American college football season
1958 California Golden Bears football Conference Pacific Coast Conference Coaches No. 16 AP No. 16 1958 record 7–4 (6–1 PCC) Head coach Captain Jack Hart, Joe Kapp Home stadium California Memorial Stadium Seasons
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
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
Rankings from AP Poll
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 NCAA University Division football season . In their second year under head coach Pete Elliott , the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4 record (6–1 against PCC opponents), won the PCC championship, lost to Iowa in the 1959 Rose Bowl , and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 207 to 200.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included 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 .
This is California's last Rose Bowl to date.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 20 Pacific (CA) * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 20–2440,000
September 27 at No. 4 Michigan State * Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 12–3252,639
October 4 Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 34–1425,000
October 11 Utah * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 36–2128,000
October 18 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 14–1234,872
October 25 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 23–647,000
November 1 at Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR L 8–1420,668
November 8 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) W 20–1750,000
November 15 at Washington W 12–729,500
November 22 Stanford No. 19 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) W 16–1581,490
January 1, 1959 vs. No. 4 Iowa * No. 17 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl )L 12–3898,297
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1958 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Joe Kapp (C)
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Venues
California Field (1904–1923)
California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present)
Oracle Park (2011)
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Washington (1980)
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USC (1984)
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Arizona State (1986)
USC & UCLA (1987)
USC (1988)
USC (1989)
Washington (1990)
Washington (1991)
Washington & Stanford (1992)
Arizona , UCLA , & USC (1993)
Oregon (1994)
USC & Washington (1995)
Arizona State (1996)
UCLA & Washington State (1997)
UCLA (1998)
Stanford (1999)
Oregon , Oregon State , & Washington (2000)
Oregon (2001)
USC & Washington State (2002)
USC (2003)
USC (2004) vacated
USC (2005) vacated
California & USC (2006)
Arizona State & USC (2007)
USC (2008)
Oregon (2009)
Oregon (2010)
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