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1947 California Golden Bears football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by new head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 9–1 (5–1 in PCC, second}.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

1947 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record9–1 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 15 California 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Oregon 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
UCLA 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Montana 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Stanford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Waldorf was previously the head coach at Northwestern for twelve seasons.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Santa Clara*
W 33–740,000[3]
September 27Navy*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 14–780,000[4]
October 4Saint Mary's*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–678,000[5]
October 11at Wisconsin*No. 8
W 48–745,000[6]
October 18Washington StateNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–636,000[7]
October 25No. 10 USCNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–3981,659[8]
November 1at No. 19 UCLANo. 14
W 6–080,266[9]
November 8WashingtonNo. 12
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–750,000[10]
November 15MontanaNo. 10
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 60–1425,000[11]
November 22at StanfordNo. 9
W 21–1882,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP8 (1)44 (1)1412109111515

References

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  1. ^ "1947 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. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Prescott Sullivan (September 21, 1947). "Bears Ragged But Right In 5 Touchdown Spree". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 24, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emmons Byrne (September 28, 1947). "80,000 Witness Bears' 14 to 7 Upset of Navy". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 5, 1947). "Cal Landslide Crushes Gaels, 45-6: Graves Paces Bear Rampage; Fists Fly". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23–24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Emmons Byrne (October 12, 1947). "Bears Crush Wisconsin, 48 to 7". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24A, 26A – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  8. ^ Emmons Byrne (October 26, 1947). "Trojans Burst UC Rose Bowl Bubble: Bears Laced 39-14 While 80,000 Watch". Oakland Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Al Wolf (November 2, 1947). "Bears Bump Bruins, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 10, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Emmons Byrne (November 9, 1947). "Listless Bears Take Huskies, 13-7: 45,000 See Cripple Cal Grab Another". Oakland Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Emmons Byrne (November 16, 1947). "Bears Score Point-a-Minute Victory: U.C. Flattens Montana by 60-14 Tally". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "65 Yd. Run Saves Cal; 3 Point Win; Bears Defeat Indians 21-18". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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