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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  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 8th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Oklahoma  13   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. San Jose State  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Ohio State  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Oregon  27   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Washington State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Southern California  27   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. UCLA  6   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Washington  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Oregon State  46   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Stanford  28   20   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored249
  Scoring Average24.9
  Points Allowed177
  Defense Average17.7
  Opponents Record61-39
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record1-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1954 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-036740 6-025626  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 8-4258159Lost  7-206-118882  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon 6-4218159 4-3145145  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 5-5249177 4-3178129  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6149225 3-3111121  Alton S. Al Kircher
Stanford 4-6123229 2-484171  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 2-878215 1-664161  John Cherberg
Oregon State 1-860296 0-634225  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.