1955 California Golden Bears football team

1955 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (9th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Stanford	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
No. 13 USC	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1955 college football season. Under ninth-year head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 conference play, trying for seventh place in the PCC. The team played on campus, at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	10:30 a.m.	at Pittsburgh *	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–27	33,999–34,976	[1] [2] [3]
September 24		Illinois *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–20	32,000
October 1		Penn *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 27–7	21,000	[4]
October 8		Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	T 20–20	33,000
October 15		at Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–21	21,515
October 22		No. 10 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–33	51,000
October 29		at No. 6 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–47	56,980
November 5		Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–6	24,000
November 12		Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–16	35,000
November 19		at No. 18 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 0–19	91,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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References

1. George Kiseda (September 16, 1955). "Holdovers Numerous". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 22. Retrieved April 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. George Kiseda (September 18, 1955). "3 TDs in Fourth As Bears Wilt". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved April 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "19555 Pitt Football Attendance". Pitt 1956 for Press and Radio. University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department: 27. September 22, 1956.
4. Selby, Don (October 2, 1955). "Bears Close Fast, Rip Penn, 27 to 7". San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, Calif. sect. II, p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1955 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
6. "1955-56 California Golden Bears; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
7. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.