American college football season
The 1978 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5 and 3–4 in conference.[1][2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at No. 10 Nebraska* | | L 26–36 | 75,780 | |
September 16 | at Georgia Tech* | | W 34–22 | 26,577 | [3] |
September 23 | Pacific (CA)* | | W 24–6 | | |
September 30 | at West Virginia* | | W 28–21 | 33,190 | [4] |
October 7 | Oregon | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 21–18 | 40,350 | [5] |
October 14 | at Arizona | | W 33–20 | 54,121 | [6] |
October 21 | No. 10 UCLA | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| L 0–45 | 62,500 | |
October 28 | at No. 6 USC | | L 17–42 | 56,954 | [7] |
November 4 | at Arizona State | | L 21–35 | | |
November 11 | Washington State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 22–14 | 28,750 | [8] |
November 18 | Stanford | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| L 10–30 | 77,880 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1978 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |