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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1882 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Peter R. Elliot enters his 1st season as Head Coach at California.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Southern Methodist	6	13	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Washington State	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Michigan State	0	19	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Navy	6	21	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Southern California	12	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Oregon	6	24	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ UCLA	14	16	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Oregon State	19	21	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Washington	27	35	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Stanford	12	14	L

1957 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	109
Scoring Average	10.9
Points Allowed	176
Defense Average	17.6
Opponents Record	60-38
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	0-4

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oregon State	8-2	203	129		5-2	127	110	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA	8-2	190	90		5-2	106	84	Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon	7-4	160	97	Lost 7-10	5-2	115	75	Leonard J. Len Casanova
Stanford	6-4	227	158		4-3	148	111	Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State	6-4	193	161		4-3	125	116	James Jim Sutherland
Washington	3-6-1	120	212		3-4	100	125	James Jim Owens
California	1-9	109	176		1-6	97	123	Peter R. Elliot
Southern California	1-9	86	204		1-6	54	128	Don R. Clark

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 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

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