American college football season
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}. Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California .
Waldorf was previously the head coach at Northwestern for twelve seasons.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Santa Clara *W 33–7 40,000 September 27 Navy *California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 14–7 80,000 October 4 Saint Mary's *California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 45–6 78,000 October 11 at Wisconsin * No. 8 W 48–7 45,000 October 18 Washington State No. 4 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 21–6 36,000 October 25 No. 10 USC No. 4 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 14–39 81,659 November 1 at No. 19 UCLA No. 14 W 6–0 80,266 November 8 Washington No. 12 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 13–7 50,000 November 15 Montana No. 10 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 60–14 25,000 November 22 at Stanford No. 9 W 21–18 82,000 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Rankings
See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final AP 8 (1) 4 4 (1) 14 12 10 9 11 15 15
References
"1947 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. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.Prescott Sullivan (September 21, 1947). "Bears Ragged But Right In 5 Touchdown Spree" . The San Francisco Examiner . pp. 24, 26 – via Newspapers.com .
Emmons Byrne (September 28, 1947). "80,000 Witness Bears' 14 to 7 Upset of Navy" . Oakland Tribune . pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
Emmons Byrne (October 12, 1947). "Bears Crush Wisconsin, 48 to 7" . Oakland Tribune . pp. 24A, 26A – via Newspapers.com .
'16 Cougar Football 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 .
Al Wolf (November 2, 1947). "Bears Bump Bruins, 6-0" . Los Angeles Times . pp. 10, 12 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
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 .
"65 Yd. Run Saves Cal; 3 Point Win; Bears Defeat Indians 21-18" . Oakland Tribune . November 23, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .2015 Football Information Guide the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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