The 1945 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1945 college football season. In their only season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 (2âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 in PCC, sixth). Eight games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.