1896 California Golden Bears football team

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1896 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–2
Head coach	Frank Butterworth (2nd season)
Captain	A. W. Ransome
Seasons ← 1895 1897 →

The 1896 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1896 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Frank Butterworth and compiled a record of 6–2–2.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3	vs. Reliance Athletic Club	Central Park San Francisco, CA	L 2–12
October 6	vs. Olympic Club	Central Park San Francisco, CA	T 0–0
October 10	vs. Reliance Athletic Club	Central Park San Francisco, CA	T 0–0
October 17	vs. Olympic Club	Central Park San Francisco, CA	W 24–8
November 3	vs. Reliance Athletic Club	Central Park San Francisco, CA	W 16–10
November 26	vs. Stanford	Central Park San Francisco, CA (Big Game)	L 0–20	15,000
December 25	at Los Angeles Athletic Club	Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0
December 29	at Redlands High	Redlands High School Redlands, CA	W 32–0
December 31	at San Diego High	San Diego High School San Diego, CA	W 52–0
January 1, 1897	at Whittier	Whittier, CA	W 10–0

^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 1962. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
^ Sheehan, Jack; Honig, Louis (1900). The Games of California and Stanford. San Francisco: Commercial Publishing Company. p. 5.
^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

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Venues	California Field (1904–1923) California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present) Oracle Park (2011)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe) UCLA
Culture & lore	Oski "Fight for California" "Big C" History Marching band Tightwad Hill The Play
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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