1958 California Golden Bears football team

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1958 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 12–38 vs. Iowa
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record7–4 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Hart, Joe Kapp
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1957
1959  
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 California $ 6 1 07 4 0
Washington State 6 2 07 3 0
USC 4 2 14 5 1
Oregon State 5 3 06 4 0
Oregon 4 4 04 6 0
UCLA 2 4 13 6 1
Stanford 2 5 02 8 0
Washington 1 6 03 7 0
Idaho 0 3 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4 record (6–1 against PCC opponents), won the PCC championship, lost to Iowa in the 1959 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 207 to 200. [1] [2]

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The team's statistical leaders included Joe Kapp with 649 passing yards and 582 rushing yards and Jack Hart with 334 receiving yards. [3] Kapp and Hart were also the team's co-captains. Kapp was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

This is California's last Rose Bowl to date.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20 Pacific (CA) *L 20–2440,000
September 27at No. 4 Michigan State *L 12–3252,639
October 4 Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1425,000
October 11 Utah *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 36–2128,000
October 18at USC W 14–1234,872
October 25 Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 23–647,000
November 1at Oregon State L 8–1420,668
November 8 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
W 20–1750,000
November 15at Washington W 12–729,500
November 22 Stanford No. 19
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 16–1581,490
January 1, 1959vs. No. 4 Iowa *No. 17L 12–3898,297
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


Roster

1958 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Joe Kapp  (C)Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "1958 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.
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