1925 California Golden Bears football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1925

| team = California Golden Bears

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Pacific Coast Conference

| short_conf = PCC

| record = 6–3

| conf_record = 2–2

| head_coach = Andy Smith

| hc_year = 10th

| off_scheme = Short-punt

| def_scheme =

| captain = Tut Imlay

| stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| uniform = 20scaliforniauniform.png

}}

{{1925 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}

The 1925 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 1925 PCC football season. In its 10th and final year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 6–3 record (2–2 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 192 to 49.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1925-schedule.html|title=1925 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 21, 2016}}{{cite web|title=California 2015 Football Information Guide |url=https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |website=CalBears.com |publisher=Cal Golden Bears Athletics |access-date=October 21, 2016 |page=162 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |archive-date=October 26, 2016 }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Santa Clara

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 28–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Bears Win: Captain 'Tut' Imlay May Be Lost To the Bears for Some Time |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |author=Carroll Peeke |date=September 27, 1925 |pages=1D, 3D |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23336809/bears_win_captain_tut_imlay_may_be/ |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 54–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=California Humbles Nevada 54-0 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=October 4, 1925 |page=1D |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30585758/california_humbles_nevada_540/ |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Olympic Club

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 0–15

| attend = 50,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Olympic Club Beats California|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Phil Ray|date=October 11, 1925|pages=1D, 4D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30666039/olympic_club_beats_california/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Saint Mary's

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 6–0

| attend = 70,000

| source = {{cite news|title=70,000 See Bears Defeat Saints, 6 to 0: Red and Blue Beat Back Plunging Drives of California Team|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Phil Ray|date=October 18, 1925|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23122261/70000_see_bears_defeat_saints_6_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Multnomah Field

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| score = 28–0

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Bears Trounce Oregon, 28 to 0: Imlay, Jabs Star for U.C. Gridiron Squad|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=A.T. Baum|date=October 25, 1925|page=1P|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30666221/bears_trounce_oregon_28_to_0_imlay/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1925|team=Pomona Sagehens|title=Pomona}}

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 27–0

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Bruins Crush Sagehens: Pomona Wages Brave Grid Battle In Vain|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Paul Lowry|date=November 1, 1925|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30666429/bruins_crush_sagehens_pomona_wages/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 35–7

| attend = 30,000

| source = {{cite news|title=U.C. 35, W.S.C. 0: Golden Bears Show Power In Victory Over Cougar Eleven|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Phil Ray|date=November 8, 1925|pages=1D, 4D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30666652/uc_35_wsc_0_golden_bears_show/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 0–7

| attend = 72,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Washington Defeats California, 7 to 0: Pass In Last 2 Minutes Beats Bears|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 15, 1925|pages=1A, 1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30666825/washington_defeats_california_7_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| score = 14–26

| attend = 74,000

| gamename = Big Game

| source = {{cite news|title=Cards Defeat Bears, 26 to 14: Cards Win First Victory Over U.C. Since 1919|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=William Leiser|date=November 22, 1925|pages=1P–2P|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30660209/cards_defeat_bears_26_to_14_cards_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

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