1952 California Golden Bears football team

The 1952 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1952 college football season. Under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 and 3–3 in conference.^[1][2]

1952 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	7–3 (3–3 PCC)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 UCLA	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Idaho	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Pacific (CA)*	No. 8	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 34–13
September 27	Missouri*	No. 8	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–14
October 4	at Minnesota*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 49–13	55,204	^[3]
October 11	at Oregon	No. 3	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 41–7
October 18	Santa Clara*	No. 3	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 27–7	33,000	^[4]
October 25	at No. 7 USC	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–10	94,677	^[5]
November 1	No. 7 UCLA	No. 11	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 7–28	80,000
November 8	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–22	50,046	^[6]
November 15	Washington State		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–13	26,000	^[7]
November 22	Stanford		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 26–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1952 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
2. (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
3. (PDF). University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. p. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
4. Emmons Byrne (October 19, 1952). "Powell Paces Cal to 27-7 Victory Over Broncos: Santa Clara Gives Bears Tough Game". Oakland Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
5. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
6. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 192.
7. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
8. (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.