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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Leonard B. Stub Allison enters his 5th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. California-Davis  32   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Pacific  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. St. Marys  3   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Oregon  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Washington State  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Southern California  0   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ UCLA  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Washington  6   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Oregon State  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Stanford  32   14   W       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored93
  Scoring Average9.3
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average13.4
  Opponents Record35-22
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record1-2
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 9-1-118677 5-1-19853  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Southern California 8-0-218133Won  14-05-0-212121  Howard H. Jones
UCLA 6-0-412762 4-0-310154  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Washington 4-57793 3-46266  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon 3-4-110174 3-3-19462  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington State 4-567134 2-527115  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
California 3-793134 2-558107  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Stanford 1-7-154146 0-6-133116  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.