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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: Lawrence T. Buck Shaw
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Lawrence T. Buck Shaw enters his 1st season as Head Coach at California.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. St. Marys  13   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Southern California  2   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Washington  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ UCLA  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Nevada  19   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Washington State  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Southern California  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Oregon  13   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. UCLA  6   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. St. Marys Pre-Flight  6   0   W       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored93
  Scoring Average9.3
  Points Allowed107
  Defense Average10.7
  Opponents Record46-30
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record4-3 -1
  Away Record0-2
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 7-4205150Lost  14-345-110743  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Washington 6-39154 5-37954  W. Ralph Pest Welch
Washington State 6-2-115770 4-2-19358  Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Oregon State 4-4-1100131 3-452117  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 5-413579 2-34645  Bert LaBrucherie
California 4-5-193107 2-4-15581  Lawrence T. Buck Shaw
Oregon 3-6116124 2-683117  Gerald A. Tex Oliver

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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