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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  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
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
  Record10-1
  Points Scored319
  Scoring Average29.0
  Points Allowed131
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record47-35
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-0
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
310-0-0 AP
  
1949 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1319131Lost  14-177-022080  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
UCLA 6-3227188 5-2186149  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 5-3-1214170 4-2159105  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Oregon State 7-3232188 3-382122  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Stanford 7-3-1366121 3-212267  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington 3-7167285 2-5126203  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 4-6250219 1-5112164  James W. Jim Aiken
Washington State 3-6149205 0-668185  Philip J. Phil Sarboe

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 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.