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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Peter R. Elliot enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
 The Golden Bears won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Pacific  20   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Michigan State  12   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Washington State  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Utah  36   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Southern California  14   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Oregon  23   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Oregon State  8   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. UCLA  20   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Washington  12   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Stanford  16   15   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Iowa  12   38   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored207
  Scoring Average18.8
  Points Allowed200
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record44-52
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-2
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
16 7-3-0 AP
16 7-3-0 Coaches
16 7-3-0 UPI
  
1958 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 7-4207200Lost  12-386-112785  Peter R. Elliot
Washington State 7-3199117 5-212988  James Jim Sutherland
Oregon State 6-498118 4-36684  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Southern California 4-5-1151120 4-2-111272  Don R. Clark
Oregon 4-69350 3-46642  Leonard J. Len Casanova
UCLA 3-6-1136173 2-4-198111  George W. Dickerson
Stanford 2-893226 2-586152  Jack C. Curtice
Washington 3-7102146 1-657107  James Jim Owens

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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