Notre Dame at California

Saturday, October 10, 1959

Notre Dame beat California 28–⁠6. It was their first meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayNotre Dame5–⁠5 in 1959
28
HomeCalifornia2–⁠8 in 1959
6

FinalHigh 79°F, low 55°FAttendance 68,500

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Notre Dame 24, California 17
1967Notre Dame 41, California 8
1965Notre Dame 48, California 6
1960Notre Dame 21, California 7
1959Notre Dame 28, California 6

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