
Washington 0 2 1     1 2 1
† – Conference champion

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In their second year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–1 against PCC opponents), finished in second place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 149 to 104.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15Mare Island*
L 0–27
September 22Olympic Club*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 2–6
September 29Mare Island*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–26
October 6Olympic Club*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 40–0
October 13Navy Hospital Corps*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 33–7
October 20Occidental*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 20–0
October 27Oregon Agricultural
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 14–3
November 3Washington
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–01,000[3]
November 10Saint Mary's*
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–14
November 17at OregonL 0–21
November 29at USC*T 0–010,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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