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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  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 7th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Baylor  0   25   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Oregon State  26   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Ohio State  19   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Pennsylvania  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. San Jose State  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Southern California  20   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ UCLA  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Washington  53   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Oregon  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Stanford  21   21   T       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -2
  Points Scored220
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed170
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record47-35
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record2-1 -1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 8-222476Lost  20-286-117241  Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford 6-3-1246148 5-1-115190  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Southern California 6-3-1199161 4-2-114192  Jesse T. Jess Hill
California 4-4-2220170 2-2-212798  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6146256 2-471148  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon State 3-639187 2-514153  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1154217 2-4-1113132  John Cherberg
Oregon 4-5-19185 1-5-11954  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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