The 1945 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1945 college football season. In their only season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 (2–4–1 in PCC, sixth).[1][2] Eight games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
| 1945 California Golden Bears football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (2–4–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 USC $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Saint Mary's* | L 13–20 | 75,000 | [3] | |
| September 29 | USC |
| L 2–13 | 52,000 | [4] |
| October 6 | Washington |
| W 27–14 | 35,000 | [5] |
| October 13 | at UCLA | L 0–13 | 40,000 | ||
| October 27 | Nevada* |
| W 19–6 | ||
| November 3 | Washington State |
| T 7–7 | 40,000 | [6] |
| November 10 | at USC |
| L 0–14 | 35,000 | [4] |
| November 17 | Oregon |
| L 13–20 | ||
| November 24 | No. 12 UCLA |
| W 6–0 | 25,000 | |
| December 1 | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* |
| W 6–0 | 25,000 | [7][8] |
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References
edit- ^ "1945 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gaels Beat Cal By 20-13 Score! Wedemeyer's Passes, Runs Game Feature". Oakland Tribune. September 23, 1945. pp. A19–A20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
- ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 190.
- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ Sullivan, Prescott (December 1, 1945). "Last Tilt For Shaw". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "California Bears Upset St. Mary's Navy, 6 to 0". Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post. Pasadena, California. International News Service. December 2, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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