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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 10th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Baylor  6   7   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Illinois  20   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Pittsburgh  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Oregon State  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. UCLA  20   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Washington  16   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Oregon  6   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Southern California  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Washington State  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Stanford  20   18   W       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored135
  Scoring Average13.5
  Points Allowed181
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record56-39
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-3
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 8-2218126 5-213380  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon State 7-3-1203166Lost  19-355-1-113894  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 7-3148122 5-210973  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 5-5232206 3-4137138  Darrell Royal
Stanford 4-6218213 3-4151140  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Oregon 4-4-2133102 2-3-27074  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 3-7135181 2-595142  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 3-6-1163247 1-5-185177  James Jim Sutherland

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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 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.