1962 California Golden Bears football team

1962 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	1–9 (0–4 AAWU)
Head coach	Marv Levy (3rd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Washington	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	2
Washington State	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Stanford	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
UCLA	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
California	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth year under head coach Marv Levy, the Golden Bears compiled a 1–9 record (0–4 in AAWU, last) and were outscored 247 to 143.^[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were sophomore quarterback Craig Morton with 905 passing yards, Alan Nelson with 334 rushing yards, and Bill Turner with 537 receiving yards.^[3] Morton was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Missouri*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 10–21	36,500
September 29	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 25–8	31,500
October 6	Pittsburgh*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 24–26	27,000
October 13	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–21	31,000	[4]
October 20	at No. 3 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–32	38,500
October 27	Penn State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 21–23	31,500
November 3	UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 16–26	45,000
November 10	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–27	54,800
November 17	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 21–33	32,000
November 24	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 13–30	72,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1962 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Craig Morton So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Marv Levy Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1962 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. "1962 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. "Duke beats Calif., 21–7". The Danville Register. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.