1957 California
1–9 (1–6 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Pete Elliott. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat USC 12–0Oct 19
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs SMU | L 6–13 | 55% |
| Sep 28 | at Washington State | L 7–13 | 39% |
| Oct 5 | vs 2Michigan State | L 0–19 | 26% |
| Oct 12 | vs Navy | L 6–21 | 29% |
| Oct 19 | vs USC | W 12–0 | 38% |
| Oct 26 | at 18Oregon | L 6–24 | 22% |
| Nov 2 | at UCLA | L 14–16 | 20% |
| Nov 9 | vs Oregon State | L 19–21 | 33% |
| Nov 16 | vs Washington | L 27–35 | 47% |
| Nov 23 | at Stanford | L 12–14 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stanford 14–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 104th-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 1957.
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–6 tied for 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 109–176
- Coach
- Pete Elliott
- Elo
- 1376 −81 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 46 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 2 | Proverb Jacobs OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Pacific Coast
1 second teamSecond team
Joe KappBCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 6–2 | 8–2 | |
| Oregon | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| UCLA | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Washington State | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
| Stanford | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Washington | 3–4 | 3–6–1 | |
 California | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| USC | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
 Idaho | 0–3 | 4–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.