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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 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Ray Willsey enters his 6th season as Head Coach at California.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Texas	0	17	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Indiana	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Rice	31	21	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Washington	44	13	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ UCLA	0	32	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Washington State	17	0	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Southern California	9	14	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Oregon State	3	35	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. San Jose State	31	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Stanford	28	29	L

1969 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	182
Defense Average	18.2
Opponents Record	53-46
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-2

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1969 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	10-0-1	261	128	Won 10-3	6-0	129	66	John McKay
UCLA	8-1-1	329	103		5-1-1	217	72	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Stanford	7-2-1	349	172		5-1-1	204	81	John Ralston
Oregon State	6-4	175	148		4-3	100	120	Dee Andros
California	5-5	180	182		2-4	101	123	Ray Willsey
Oregon	5-5-1	271	242		2-3	64	82	Jerry Frei
Washington	1-9	116	304		1-6	84	191	James Jim Owens
Washington State	1-9	143	339		0-7	69	233	Jim Sweeney

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.