1960 California Golden Bears football team

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1960 California Golden Bears football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1960 record2–7–1 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1959
1961  
1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Washington $400  1010
USC 310  460
UCLA 220  721
California 130  271
Stanford 040  0100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its first year under head coach Marv Levy, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–3 against AAWU opponents), finished in fourth place in the AAWU, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 195 to 93. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Randy Gold with 696 passing yards, Steve Bates with 384 rushing yards, and Dave George with 128 receiving yards. [3] Cal center Dick Carlson received recognition from the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player on the 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17 Tulane *L 3–737,500 [5]
September 24at Notre Dame *L 7–2149,286 [6]
October 1 Army *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 10–2851,000 [7]
October 8 Washington State *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 21–2131,000 [8]
October 15at USC L 10–2739,830 [9]
October 22 Oregon *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2035,000 [10]
October 29at No. 15 Oregon State *W 14–614,835 [11]
November 5No. 15 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 0–2831,000 [12]
November 12at No. 6 Washington L 7–2746,000 [13]
November 19 Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 21–1077,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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