1949 California Golden Bears football team

1949 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP No. 3
1949 record 10–1 (7–0 PCC)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
1949 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 California $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
UCLA 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Stanford 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –1
USC 4 –2 –0  5 –3 –1
Oregon State 5 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Washington 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Idaho 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Montana 0 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the team compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 against PCC opponents), won the PCC championship, lost to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 319 to 131.[1][2]

California was ranked third in the final AP Poll, released in late November.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 Santa Clara* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 21–7   –
September 24 Saint Mary's (CA)* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 29–7   –
October 1 at Oregon State Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR W 41–0   18,885[3]
October 8 at Wisconsin* No. 10 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 35–20   –
October 15 No. 12 USC No. 9 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 16–10   81,500[4]
October 22 Washington No. 5 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 21–7   20,337[5]
October 29 at No. 20 UCLA No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) W 35–21   58,668
November 5 Washington State No. 4 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 33–14   40,000[6]
November 12 Oregon No. 4 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 41–14   –
November 19 at No. 12 Stanford No. 3 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (52nd Big Game) W 33–14   –
January 2 No. 6 Ohio State* No. 3 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 14–17   100,963
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll.

Source:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "1935 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 166.
  4. ↑ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  5. ↑ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.
  6. ↑ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  7. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.
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