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1943 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1944 →
1943 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
USC $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
California 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
No. 12 Washington 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
UCLA 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Stub Allison, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a 2–2 mark in conference play, finishing second in the PCC. [1] [2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, California ranked 76th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.4. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Saint Mary's*
W 27–1235,000 [4]
October 2 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–735,000 [5]
October 9No. 20 Pacific (CA)*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 6–12
October 16at UCLA
W 13–020,000
October 23 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–39 [6]
October 30at No. 5 USCNo. 20
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1345,000
November 6 San Francisco*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 32–010,000–12,000 [7]
November 13UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–618,000
November 20 Alameda Coast Guard*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–7 [8]
November 27No. 10 Del Monte Pre-Flight*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 8–4710,000–12,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

References

  1. ^ "1943 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. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Prescott Sullivan (September 26, 1943). "Wedemeyer, Hawaiian Halfback of Gaels Gives Bears Bad Time in First Half". Oakland Tribune. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  6. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 24, 1943). "Bruce Smith Runs Wild Against Bears". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears Rout Dons, 32-0: Single Pass Completed in Drab Game". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1943. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lee Dunbar (November 21, 1943). "Bears Defeated, 7-0: Touchdown Scored in 3rd Quarter". Oakland Tribune. pp. A17–A18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lee Dunbar (November 28, 1943). "Del Monte Pre-Flight Beats Bears 47-8: Officers Make 5 Touchdowns". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


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