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1958 California

7–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Pete Elliott, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

California in 1958, game by game: lost vs. Pacific 20–24; lost at No. 4 Michigan State 12–32; won vs. Washington State 34–14; won vs. Utah 36–21; won at USC 14–12; won vs. Oregon 23–6; lost at Oregon State 8–14; won vs. UCLA 20–17; won at Washington 12–7; won vs. Stanford 16–15; lost vs. No. 4 Iowa 12–38+20−26Lost 20–24 vs. Pacific-4PacificLost 12–32 at No. 4 Michigan State-20No. 4 Michigan StateWon 34–14 vs. Washington State+20Washington StateWon 36–21 vs. Utah+15UtahWon 14–12 at USC+2USCWon 23–6 vs. Oregon+17OregonLost 8–14 at Oregon State-6Oregon StateWon 20–17 vs. UCLA+3UCLAWon 12–7 at Washington+5WashingtonWon 16–15 vs. Stanford+1StanfordLost 12–38 vs. No. 4 Iowa-26No. 4 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsPacificL 20–⁠2445%
Sep 27at4Michigan StateL 12–⁠3215%
Oct 4vsWashington StateW 34–⁠1438%
Oct 11vsUtahW 36–⁠2154%
Oct 18atUSCW 14–⁠1242%
Oct 25vsOregonW 23–⁠647%
Nov 1atOregon StateL 8–⁠1432%
Nov 8vsUCLAW 20–⁠1756%
Nov 15atWashingtonW 12–⁠752%
Nov 22vsStanfordW 16–⁠1576%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4IowaRose BowlL 12–⁠3827%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 38–⁠12 in the Rose Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 19
  2. Wk 11: 17
  3. Final: 16

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 1958.

Pacific Coast Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteJoe Kapp, fifth

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 16
Points
207–⁠200
Coach
Pete Elliott
Elo
1507 +90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.0 No. 48 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jack Hart and Joe Kapp

All-Pacific Coast

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Joe KappQBAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Jack HartRBAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Terry JonesC

Second team

  • Pete DomotoOGAP-2; Coaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1958 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California6–⁠17–⁠416
Washington State6–⁠27–⁠3
USC4–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Oregon State5–⁠36–⁠4
Oregon4–⁠44–⁠6
UCLA2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠52–⁠8
Washington1–⁠63–⁠7
Idaho0–⁠34–⁠5

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