1950 California Golden Bears football team

1950 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 6–14 vs. Michigan
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 5
1950 record 9–1–1 (5–0–1 PCC)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (4th season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
1950 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 California $ 5 –0 –1  9 –1 –1
No. 11 Washington 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
UCLA 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Stanford 2 –2 –2  5 –3 –2
Idaho 1 –1 –1  3 –5 –1
Washington State 2 –3 –2  4 –3 –2
USC 1 –3 –2  2 –5 –2
Oregon State 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Oregon 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–0–1 against PCC opponents), won the PCC championship, lost to Michigan in the 1951 Rose Bowl, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 224 to 90.[1][2]

The star of this season was guard and linebacker Les Richter, who years later became the first Golden Bear to be inducted into the NFL hall of fame.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 23 Santa Clara* No. 14 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 27–9   –
September 30 at Oregon No. 14 Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR W 28–7   –
October 7 No. 20 Penn* No. 9 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 14–7   –
October 14 at USC No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–7   55,468[4]
October 21 at Oregon State No. 5 Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR W 27–0   37,000[5]
October 28 Saint Mary's* No. 5 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 40–25   –
November 4 at No. 12 Washington No. 6 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–7   55,245[6]
November 11 No. 19 UCLA No. 6 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) W 35–0   81,000
November 18 San Francisco* No. 4 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 13–7   –
November 25 Stanford No. 4 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (53rd Big Game) T 7–7   –
January 1 vs. Michigan* No. 4 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 6–14   98,939
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1950 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. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Famers by College – Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". www.profootballhof.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  4. ↑ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  5. ↑ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 166.
  6. ↑ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.
  7. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.


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