1955 California Golden Bears football team

1955 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–7–1 (1–5–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Stanford 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 13 USC 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Under ninth-year head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 conference play, trying for seventh place in the PCC. The team played on campus, at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1710:30 a.m.at Pittsburgh*
L 7–2733,999–34,976[1][2][3]
September 24Illinois*
L 13–2032,000[4]
October 1Penn*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–721,000[5]
October 8Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 20–2033,000[6]
October 15at Oregon
L 0–2121,515[7]
October 22No. 10 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 6–3351,000[8]
October 29at No. 6 UCLA
L 0–4756,980[9]
November 5Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 20–624,000[10]
November 12Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–1635,000[11]
November 19at No. 18 Stanford
L 0–1991,500[12]

References

  1. ^ George Kiseda (September 16, 1955). "Holdovers Numerous". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 22. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ George Kiseda (September 18, 1955). "3 TDs in Fourth As Bears Wilt". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "19555 Pitt Football Attendance". Pitt 1956 for Press and Radio. University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department: 27. September 22, 1956.
  4. ^ "Illinois outlasts green California for 20–13 victory before 32,000". The Register. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Selby, Don (October 2, 1955). "Bears Close Fast, Rip Penn, 27 to 7". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. sect. II, p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WSC ties Cal". Oakland Tribune. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oregon lashes California, 21 to 0". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SC explodes to thump Cal". The Spokesman-Review. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Peters, Bruims toll 47–0 count on Cal". Pasadena Independent. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Young Bears catch fire in last half to score 20–6 rout". Oakland Tribune. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "OSC tips California in thriller". Herald and News. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No surprise: Chuck finally beats Pappy". San Francisco Chronicle. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1955 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1955 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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