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California Football Team History

California Golden Bears

University of California
Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Leonard B. Stub Allison
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1882 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

Leonard B. Stub Allison enters his 6th season as Head Coach at California.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Michigan	0	41	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. St. Marys	9	6	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Washington State	6	9	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. UCLA	9	7	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Washington	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Oregon State	13	19	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Southern California	20	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Oregon	14	6	W
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Stanford	7	13	L
Sat., Dec. 28	@ Georgia Tech	0	13	L

1940 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	84
Scoring Average	8.4
Points Allowed	128
Defense Average	12.8
Opponents Record	44-34
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	1-2

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Stanford	10-0	196	85	Won 21-13	7-0	141	66	Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington	7-2	169	54		6-1	134	35	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State	5-3-1	128	80		3-3-1	61	80	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California	4-6	84	128		3-4	75	68	Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon	4-4-1	100	58		2-4-1	50	56	Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California	3-4-2	88	98		2-3-2	69	81	Howard H. Jones
Washington State	4-4-2	131	147		1-4-2	78	140	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA	1-9	79	174		1-6	67	149	Edwin C. Babe Horrell

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.