1945 California Golden Bears football team

1945 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 USC $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Washington 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
UCLA 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
California 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1945 college football season. In their only season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 (2–4–1 in PCC, sixth).[1][2] Eight games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Saint Mary's*
L 13–2075,000[3]
September 29USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 2–1350,000[4]
October 6Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–1450,000[5]
October 13at UCLA
L 0–1340,000[6]
October 27Nevada*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 19–625,000[7]
November 3Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 7–740,000[8]
November 10at USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1435,000[9]
November 17Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–2035,000[10]
November 24No. 12 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 6–025,000[11]
December 1Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 6–025,000[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14]

References

  1. ^ "1945 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. ^ "Gaels Beat Cal By 20–13 Score! Wedemeyer's Passes, Runs Game Feature". Oakland Tribune. September 23, 1945. pp. A19–A20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC bruises Bruins in Rose Bowl race". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 30, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bear power whips Husky". San Francisco Chronicle. October 7, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UCLA trims California Bears by 13–0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1945. ProQuest 504489013.
  7. ^ "Bears defeat Nevada, 19–6". The Register-Guard. October 28, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears hustle, but Cougars get draw". San Francisco Chronicle. November 4, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "USC beats Bears, 14–0; Remaons in Rose Bowl race". The Fresno Bee. November 11, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oregon stages last half uprising to stop Bears". The Sunday Oregonian. November 18, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Uclans upset by California". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1945. ProQuest 504484608.
  12. ^ Sullivan, Prescott (December 1, 1945). "Last Tilt For Shaw". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ "California Bears Upset St. Mary's Navy, 6 to 0". Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post. Pasadena, California. International News Service. December 2, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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