California Football Team History
California Golden Bears
University of California
Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 75,662 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Frank S. Butterworth Conference: Independent-
1896 Season Highlights
Frank S. Butterworth enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
1896 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Reliance Athletic Club
2
12
L
Tue., Oct. 6 vs. Olympic Club
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Reliance Athletic Club
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Olympic Club
24
8
W
Tue., Nov. 3 vs. Reliance Athletic Club
16
10
W
Thu., Nov. 26 vs.
Stanford
0
20
L
Fri., Dec. 25 @ Los Angeles Athletic Club
14
0
W
Tue., Dec. 29 @ Redlands High
32
0
W
Thu., Dec. 31 @ San Diego High
52
0
W
Fri., Jan. 1 @ Whittier
10
0
W
1896 Season Totals
Record 6-2
-2
Points Scored 150
Scoring Average 15.0
Points Allowed 50
Defense Average 5.0
Opponents Record 2-1
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
-2
Away Record 4-0
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1896 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1896 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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