1958 California Golden Bears football team

1958 California Golden Bears football
Coach Pete Elliott
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 12–38 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record7–4 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 California $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4 record (6–1 in PCC, first), lost to Iowa in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 207 to 200.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Joe Kapp with 649 passing yards and 582 rushing yards, and Jack Hart with 334 receiving yards.[3] Kapp and Hart were also the team's co-captains; Kapp was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Through 2024, this remains California's most recent Rose Bowl appearance.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Pacific (CA)*
L 20–2440,000[4]
September 27at No. 4 Michigan State*
L 12–3252,639[5]
October 4Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1425,000[6]
October 11Utah*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 36–2128,000[7]
October 18at USC
W 14–1234,872[8]
October 25Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 23–647,000[9]
November 1at Oregon State
L 8–1420,668[10]
November 8UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
W 20–1750,000[11]
November 15at Washington
W 12–729,500[12]
November 22StanfordNo. 19
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 16–1581,490[13]
January 1, 1959vs. No. 2 Iowa*No. 16
L 12–3898,297[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [15]

Game summaries

Stanford

Stanford at California
Team 1 234Total
Stanford 6 306 15
• California 8 080 16
Scoring summary
1CALJack Hart 1 yard run (Grover Garvin run)CAL 8-0
1STANSkip Face 3 yard run (pass failed)CAL 8-6
2STANSkip Face 18 yard field goalSTAN 9-8
3CALJack Hart 1 yard run (Joe Kapp to Wayne Crow pass)CAL 16-9
41:30STANJoel Freis 21 yard pass from Dick Norman (run failed)CAL 16-15

Senior halfback Jack Hart scored two touchdowns and tackled Stanford's Skip Face on a two-point conversion with 1:30 remaining to give Cal the Pacific Coast Conference championship and a Rose Bowl berth. [16]

Roster

1958 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Joe Kapp (C) Sr
HB Jack Hart (C) Sr
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. ^ "1958 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. ^ "1958 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dick Bass paces COP win over California, 24–20". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spartans hand California 11 32–12 setback". The Idaho Statesman. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cal upsets WSC, 34–14". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cal coasts over Utah". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kapp guides Cal past Troy, 14–12". The Register. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kapp led Bears bag Ducks, 23–6". The Modesto Bee. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Beavers dent Cal's bowl hopes". Oakland Tribune. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Garvin helps keep Cal on Pasadena trail". The Sacramento Union. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears nip tough Huskies, 12–7". San Francisco Chronicle. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bonus conversion rule brought Bears victory". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Iowa runs over California in Rose Bowl classic". The Kalamazoo Gazette. January 2, 1959. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1958 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  16. ^ "Hart Puts Cal in Rose Bowl." Miami News. 1958 Nov 23.
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