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1958 California Golden Bears football team
American college football season
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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 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4 record (6–1 in PCC, first), lost to Iowa in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 207 to 200.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
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| 1958 California Golden Bears football | |
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Coach Pete Elliott | |
PCC champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 7–4 (6–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 California $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback 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.
Through 2024, this remains California's most recent Rose Bowl appearance.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Pacific (CA)* | L 20–24 | 40,000 | [4] | ||
| September 27 | at No. 4 Michigan State* | L 12–32 | 52,639 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | Washington State |
| W 34–14 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Utah* |
| W 36–21 | 28,000 | [7] | |
| October 18 | at USC | W 14–12 | 34,872 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | Oregon |
| W 23–6 | 47,000 | [9] | |
| November 1 | at Oregon State | L 8–14 | 20,668 | [10] | ||
| November 8 | UCLA |
| W 20–17 | 50,000 | [11] | |
| November 15 | at Washington | W 12–7 | 29,500 | [12] | ||
| November 22 | Stanford | No. 19 |
| W 16–15 | 81,490 | [13] |
| January 1, 1959 | vs. No. 2 Iowa* | No. 16 | L 12–38 | 98,297 | [14] | |
Game summaries
Stanford
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Stanford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| • California | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
- Date: November 22
- Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
- Game attendance: 81,490
| 1 | CAL | Jack Hart 1 yard run (Grover Garvin run) | CAL 8-0 | |
| 1 | STAN | Skip Face 3 yard run (pass failed) | CAL 8-6 | |
| 2 | STAN | Skip Face 18 yard field goal | STAN 9-8 | |
| 3 | CAL | Jack Hart 1 yard run (Joe Kapp to Wayne Crow pass) | CAL 16-9 | |
| 4 | 1:30 | STAN | Joel Freis 21 yard pass from Dick Norman (run failed) | CAL 16-15 |
Senior halfback Jack Hart scored two touchdowns and tackled Stanford's Skip Face on a two-point conversion with 1:30 remaining to give Cal the Pacific Coast Conference championship and a Rose Bowl berth. [16]
Roster
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