1997 California Golden Bears football team

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1997 California Golden Bears football
Script California.svg
Conference Pacific-10
Record3–8 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Doug Cosbie (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Lyle Setencich (1st season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Washington State +  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 5 UCLA +  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Arizona State  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 18 Washington  5 –3   8 –4  
Arizona  4 –4   7 –5  
USC  4 –4   6 –5  
Oregon  3 –5   7 –5  
Stanford  3 –5   5 –6  
California  1 –7   3 –8  
Oregon State  0 –8   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 339 to 295. [1] [2] Home games were played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

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The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,718 passing yards, Tarik Smith with 636 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 1,093 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 612:30 p.m.at Houston *
 KPIX W 35–337,652
September 203:30 p.m. Oklahoma *Dagger-14-plain.png
 FSN W 40–3648,260
September 274:00 p.m. USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
 ABC L 17–2754,000
October 45:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech *
 SCBA L 34–4124,812 [4]
October 1112:30 p.m.No. 10 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–3048,000
October 182:00 p.m.at No. 13 Washington State
L 37–6335,759
October 253:30 p.m.at No. 13 UCLA
L 17–3552,858
November 112:30 p.m.at Oregon State
W 33–1432,000
November 812:30 p.m.No. 15 Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
FSNL 21–2833,000
November 157:00 p.m.at Arizona
FSNL 38–41 2OT37,111
November 2212:30 p.m.at Stanford
ABCL 20–2185,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

Season summary

Arizona

At Stanford

California Golden Bears (3–8) at Stanford Cardinal (4–6)
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at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 85,000
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
Game information

100th meeting

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1997 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "La. Tech's air game strikes down Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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