1945 California Golden Bears football team

1945 California Golden Bears football
1945 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach	Buck Shaw (1st season);
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 USC $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Washington	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Oregon	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0	1	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1945 college football season. In their only season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 (2–4–1 in PCC, sixth).^[1]^[2] Eight games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Saint Mary's*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–20	75,000	^[3]
September 29	USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 2–13	52,000	^[4]
October 6	Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 27–14	35,000	^[5]
October 13	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–13	40,000
October 27	Nevada*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 19–6
November 3	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	T 7–7	40,000	^[6]
November 10	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–14	35,000	^[4]
November 17	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–20
November 24	No. 12 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 6–0	25,000
December 1	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 6–0	25,000	^[7]^[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1945 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.
^ "Gaels Beat Cal By 20-13 Score! Wedemeyer's Passes, Runs Game Feature". Oakland Tribune. September 23, 1945. pp. A19–A20 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 190.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ Sullivan, Prescott (December 1, 1945). "Last Tilt For Shaw". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "California Bears Upset St. Mary's Navy, 6 to 0". Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post. Pasadena, California. International News Service. December 2, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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