In their fourth year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 in Pac-8), finished in a tie with UCLA for the Pac-8 championship, and outscored their opponents 330 to 233.
[1] The team did not participate in the Rose Bowl because during the season it lost to co-champion UCLA.
[2] Roth, a junior college transfer, became the starting quarterback in the season's fourth game, taking over from junior Fred Besana.
[4] [17] [18][19] at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California Cal needed a win and UCLA tie or loss to earn a berth in the Rose Bowl.
By scoring four times, Muncie also tied a single game school record and finished the year with 15 TDs for another Cal mark.