1960 California Golden Bears football team

1960 California Golden Bears football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record2–7–1 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Washington $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
USC 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Stanford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1960 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1960 college football season. In its first year under head coach Marv Levy, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–3 against AAWU opponents), finished in fourth place in the AAWU, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 195 to 93.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Randy Gold with 696 passing yards, Steve Bates with 384 rushing yards, and Dave George with 128 receiving yards.[3] Cal center Dick Carlson received recognition from the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player on the 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Tulane*
L 3–737,500[5]
September 24at Notre Dame*
L 7–2149,286[6]
October 1Army*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 10–2851,000[7]
October 8Washington State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 21–2131,000[8]
October 15at USC
L 10–2739,830[9]
October 22Oregon*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2036,000[10]
October 29at No. 15 Oregon State*
W 14–614,835[11]
November 5No. 15 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 0–2831,000[12]
November 12at No. 6 Washington
L 7–2755,884[13]
November 19Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 21–1076,200[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [15][16]

References

  1. ^ "1960 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. ^ "1960 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Kilmer, McKeever On All-Coast". The Daily Sun, San Bernardino. December 1, 1960. p. D3.
  5. ^ "Cal bows despite breaks". Oakland Tribune. September 18, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Scarpitto and Lind spark Notre Dame over Cal 21–7". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Army blitzes Cal Bears, 28–10, in second half power display". The Fresno Bee. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "California, Cougars tie 21–21". The Sacramento Bee. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cal loses; 64, 42-yard runs help Trojans rip Bay Bears 27–10". The Sacramento Union. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oregon throws Bears for 1st shutout, 20–0". The San Francisco Examiner. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "California soundly defeats OSC, 14–6". San Francisco Chronicle. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kilmer too much for Bears, 28–0". The Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1960. ProQuest 167796769.
  13. ^ "Huskies nab league title with victory". The Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 13, 1960. p. 1B.
  14. ^ "Cal overpowers Indians, 21–10". The Vallajo Times-Herald. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  16. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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