1943 California Golden Bears football team

1943 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1943 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
USC $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
California 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
No. 12 Washington 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
UCLA 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1943 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Stub Allison, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a 2–2 mark in conference play, finishing second in the PCC.[1][2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, California ranked 76th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.4.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Saint Mary's*
W 27–1235,000[4]
October 2USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–755,000[5]
October 9No. 20 Pacific (CA)*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 6–1220,000[6]
October 16at UCLA
W 13–020,000[7]
October 23Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–39[8]
October 30at No. 5 USCNo. 20
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1330,000[9]
November 6San Francisco*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 32–010,000–12,000[10]
November 13UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–620,000[11]
November 20Alameda Coast Guard*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–78,000[12][13]
November 27No. 10 Del Monte Pre-Flight*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 8–4710,000–12,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

References

  1. ^ "1943 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ Prescott Sullivan (September 26, 1943). "Wedemeyer, Hawaiian Halfback of Gaels Gives Bears Bad Time in First Half". Oakland Tribune. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans outplay Bears for 7–0 victory". Nevada State Journal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "College of Pacific beats Bears, 12 to 6". Oakland Tribune. October 10, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears beat UCLA 13–0". The Humboldt Times. October 17, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 24, 1943). "Bruce Smith Runs Wild Against Bears". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears surprise Trojans, but lose again, 13–0". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 31, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears Rout Dons, 32-0: Single Pass Completed in Drab Game". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1943. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "But ex-Indian gives Cal win over UCLA". The San Francisco Examiner. November 14, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Lee Dunbar (November 21, 1943). "Bears Defeated, 7-0: Touchdown Scored in 3rd Quarter". Oakland Tribune. pp. A17–A18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Alameda downs California, 7-0". Minnesota Star Tribune. INS. November 21, 1943. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Lee Dunbar (November 28, 1943). "Del Monte Pre-Flight Beats Bears 47-8: Officers Make 5 Touchdowns". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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