1957 California Golden Bears football team

1957 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Oregon ^ + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
USC 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon, but PCC no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 in PCC, seventh), and were outscored 176 to 109.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were junior quarterback Joe Kapp with 580 passing yards and Jack Hart with 396 rushing yards and 276 receiving yards.[3] Kapp was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21SMU*
L 6–1345,000[4]
September 28at Washington State
L 7–1316,000[5]
October 5No. 2 Michigan State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–1940,000[6]
October 12Navy*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 6–2147,000[7]
October 19USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 12–040,000[8]
October 26at No. 18 Oregon
L 6–2418,321[9]
November 2at UCLA
L 14–1644,772[10]
November 9Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 19–2150,000[11]
November 16Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 27–3538,000[12]
November 23at Stanford
L 12–1491,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14][15]

Roster

1957 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 22 Joe Kapp Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1957 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. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1957 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Jackson-led Ponies drop Cal, 13 to 6". The Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "WSC tops Cal in 13–7 thriller". Tri-City Herald. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Emmons Byrne (October 6, 1957). "Spartans Blank Fired-Up Bears: Hustling Cal Real Tough In 19-0 Loss". Oakland Tribune. pp. 57, 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Middies outgun California, 21–6". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cal ends drouth, 12–0". The Fresno Bee. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Strite, Dick (October 27, 1957). "Oregon scores decisive 24–6 win over Cal". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  10. ^ Wolf, Al (November 3, 1957). "UCLA nudges Cal by 16–14". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167226559.
  11. ^ "Oregon State scores quickly, holds off California to save win, 21–19". The Register. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears suffer eighth loss, 35–27, but keep Huskies in suspense". The Register. November 17, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Stanford sticks to ground to nip Bears". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 24, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1957 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
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