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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  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Leonard B. Stub Allison enters his 6th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Michigan  0   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. St. Marys  9   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Washington State  6   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. UCLA  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Washington  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Oregon State  13   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Southern California  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Stanford  7   13   L       
 Sat., Dec. 28  @ Georgia Tech  0   13   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored84
  Scoring Average8.4
  Points Allowed128
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record44-34
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record1-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 10-019685Won  21-137-014166  Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington 7-216954 6-113435  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State 5-3-112880 3-3-16180  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California 4-684128 3-47568  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon 4-4-110058 2-4-15056  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California 3-4-28898 2-3-26981  Howard H. Jones
Washington State 4-4-2131147 1-4-278140  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA 1-979174 1-667149  Edwin C. Babe Horrell

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.