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The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by new head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 9–1 (5–1 in PCC, second}.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

APNo. 15
Record9–1 (5–1 PCC)
Headcoach
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1947 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record9–1 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
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1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 USC $6–0–07–2–1
No. 15 California5–1–09–1–0
Oregon5–1–07–3–0
UCLA4–2–05–4–0
Montana2–1–07–4–0
Oregon State3–4–05–5–0
Washington2–5–03–6–0
Washington State2–5–03–7–0
Idaho1–4–04–4–0
Stanford0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Waldorf was previously the head coach at Northwestern for twelve seasons.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Santa Clara*W 33–740,000[3]
September 27Navy*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 14–780,000[4]
October 4Saint Mary's*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–678,000[5]
October 11at Wisconsin*No. 8W 48–745,000[6]
October 18Washington StateNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–636,000[7]
October 25No. 10 USCNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–3981,659[8]
November 1at No. 19 UCLANo. 14W 6–080,266[9]
November 8WashingtonNo. 12
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–750,000[10]
November 15MontanaNo. 10
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 60–1425,000[11]
November 22at StanfordNo. 9W 21–1882,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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AP8 (1)44 (1)1412109111515
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