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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: Marvin Marv Levy
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Marvin Marv Levy enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Texas  3   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Iowa  7   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Missouri  14   14   T       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Washington  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Southern California  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Penn State  16   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ UCLA  15   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Air Force  14   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Kansas  7   53   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Stanford  7   20   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record1-8 -1
  Points Scored118
  Scoring Average11.8
  Points Allowed268
  Defense Average26.8
  Opponents Record60-39
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-4 -1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-4185142Lost  3-213-17839  William F. Bill Barnes
Washington 5-4-111998 2-1-14434  James Jim Owens
Southern California 4-5-1150167 2-1-16539  John McKay
Stanford 4-6105163 1-33570  Jack C. Curtice
California 1-8-1118268 1-35797  Marvin Marv Levy

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 All Pac 10 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.