1963 California Golden Bears football team
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Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
Record | 4–5–1 (1–3 AAWU) |
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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No. 15 Washington $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 USC | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth year under head coach Marv Levy, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–3 in AAWU, fifth) and were outscored 213 to 195.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
California's statistical leaders on offense were junior quarterback Craig Morton with 1,475 passing yards, Tom Blanchfield with 387 rushing yards, and Jack Schraub with 467 receiving yards.[3] Morton was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Iowa State* | W 15–8 | 31,500 | [4] | |
September 28 | at Illinois* | L 0–10 | 42,357 | [5] | |
October 5 | at No. 9 Pittsburgh* | L 15–35 | 22,091 | [6] | |
October 12 | Duke* |
| T 22–22 | 36,000 | [7][8] |
October 19 | San Jose State* |
| W 34–13 | 37,000 | [9] |
October 26 | USC |
| L 6–36 | 41,000 | [10] |
November 2 | at UCLA | W 25–0 | 32,711 | [11] | |
November 9 | Washington |
| L 26–39 | 37,000 | [12] |
November 16 | at Utah* | W 35–22 | 13,974 | [13] | |
November 30 | at Stanford | L 17–28 | 82,000 | [14] | |
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- The final regular season game (Stanford) was postponed a week following the assassination of President Kennedy.[16][17][18][19]
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
[edit]- ^ "1963 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.
- ^ "1963 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California vs Iowa State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Illinois vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Pittsburgh vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Duke knotted by California". The Birmingham News. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California vs Duke Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Utah vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Cal's passing pleases coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1963. p. 16.
- ^ Reichler, Joe (November 24, 1963). "National athletic activities halted as saddened citizens mourn death". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1963). "Big Six presidents commended for action". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ ""Day of Decision" arrives for Big Six". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 29, 1963. p. 11.
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