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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: Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
 The Golden Bears won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Santa Clara  41   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Navy  21   7   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. St. Marys  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Wisconsin  40   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Oregon State  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Washington  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Southern California  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. UCLA  28   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Washington State  44   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Stanford  7   6   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Northwestern  14   20   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored291
  Scoring Average26.5
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average9.1
  Opponents Record34-49
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-0
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
410-0-0 AP
  
1948 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1291100Lost  14-206-015540  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Oregon 9-2207103Lost  13-216-011040  James W. Jim Aiken
Southern California 6-3-114287 4-29453  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Stanford 4-6164159 2-48562  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington State 4-5-1164219 2-3-197158  Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Oregon State 5-4-3249236 1-3-274113  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 3-7156235 1-6101189  Bert LaBrucherie
Washington 2-7-189189 1-5-155116  Howard Howie Odell

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.