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1960 California Golden Bears football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record2–7–1 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961 →
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 NCAA University Division 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 17 Tulane*
L 3–737,500 [5]
September 24at Notre Dame*
L 7–2149,286
October 1 Army*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 10–2851,000
October 8 Washington State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 21–2131,000
October 15at USC
L 10–2739,830
October 22 Oregon*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2035,000
October 29at No. 15 Oregon State*
W 14–614,835
November 5No. 15 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA ( rivalry)
L 0–2831,000
November 12at No. 6 Washington
L 7–2755,884 [6]
November 19 Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA ( Big Game)
W 21–1077,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7]

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. ^ "Huskies nab league title with victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. November 13, 1960. p. 1B.
  7. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


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