1949 California Golden Bears football team

1949 California Golden Bears football
PCC Champions
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#3
1949 record	10–1 (7–0 PCC)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1949 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 California $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stanford	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Oregon State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1949 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 17		Santa Clara*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 21–7
September 24		St. Mary's (CA)*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 29–7
October 1		at Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR		W 41–0
October 8		at Wisconsin*	#10	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 35–20
October 15		#12 USC	#9	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 16–10
October 22		Washington	#5	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 21–7
October 29		at #20 UCLA	#4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)		W 35–21
November 5		Washington State	#4	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 33–14
November 12		Oregon	#4	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 41–14
November 19		at #12 Stanford	#3	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (The Big Game)		W 33–14
January 2		#5 Ohio State*	#2	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)		L 14–17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.