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: Pac 10-
1959 Season Highlights
Peter R. Elliot enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at California.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Washington State
20
6
W
@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Iowa
12
42
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Texas
0
33
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Notre Dame
6
28
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
UCLA
12
19
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Oregon State
20
24
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Southern California
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Oregon
18
20
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Washington
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Stanford
20
17
W
1959 Season Totals
Record 2-8
Points Scored 115
Scoring Average 11.5
Points Allowed 223
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 62-38
Conference Record 1-3
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 2-3
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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