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-
1949 Season Highlights
Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at California.
The Golden Bears won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Santa Clara
21
7
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. St. Marys
29
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Oregon State
41
0
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Wisconsin
35
20
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Southern California
16
10
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Washington
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
UCLA
35
21
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Washington State
33
14
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Oregon
41
14
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Stanford
33
14
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Ohio State
14
17
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1949 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 319
Scoring Average 29.0
Points Allowed 131
Defense Average 11.9
Opponents Record 47-35
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-0
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 10-0-0
AP
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 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
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.