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1945 California

4–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Buck Shaw.

Schedule and results

California in 1945, game by game: lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–20; lost vs. USC 2–13; won vs. Washington 27–14; lost at UCLA 0–13; won vs. Nevada 19–6; tied vs. Washington State 7–7; lost at USC 0–14; lost vs. Oregon 13–20; won vs. No. 12 UCLA 6–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight 6–0+13−14Lost 13–20 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-7Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 2–13 vs. USC-11USCWon 27–14 vs. Washington+13WashingtonLost 0–13 at UCLA-13UCLAWon 19–6 vs. Nevada+13NevadaTied 7–7 vs. Washington State0Washington StateLost 0–14 at USC-14USCLost 13–20 vs. Oregon-7OregonWon 6–0 vs. No. 12 UCLA+6No. 12 UCLAWon 6–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight+6Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsSaint Mary’s (CA)L 13–⁠2070%
Sep 29vsUSCL 2–⁠1321%
Oct 6vsWashingtonW 27–⁠1437%
Oct 13atUCLAL 0–⁠1332%
Oct 27vsNevadaW 19–⁠655%
Nov 3vsWashington StateT 7–⁠738%
Nov 10atUSCL 0–⁠1426%
Nov 17vsOregonL 13–⁠2054%
Nov 24vs12UCLAW 6–⁠039%
Dec 1vsSaint Mary’s (CA) Pre-FlightW 6–⁠039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1945.

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠107
Coach
Buck Shaw
Elo
1405 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.6 No. 67 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 6Ace Oestreich BLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Wendell Beard OTChicago Bears

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Theodore KenfieldFBAP-3; UP-2
  • David SchwayderOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1945 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC5–⁠17–⁠411
Washington State6–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Washington6–⁠36–⁠3
Oregon State4–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
UCLA2–⁠35–⁠4
California2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Oregon3–⁠63–⁠6
Idaho1–⁠51–⁠7
Montana0–⁠10–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.