| 1956 California Golden Bears football | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
|---|---|
| 1956 record | 3–7 (2–5 PCC) |
| Head coach | Pappy Waldorf (10th season) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10 Oregon State † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their 10th and final year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–7 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished in eighth place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 181 to 135.[1][2]
At the Big Game and even though they even though they were a 14-point underdog, the Bears beat Stanford. Waldorf's players knew that it was his last game and following the win they carried him off the field on their shoulders.[3] Pappy Waldorf was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.[1]
That season, team's statistical leaders included Joe Kapp with 667 passing yards, Herb Jackson with 462 rushing yards, and Norm Becker with 313 receiving yards.[4] Kapp was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | Baylor* | L 6–7 | 36,000[6] | |
| September 29 | at Illinois* | L 20–32 | 54,833[7] | |
| October 6 | No. 7 Pittsburgh* |
| W 14–0 | 31,000[8] |
| October 13 | at Oregon State | L 13–21 | 14,125[9] | |
| October 20 | UCLA |
| L 20–34 | 48,000[10] |
| October 27 | at Washington | W 16–7 | 30,510[11] | |
| November 3 | Oregon |
| L 6–28 | 32,000[12] |
| November 10 | at No. 16 USC | L 7–20 | 41,628[13] | |
| November 17 | Washington State |
| L 13–14 | 34,000[14] |
| November 24 | Stanford |
| W 20–18 | 81,400[15] |
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References[]
- ↑ "1956 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1956-schedule.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "California 2015 Football Information Guide". Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 164. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ CalBear81 (June 29, 2011). "Cal's Greatest Football Coaches: #2 Pappy Waldorf". http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2011/6/28/2182492/cals-greatest-football-coaches-2-pappy-waldorf..
- ↑ "1956 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1956.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Joe Kapp". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2141.
- ↑ "California vs Baylor Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844010.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Illinois vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844020.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Pitt Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844014.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844021.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844008.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844026.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844012.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "USC vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844024.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844017.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5844015.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide. Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf.
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