1936 California Golden Bears football team

1936 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 0 1 7 2 1
Washington State 6 2 1 6 3 1
USC 3 2 2 4 2 3
California 4 3 0 6 5 0
UCLA 4 3 1 6 3 1
Stanford 2 3 2 2 5 2
Oregon State 3 5 0 4 6 0
Montana 1 3 0 6 3 0
Oregon 1 6 1 2 6 1
Idaho 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1936 college football season. Under head coach Stub Allison, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5 and 4–3 in conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Pacific (CA)*W 14–034,000[1]
September 26Cal Aggies*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 39–034,000[1]
October 3Saint Mary's*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–1060,000[2]
October 10at Oregon StateW 7–015,000[3]
October 17UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 6–1730,000[4]
October 24at No. 8 WashingtonL 0–1318,315[5]
October 31Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–1435,000[6]
November 7at No. 11 USCW 13–765,000[7]
November 14Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 28–0[8]
November 21Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 20–082,000[9]
December 26at Georgia Tech*L 7–1315,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bears humble Aggies, stop Pacific threat". Oakland Tribune. September 27, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Art Cohn (October 4, 1936). "Gaels 10, Bears 0: Groux, Ferry Combine for Victory". Oakland Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bears score in first perios to beat Oregon 7–0". The Humboldt Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.C.L.A. upsets California Bears, 17 to 6". The Fresno Bee. October 18, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington Huskies blank Golden Bears, 13–0". Nevada State Journal. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Two breaks give Cougars 14-to-13 win over Bears". The Fresno Bee. November 1, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears upset Trojans, 13–7". The Press Democrat. November 8, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon drops 28–0 game to Golden Bears". The Pasadena Post. November 15, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears defeat Indians, 20–0 in smashing power drives; 82,000 at 42nd Big Game". Oakland Tribune. November 22, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech upsets Golden Bears, 13 to 7". The Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1936 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.