1958 California Golden Bears football team

1958 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 12–38 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record7–4 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 California $ 6 1 0 7 4 0
Washington State 6 2 0 7 3 0
USC 4 2 1 4 5 1
Oregon State 5 3 0 6 4 0
Oregon 4 4 0 4 6 0
UCLA 2 4 1 3 6 1
Stanford 2 5 0 2 8 0
Washington 1 6 0 3 7 0
Idaho 0 3 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4 record (6–1 in PCC, first), lost to Iowa in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 207 to 200.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Joe Kapp with 649 passing yards and 582 rushing yards, and Jack Hart with 334 receiving yards.[3] Kapp and Hart were also the team's co-captains; Kapp was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Through 2022, this remains California's most recent Rose Bowl appearance.

  1. ^ "1958 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. ^ "1958 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.