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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Peter R. Elliot enters his 1st season as Head Coach at California.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Southern Methodist  6   13   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Washington State  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Michigan State  0   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Navy  6   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Southern California  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Oregon  6   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ UCLA  14   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Oregon State  19   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Washington  27   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Stanford  12   14   L       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Points Scored109
  Scoring Average10.9
  Points Allowed176
  Defense Average17.6
  Opponents Record60-38
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-4
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 8-2203129 5-2127110  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 8-219090 5-210684  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon 7-416097Lost  7-105-211575  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Stanford 6-4227158 4-3148111  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State 6-4193161 4-3125116  James Jim Sutherland
Washington 3-6-1120212 3-4100125  James Jim Owens
California 1-9109176 1-697123  Peter R. Elliot
Southern California 1-986204 1-654128  Don R. Clark

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.