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1959 California Golden Bears football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record2–8 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Washington ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 14 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UCLA + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Stanford 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 in AAWU, fourth), and were outscored 223 to 115. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Wayne Crow with 379 passing yards, Walt Arnold with 351 rushing yards, and Gael Barsotti with 111 receiving yards. [3] Two Cal players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) for the All-Coast team: Frank Sally as a first-team tackle and Walt Arnold as a second-team fullback. [4] Wayne Crow later played four years in the American Football League. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 198:00 p.m.at Washington State*
W 20–624,850 [6] [7]
September 26No. 13 Iowa*
L 12–4245,000
October 3at No. 10 Texas*
L 0–3320,000
October 10 Notre Dame*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 6–2868,500
October 17at UCLA
L 12–1932,933
October 24 Oregon State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 20–2441,000
October 31No. 6 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–1437,000
November 7at No. 15 Oregon*
L 18–2020,852
November 14No. 13 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2038,800 [8] [9]
November 21at Stanford
W 20–1790,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[10]

Roster

1959 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Wayne Crow Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1959 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. ^ "1959 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "The All-Coast Team". The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. November 25, 1958. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Wayne Crow". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  6. ^ Missildine, Harry (September 19, 1959). "WSU, Golden Bears tangle in stadium at 8 p.m." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  7. ^ Missildine, Harry (September 20, 1959). "Golden Bears manhandle Cougars, 20 to 6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ "Huskies defeat Cal; bowl chances rise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 15, 1959. p. 3, sports.
  9. ^ "Huskies blank Cal; stay on bowl track". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 5, 1959. p. 1B.
  10. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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