American college football season
1957 California Golden Bears football |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
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Record | 1–9 (1–6 PCC) |
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Head coach | - Pete Elliott (1st season)
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
Oregon State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 17 Oregon ^ + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 19 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
California | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
USC | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
- ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon, but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from Coaches Poll |
The 1957 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 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 in PCC, seventh), and were outscored 176 to 109.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
California's statistical leaders on offense were junior quarterback Joe Kapp with 580 passing yards and Jack Hart with 396 rushing yards and 276 receiving yards.[3] Kapp was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | SMU* | | L 6–13 | 45,000 | [4] |
September 28 | at Washington State | | L 7–13 | 16,000 | [5] |
October 5 | No. 2 Michigan State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 0–19 | 40,000 | [6] |
October 12 | Navy* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 6–21 | 47,000 | [7] |
October 19 | USC | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 12–0 | 42,000 | [8] |
October 26 | at No. 18 Oregon | | L 6–24 | 18,321 | [9] |
November 2 | at UCLA | | L 14–16 | 44,772 | [10] |
November 9 | Oregon State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 19–21 | 50,000 | [11] |
November 16 | Washington | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 27–35 | 38,000 | [12] |
November 23 | at Stanford | | L 12–14 | 91,300 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1957 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
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References
- ^ "1957 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.
- ^ "1957 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California vs SMU Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Washington State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Michigan State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Navy Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
External links
- Game program: California at Washington State – September 28, 1957
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