1950 California Golden Bears football team

The 1950 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–0–1 in PCC, first), won a third consecutive PCC title, lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents 224 to 90. Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

1950 California Golden Bears football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 6–14 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record9–1–1 (5–0–1 PCC)
Head coach
  • Pappy Waldorf (4th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 California $ 5 0 19 1 1
No. 11 Washington 6 1 08 2 0
UCLA 5 2 06 3 0
Stanford 2 2 25 3 2
Idaho 1 1 13 5 1
Washington State 2 3 24 3 2
USC 1 3 22 5 2
Oregon State 2 5 03 6 0
Oregon 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The star of this season was guard and linebacker Les Richter, who years later became the first Golden Bear to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

After California's third straight loss in the Rose Bowl in January 1951, the PCC invoked a "no-repeat" rule; affected teams were the 1954 UCLA Bruins and 1957 Oregon State Beavers.

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