The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Under sixth-year head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 7–3 (3–3 in PCC, fourth).[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
| 1952 California Golden Bears football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–3 PCC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UCLA | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 8 | W 34–13 | |||
| September 27 | Missouri* | No. 8 |
| W 28–14 | ||
| October 4 | at Minnesota* | No. 4 | W 49–13 | 55,204 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at Oregon | No. 3 | W 41–7 | |||
| October 18 | Santa Clara* | No. 3 |
| W 27–7 | 33,000 | [4] |
| October 25 | at No. 7 USC | No. 4 | L 0–10 | 94,677 | [5] | |
| November 1 | No. 7 UCLA | No. 11 |
| L 7–28 | 80,000 | |
| November 8 | at Washington | L 7–22 | 50,046 | [6] | ||
| November 15 | Washington State |
| W 28–13 | 26,000 | [7] | |
| November 22 | Stanford |
| W 26–0 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1952 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. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Minnesota Football (PDF). University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. p. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Emmons Byrne (October 19, 1952). "Powell Paces Cal to 27-7 Victory Over Broncos: Santa Clara Gives Bears Tough Game". Oakland Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
- ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 192.
- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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