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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 6th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Pacific  34   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Missouri  28   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Minnesota  49   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Oregon  41   7   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Santa Clara  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Southern California  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. UCLA  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Washington  7   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Washington State  28   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Stanford  26   0   W       
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored247
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed127
  Defense Average12.7
  Opponents Record45-31
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-2
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 10-125447Won  7-06-017432  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 8-122055 5-116648  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 7-3248201 5-2176126  Howard Howie Odell
California 7-3247127 3-310980  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Stanford 5-5187226 2-5110193  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State 4-6171215 2-4112136  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon 2-7-1112234 1-559164  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Oregon State 2-7123267 1-589216  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.