1960 California Golden Bears football team
American college football season
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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 college 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]
| 1960 California Golden Bears football | |
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| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| Record | 2–7–1 (1–3 AAWU) |
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| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Washington $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Tulane* | L 3–7 | 37,500 | [5] | |
| September 24 | at Notre Dame* | L 7–21 | 49,286 | [6] | |
| October 1 | Army* |
| L 10–28 | 51,000 | [7] |
| October 8 | Washington State* |
| T 21–21 | 31,000 | [8] |
| October 15 | at USC | L 10–27 | 39,830 | [9] | |
| October 22 | Oregon* |
| L 0–20 | 36,000 | [10] |
| October 29 | at No. 15 Oregon State* | W 14–6 | 14,835 | [11] | |
| November 5 | No. 15 UCLA |
| L 0–28 | 31,000 | [12] |
| November 12 | at No. 6 Washington | L 7–27 | 55,884 | [13] | |
| November 19 | Stanford |
| W 21–10 | 76,200 | [14] |
