1959 California Golden Bears football team

The 1959 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1959 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 in AAWU, fourth), and were outscored 223 to 115.

1959 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	2–8 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach	Pete Elliott (3rd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Washington ^ +	3	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 14 USC +	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UCLA +	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
California	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Stanford	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Wayne Crow with 379 passing yards, Walt Arnold with 351 rushing yards, and Gael Barsotti with 111 receiving yards. Two Cal players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) for the All-Coast team: Frank Sally as a first-team tackle and Walt Arnold as a second-team fullback. Wayne Crow later played four years in the American Football League.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	8:00 p.m.	at Washington State*	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	W 20–6	24,850
September 26		No. 13 Iowa*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 12–42	45,000
October 3		at No. 10 Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–33	20,000
October 10		Notre Dame*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–28	68,500
October 17		at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 12–19	32,933
October 24		Oregon State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 20–24	41,000
October 31		No. 6 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–14	37,000
November 7		at No. 15 Oregon*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 18–20	20,852
November 14		No. 13 Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–20	38,800
November 21		at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 20–17	90,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1959 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Wayne Crow Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Pete Elliot Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

External links

• Game program: California vs. Washington State at Spokane – September 19, 1959