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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-

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1882 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024

1952 Season Highlights

Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 6th season as Head Coach at California.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Pacific	34	13	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Missouri	28	14	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Minnesota	49	13	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Oregon	41	7	W	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Santa Clara	27	7	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Southern California	0	10	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. UCLA	7	28	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Washington	7	22	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Washington State	28	13	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Stanford	26	0	W

1952 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	247
Scoring Average	24.7
Points Allowed	127
Defense Average	12.7
Opponents Record	45-31
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2

1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1952 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	10-1	254	47	Won 7-0	6-0	174	32	Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA	8-1	220	55		5-1	166	48	Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington	7-3	248	201		5-2	176	126	Howard Howie Odell
California	7-3	247	127		3-3	109	80	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Stanford	5-5	187	226		2-5	110	193	Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State	4-6	171	215		2-4	112	136	Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon	2-7-1	112	234		1-5	59	164	Leonard J. Len Casanova
Oregon State	2-7	123	267		1-5	89	216	LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1952 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1952 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.