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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: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1882  <-- 1886 <- 1887 -> 1888 --> 2024
1887 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 4th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1887 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Jan. 2  vs. San Francisco Club  26   0   W       
 Fri., Feb. 25  vs. Volunteers  14   0   W       
 Sat., Mar. 5  vs. Reliance Athletic Club  14   6   W       
 Sat., Mar. 26  vs. Reliance Athletic Club  12   6   W       
 
1887 Season Totals
  Record4-0
  Points Scored66
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed12
  Defense Average3.0
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record0-0
1887 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1887 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 2-0220   Frederick S. Jones
Indiana 0-1810   Arthur B. Woodford
Michigan 5-010210   No Coach
California 4-06612   No Coach
Navy 3-14122   No Coach
Massachusetts 2-34762   No Coach
Penn State 2-0780   No Coach
Rutgers 2-647187   No Coach
Cincinnati 1-084   No Coach
Notre Dame 0-31044   No Coach
Purdue 0-1648   Albert Berg

1887 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1887 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.