1892 (spring) California Golden Bears football team

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1892 (spring) California Golden Bears football
California football team 1892.jpg
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainGeorge H. Foulks
Seasons
  1891
1892  
1891 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio Wesleyan   4 0 0
Kansas   7 0 1
Illinois   5 1 0
Missouri   3 1 0
Lake Forest   6 2 0
Washington University   4 1 1
Minnesota   3 1 1
Wisconsin   3 1 1
Cincinnati   4 2 1
Iowa   3 2 0
Doane   2 2 0
Iowa College   1 1 1
Miami (OH)   1 1 0
Nebraska   2 2 0
Northwestern   2 2 3
Michigan   4 5 0
Ohio State   2 3 0
Case   1 2 0
Buchtel   1 3 0
Washburn   1 5 0
Michigan State Normal   0 2 0

The 1892 (spring) California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley. The team competed as an independent during the spring of 1892 against teams from the Bay Area. It was Cal's final team without a head coach and compiled a record of 4–2. [1] This season was the first time Cal played against Stanford, establishing that match as the first instance of the Big Game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
December 12 San Francisco Boys High School Berkeley, CA W 12–0
January 5San Francisco Boys High SchoolBerkeley, CAW 14–0
January 12Hopkins AcademyBerkeley, CAW 16–4
February 3Berkeley GymnasiumBerkeley, CAW 30–0
February 20 Olympic Club Berkeley, CAL 0–6
March 194:00 p.m. Stanford L 10–148,000

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References

  1. "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  2. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 1962. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  3. Sheehan, Jack; Honig, Louis (1900). The Games of California and Stanford. San Francisco: Commercial Publishing Company. p.  5.