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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: Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024
1950 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 4th season as Head Coach at California.
 The Golden Bears won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1950 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Santa Clara  27   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Oregon  28   7   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Pennsylvania  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Southern California  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Oregon State  27   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. St. Marys  40   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Washington  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. UCLA  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. San Francisco  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Stanford  7   7   T       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Michigan  6   14   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1950 Season Totals
  Record9-1 -1
  Points Scored224
  Scoring Average20.4
  Points Allowed90
  Defense Average8.2
  Opponents Record31-31
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record4-0
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
59-0-1 AP
49-0-1 Coaches
49-0-1 UP
  
1950 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 8-2265134 6-119194  Howard Howie Odell
California 9-1-122490Lost  6-145-0-112428  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
UCLA 6-319696 5-217076  Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford 5-3-2188124 2-2-27781  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington State 4-3-2168182 2-3-1101162  Forest Evashevski
Oregon State 3-6114183 1-547126  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Southern California 2-5-2114182 1-3-277128  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Oregon 1-997214 0-656148  James W. Jim Aiken

1950 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1950 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.