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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-

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1882 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 1st season as Head Coach at California.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Santa Clara	33	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Navy	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. St. Marys	45	6	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Wisconsin	48	7	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Washington State	21	6	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Southern California	14	39	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ UCLA	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Washington	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Montana	60	14	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Stanford	21	18	W

1947 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	275
Scoring Average	27.5
Points Allowed	111
Defense Average	11.1
Opponents Record	24-38
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	3-0

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
15	9-1-0	AP

1947 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	7-2-1	193	114	Lost 0-49	6-0	147	20	Newell J. Jeff Cravath
California	9-1	275	111		4-1	75	70	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Oregon	7-3	174	121		4-1	60	42	James W. Jim Aiken
UCLA	5-4	172	80		4-2	124	39	Bert LaBrucherie
Oregon State	5-5	171	136		2-4	59	117	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Washington	3-6	98	99		2-5	66	86	W. Ralph Pest Welch
Washington State	3-7	93	148		1-4	26	87	Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Stanford	0-9	73	214		0-6	37	133	Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz

1947 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1947 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.