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1950 California Golden Bears football
1950 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 6–14 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
Record	9–1–1 (5–0–1 PCC)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (4th season);
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
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1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 California $	5	-	0	-	1	9	-	1	-	1
No. 11 Washington	6	-	1	-	0	8	-	2	-	0
UCLA	5	-	2	-	0	6	-	3	-	0
Stanford	2	-	2	-	2	5	-	3	-	2
Idaho	1	-	1	-	1	3	-	5	-	1
Washington State	2	-	3	-	2	4	-	3	-	2
USC	1	-	3	-	2	2	-	5	-	2
Oregon State	2	-	5	-	0	3	-	6	-	0
Oregon	0	-	7	-	0	1	-	9	-	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–0–1 in PCC, first), won a third consecutive PCC title, lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents 224 to 90.^[1]^[2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

The star of this season was guard and linebacker Les Richter, who years later became the first Golden Bear to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.^[3]

After California's third straight loss in the Rose Bowl in January 1951, the PCC invoked a "no-repeat" rule; affected teams were the 1954 UCLA Bruins and 1957 Oregon State Beavers.

Zeitplan

Date	Opponent	Rank	Website	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Santa Clara*	No. 14	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 27–9	46,000	^[4]
September 30	at Oregon	No. 14	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 28–7
October 7	No. 20 Penn*	No. 9	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 14–7
October 14	at USC	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7	55,468	^[5]
October 21	at Oregon State	No. 5	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–0	37,000	^[6]
October 28	Saint Mary's*	No. 5	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 40–25	32,000	^[7]
November 4	at No. 12 Washington	No. 6	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 14–7	55,245	^[8]
November 11	No. 19 UCLA	No. 6	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 35–0	81,000
November 18	San Francisco*	No. 4	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 13–7	14,000	^[9]
November 25	Stanford	No. 4	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	T 7–7
January 1, 1951	vs. Michigan*	No. 4	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 6–14	98,939
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "1950 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "Hall of Famers by College – Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". www.profootballhof.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ Prescott Sullivan (September 24, 1950). "Bear Herd Rides Over Broncs, 27-9: Cal 'Depth Charge' Erases 9-0 Deficit; Van Heuit, Olszewski Runs Turn Tide Against Outmanned Foe in Opener". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 166.
^ Prescott Sullivan (October 29, 1950). "Bombiani Steals Show, But Bears Roll On: Gael Mite Runs 96, 91 Yards in 40-25 Battle; Penalties Nullify First Sprint, But 2nd Good for TD". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 26, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.
^ Bob Brachman (November 19, 1950). "Bears Nudge Dons, 13-7, in Final Quarter: Interception Sets Up Cal's Winning Score; Solari Rambles 35 for TD on Fumble Recovery; Barni Gallops 85 to Tally". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 24, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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[1] "1950 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[2] "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[3] "Hall of Famers by College – Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". www.profootballhof.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[4] Prescott Sullivan (September 24, 1950). "Bear Herd Rides Over Broncs, 27-9: Cal 'Depth Charge' Erases 9-0 Deficit; Van Heuit, Olszewski Runs Turn Tide Against Outmanned Foe in Opener". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.

[6] "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 166.

[7] Prescott Sullivan (October 29, 1950). "Bombiani Steals Show, But Bears Roll On: Gael Mite Runs 96, 91 Yards in 40-25 Battle; Penalties Nullify First Sprint, But 2nd Good for TD". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 26, 31 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.

[9] Bob Brachman (November 19, 1950). "Bears Nudge Dons, 13-7, in Final Quarter: Interception Sets Up Cal's Winning Score; Solari Rambles 35 for TD on Fumble Recovery; Barni Gallops 85 to Tally". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 24, 27 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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Venues	California Field (1904–1923) California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present) Oracle Park (2011)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe) UCLA
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Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Idaho, Stanford, & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)
AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)
Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)
Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) 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)
Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016) USC (2017) Washington (2018) Oregon (2019) Oregon (2020) Utah (2021) Utah (2022) Washington (2023)
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