1949 California Golden Bears football team

1949 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record10–1 (7–0 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 California $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 in PCC, first), won a second straight conference title, lost to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 319 to 131.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California was ranked third in the final AP poll, released in late November.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Santa Clara*
W 21–762,000[3]
September 24Saint Mary's*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 29–750,000[4]
October 1at Oregon State
W 41–018,885[5]
October 8at Wisconsin*No. 10
W 35–2045,000[6]
October 15No. 12 USCNo. 9
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 16–1081,500[7]
October 22WashingtonNo. 5
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–740,000[8]
October 29at No. 20 UCLANo. 4
W 35–2158,668[9]
November 5Washington StateNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 33–1433,000[10]
November 12OregonNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 41–1478,000[11]
November 19at No. 12 StanfordNo. 3
W 33–1491,000[12]
January 2, 1950No. 6 Ohio State*No. 3
L 14–17100,963[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14]

Rankings

See also: 1949 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP109544 (4)4 (3)3 (5)2 (24)3

After the season

The following Golden Bears were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.[15]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
10 127 Bob Celeri Back San Francisco 49ers
17 214 Jim Cullom Guard Washington Redskins
19 245 Forest Klein Guard San Francisco 49ers
26 339 Rod Franz Guard Philadelphia Eagles
29 373 Bill Montagne Back Chicago Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "1935 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. ^ "Bears Smash Broncos, 21–7: California Team Impresses 62,000". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. September 18, 1949. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emmons Byrne (September 25, 1949). "Game Gaels Bow To Bears, 29 to 7: Valiant St. Mary's Team Shows Flashes in Defeat". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bears swamp Beavers 41–0". The Idaho Statesman. October 2, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cal gridders overpower Badgers, 35–0". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brunk's 102-yard kick return beats USC, 16–10". The Arizona Republic. October 16, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "California wins 21–7". The Bellingham Herald. October 23, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "California Bears whip UCLA Bruins, 35–21". Arizona Daily Star. October 30, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars get tough". San Francisco Chronicle. November 6, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Three TDs in minute crush Oregon, 41–14". The San Francisco Examiner. November 13, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cal rocks Stanford 33–14 to gain Rose Bowl rerun". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  13. ^ "Field goal in final minutes gives Bucks 17–14 Rose Bowl win". The Sacramento Bee. January 3, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1949 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  15. ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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