The 1953 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the

1953 college football season The 1953 college football season finished with the Maryland Terrapins capturing the AP, INS, and UPI national championship after Notre Dame held the top spot for the first nine weeks. The No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners defeated Maryland in the Orange ...

. Under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4–2 and 2–2–2 in conference. The 1953 season is partially associated with a recruiting scandal involving star freshman quarterback

Ronnie Knox Ronald Knox (February 14, 1935 – May 4, 1992) was a National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) quarterback. He played college football at UC Berkeley and UCLA. High school and college The son of Dr. Raoul Landry, who wa ...

. In order to have Knox enroll at the university, the California football booster club promised him that Knox's step father to be hired as a scout, his high school coach would be hired as an assistant coach, and that Knox himself would be given a job writing for a local newspaper and also be paid $500 per year by the booster club. Knox enrolled at Cal but California's administration found out and made sure that the benefits would not be provided. After one year at Cal, Knox transferred to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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California California Golden Bears football seasons

California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football program represents the University of California, Berkeley in college football as a member of the Pac-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division I FBS level. The team plays its home games at Californi ...

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