American college football season
The 1980 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 and 3–5 in conference.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | vs. Florida* | | L 13–41 | 41,388 | [3] |
September 20 | at Army* | | L 19–26 | | |
September 27 | Arizona | | L 24–31 | 41,000 | [4] |
October 4 | at Michigan* | | L 13–38 | 104,621 | |
October 11 | Oregon | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 31–6 | 35,000 | [5] |
October 18 | Oregon State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 27–6 | 30,454 | [6] |
October 25 | No. 3 UCLA | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| L 9–32 | 53,000 | |
November 1 | at No. 7 USC | | L 7–60 | 55,658 | [7] |
November 8 | at Arizona State | | L 6–34 | 62,228 | |
November 15 | Washington State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 17–31 | 30,000 | [8] |
November 22 | Stanford | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| W 28–23 | 78,258 | [9] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel[edit]
1980 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | | Ahmed Anderson | DB | | Gregg Beagle | LB | | Steve Cacciara | DL | | Reggie Camp | DB | | Ron Coccimiglio | LB | | Rich Dixon | DL | | Pat Graham | DL | | Kirk Karacozoff | DB | | Mike Lozica | LB | | Ulysses Madison | DL | | Dupre Marshall | DB | | Kevin Moen | LB | | Paul Najarian | DL | | Rich Stachowski | DB | | John Sullivan | DB | | Fred Williams | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary[edit]
Stanford[edit]
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - CAL – Tyrone Portee 24-yard pass from J Torchio (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 14–7. Drive:
- CAL – John Tuggle 2-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 21–7. Drive:
Third quarter Fourth quarter - STAN – Vincent White 32-yard pass from John Elway (Ken Naber kick). Cal 21–14. Drive:
- STAN – Vincent White 4-yard run (Ken Naber kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
- CAL – J Torchio 3-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 28–21. Drive:
- STAN – Safety, center snapped ball out of end zone. Cal 28–23.
| - Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- STAN – Vincent White – 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD
- CAL – Don Sprague – 2 receptions, 62 yards
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Cal made a goal-line stand with 1:07 remaining to preserve the victory.
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