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1957 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Oregon ^ + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
USC 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon,
    but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 in PCC, seventh), and were outscored 176 to 109.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were junior quarterback Joe Kapp with 580 passing yards and Jack Hart with 396 rushing yards and 276 receiving yards.[3] Kapp was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21SMU*
L 6–1345,000[4]
September 28at Washington State
L 7–1316,000[5]
October 5No. 2 Michigan State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–1940,000[6]
October 12Navy*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 6–2147,000[7]
October 19USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 12–042,000[8]
October 26at No. 18 Oregon
L 6–2418,321[9]
November 2at UCLA
L 14–1644,772[10]
November 9Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 19–2150,000[11]
November 16Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 27–3538,000[12]
November 23at Stanford
L 12–1491,300[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1957 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 22 Joe Kapp Jr
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

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  1. ^ "1957 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. ^ "1957 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "California vs SMU Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Washington 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.
  6. ^ "California vs Michigan State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "California vs Navy Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Oregon 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.
  10. ^ "UCLA 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.
  11. ^ "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "Stanford 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.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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