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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: Ray Willsey
Conference: Pac 10-

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1882 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Ray Willsey enters his 5th season as Head Coach at California.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Michigan	21	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Colorado	10	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. San Jose State	46	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Army	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. UCLA	39	15	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Syracuse	43	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Washington	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Southern California	17	35	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Oregon	36	8	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Stanford	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Hawaii	17	12	W

1968 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	243
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	114
Defense Average	10.4
Opponents Record	60-47
Conference Record	2-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2 -1

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	9-1-1	259	168	Lost 16-27	6-0	141	90	John McKay
Oregon State	7-3	285	179		5-1	179	93	Dee Andros
Stanford	6-3-1	268	162		3-3-1	152	129	John Ralston
California	7-3-1	243	114		2-2-1	99	85	Ray Willsey
Oregon	4-6	132	201		2-4	82	138	Jerry Frei
UCLA	3-7	197	246		2-4	103	156	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Washington	3-5-2	154	177		1-5-1	61	118	James Jim Owens
Washington State	3-6-1	189	188		1-3-1	87	95	Jim Sweeney

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.