1961 California Golden Bears football team

1961 California Golden Bears football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1961 record 1–8–1 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach Marv Levy (2nd season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
1961 AAWU football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 UCLA $ 3 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
USC 2 –1 –1  4 –5 –1
Washington 2 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
Stanford 1 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
California 1 –3 –0  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1961 college football season. In its second year under head coach Marv Levy, the team compiled a 1–8–1 record (1–3 against AAWU opponents), finished in last place in the AAWU, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 268 to 118.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Randy Gold with 403 passing yards, Alan Nelson with 331 rushing yards, and Bob Wills with 302 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 23 No. 4 Texas* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 3–28   41,500[4]
September 30 at No. 1 Iowa* Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 7–28   56,000[5]
October 7 at Missouri* Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO T 14–14   42,000[6]
October 14 Washington California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 21–14   35,371[7]
October 21 USC California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 14–28   38,000[8]
October 28 at Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 16–33   30,265[9]
November 4 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) L 15–35   33,192[10]
November 11 Air Force* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 14–15   38,000[11]
November 18 Kansas* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 7–53   30,000[12]
November 25 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (64th Big Game) L 7–20   79,000[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1961 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. ↑ "1961 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "California vs Texas Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iowa vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Missouri vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Penn State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "California vs Air Force Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "California vs Kansas Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
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