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The 1956 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
1956 NCAA University Division football season . In their tenth and final year under head coach
Pappy Waldorf , the
Golden Bears compiled a 3–7 record (2–5 in PCC, eighth) and were outscored 181 to 135.
[1]
[2] Home games were played on campus at
California Memorial Stadium in
Berkeley, California .
At the
Big Game in Berkeley on November 24, the 14-point underdog Bears upset
Stanford 20–18. Waldorf's players knew that it was his last game; following the win, they carried him off the field on their shoulders.
[3] He was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
[1]
California's statistical leaders on offense were sophomore quarterback
Joe Kapp with 667 passing yards, Herb Jackson with 462 rushing yards, and Norm Becker with 313 receiving yards.
[4] Kapp was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
[5]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 22
Baylor * L 6–736,000
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September 29 at
Illinois * L 20–3254,833
[7]
October 6 No. 7
Pittsburgh * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 14–031,000
[8]
October 13 at
Oregon State L 13–2114,125
[9]
October 20
UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (
rivalry ) L 20–3448,000
[10]
October 27 at
Washington W 16–730,510
[11]
November 3
Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 6–2832,000
[12]
November 10 at No. 16
USC L 7–2041,628
[13]
November 17
Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 13–1434,000
[14]
November 24
Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (
Big Game ) W 20–1881,400
[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[16]
References
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"1956 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
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"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 .
^ CalBear81 (June 29, 2011).
"Cal's Greatest Football Coaches: #2 Pappy Waldorf" . California Golden Blogs . Archived from
the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016 . {{
cite web }}
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link ) .
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"1956 California Golden Bears Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
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"Joe Kapp" . www.footballfoundation.org . National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 23, 2016 .
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"California vs Baylor Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"Illinois vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"California vs Pitt Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"USC vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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2015 Football Information Guide (PDF) . Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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