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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: Oscar S. Howard
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1885 <- 1886 -> 1887 --> 2024
1886 Season Highlights
 Oscar S. Howard enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
 
1886 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Jan. 16  vs. Wasps  20   2   W       
 Sat., Feb. 6  @ Orions  10   12   L       
 Mon., Feb. 22  vs. Hastings Law College  1   0   W       
 Sat., Mar. 13  vs. Reliance Athletic Club  12   12   T       
 Sat., Mar. 27  vs. Reliance Athletic Club  10   0   W       
 Fri., Apr. 30  vs. Orions  29   2   W       
 Wed., May. 5  vs. Reliance Athletic Club  4   7   L       
 Fri., May. 21  vs. Wasps  1   0   W       
 Sat., May. 22  vs. Hastings Law College  1   0   W       
 
1886 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored88
  Scoring Average9.8
  Points Allowed35
  Defense Average3.9
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1 -1
  Away Record0-1
1886 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1886 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 0-21327   Frederick S. Jones
California 6-2-18835   Oscar S. Howard
Navy 3-33364   No Coach
Cincinnati 2-02612   No Coach
Massachusetts 2-11826   No Coach
Michigan 2-0740   No Coach
Rutgers 1-370119   No Coach
Northwestern 0-100   No Coach

1886 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1886 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.