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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  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 9th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Pittsburgh  7   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Illinois  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Pennsylvania  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Washington State  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Oregon  0   21   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Southern California  6   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ UCLA  0   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Washington  20   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Oregon State  14   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Stanford  0   19   L       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record2-7 -1
  Points Scored107
  Scoring Average10.7
  Points Allowed216
  Defense Average21.6
  Opponents Record51-34
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record0-4
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-229974Lost  14-176-019737  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon State 6-3126120 4-25393  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Oregon 6-4204158 3-3113105  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Southern California 6-4265158 3-315285  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Stanford 6-3-1198135 3-2-111165  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 5-4-114193 3-3-19073  John Cherberg
California 2-7-1107216 1-5-160162  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 1-7-267257 0-5-145201  Alton S. Al Kircher

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 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.