American college football season
1959 California Golden Bears football |
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Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
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Record | 2–8 (1–3 AAWU) |
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Head coach | - Pete Elliott (3rd season)
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 8 Washington ^ + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 14 USC + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
UCLA + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
- ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 in AAWU, fourth), and were outscored 223 to 115.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Wayne Crow with 379 passing yards, Walt Arnold with 351 rushing yards, and Gael Barsotti with 111 receiving yards.[3] Two Cal players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) for the All-Coast team: Frank Sally as a first-team tackle and Walt Arnold as a second-team fullback.[4] Wayne Crow later played four years in the American Football League.[5]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at Washington State* | | W 20–6 | 24,850 | [6][7] |
September 26 | | No. 13 Iowa* | | L 12–42 | 45,000 | |
October 3 | | at No. 10 Texas* | | L 0–33 | 20,000 | |
October 10 | | Notre Dame* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 6–28 | 68,500 | |
October 17 | | at UCLA | | L 12–19 | 32,933 | |
October 24 | | Oregon State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 20–24 | 41,000 | |
October 31 | | No. 6 USC | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 7–14 | 37,000 | |
November 7 | | at No. 15 Oregon* | | L 18–20 | 20,852 | |
November 14 | | No. 13 Washington | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 0–20 | 38,800 | [8][9] |
November 21 | | at Stanford | | W 20–17 | 90,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1959 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
References
- ^ "1959 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1959 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "The All-Coast Team". The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. November 25, 1958. p. 9.
- ^ "Wayne Crow". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (September 19, 1959). "WSU, Golden Bears tangle in stadium at 8 p.m." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (September 20, 1959). "Golden Bears manhandle Cougars, 20 to 6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Huskies defeat Cal; bowl chances rise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 15, 1959. p. 3, sports.
- ^ "Huskies blank Cal; stay on bowl track". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 5, 1959. p. 1B.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
External links
- Game program: California vs. Washington State at Spokane – September 19, 1959
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