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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: Leonard B. Stub Allison
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Leonard B. Stub Allison enters his 4th season as Head Coach at California.
 The Golden Bears won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. St. Marys  12   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Washington State  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. California-Davis  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Pacific  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. UCLA  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Washington  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Oregon State  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Southern California  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Oregon  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Stanford  6   0   W       
 Mon., Dec. 26  vs. Georgia Tech  13   0   W       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored219
  Scoring Average19.9
  Points Allowed44
  Defense Average4.0
  Opponents Record36-37
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record2-1
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-1-0 AP
  
1938 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-121944 6-110737  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Southern California 9-217265Won  7-36-113136  Howard H. Jones
Oregon State 5-3-17251 4-2-15338  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 7-4-1217106 3-3-17282  William H. Bill Spaulding
Oregon 4-569138 3-450106  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington 3-5-16883 3-45656  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Stanford 3-66792 2-54457  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington State 2-844159 0-717118  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.