Andy Smith ( American football ) Andrew Latham " Andy " Smith ( September 10 , 1883 – January 8 , 1926 ) was an American football player and coach . He served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania ( 1909 – 1912 ) , Purdue University ( 1913 – 1915 ) , and the University of California , Berkeley ( 1916 – 1925 ) , compiling a career college football record of 116 – 32 – 13 . As head coach of the California Golden Bears football program , Smith guided his " Wonder Teams " to a record of 74 – 16 – 7 , captured five Pacific Coast Conference titles , and claimed three national championships . Smith was the winningest football coach in school history until he was surpassed by Jeff Tedford in 2011 . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951 . Coaching career . Smith ' s philosophy of clean living and good sportsmanship carried him through some of the great early college football programs . During an incredible five - season span from 1920 to 1924 , the Golden Bears went undefeated , running up a record of 44 – 0 – 2 . Although during this period there were no college football polls , during the Roaring Twenties , Smith ' s " Wonder Teams " were considered to rival Knute Rockne and Notre Dame in terms of success , though these two top teams never met on the field . The 1920 Cal team might have been one of the best college football teams ever . They went unbeaten and untied for the season with 9 victories , outscored their opponents by 510 points to 14 , and capped off the season by defeating Ohio State in the Tournament of Roses East - West Game ( now known as the Rose Bowl ) 28 – 0 . In a retroactive research poll , the Helms Athletic Foundation determined this team to be national champions that year , a conclusion recognized by the NCAA . Cal finished undefeated the following year and was again invited to play in the Rose Bowl , which ended in the only scoreless tie in the history of the game . The Bears turned down invitations from the Tournament of Roses in 1922 and 1923 , unhappy that their 1921 opponents , the Washington and Jefferson Presidents , were much older than most college players and not subject to the same eligibility requirements . Cal scheduled its own bowl game on January 1 , 1925 , defeating Pennsylvania at California Memorial Stadium . Smith ' s all - time college coaching record was 116 victories , and 32 defeats for a . 761 winning percentage . Smith died of pneumonia soon after the completion of the 1925 season . His memorial service was held at the gates of Memorial Stadium and in accordance with his wishes , his ashes were scattered over the field . In 1927 , the Andy Smith bench in Memorial Stadium was dedicated in his honor . Because of the success of his " Wonder Teams , " the Cal football program sold enough season tickets to pay for a new California Memorial Stadium in its entirety . Memorial Stadium is still known today as " The House that Andy built . " He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 . Quotes . " We do not want men who will lie down bravely to die , but men who will fight valiantly to live . " < br > " Winning is not everything ; it is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal . "