1981 California Golden Bears football team

1981 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMouse Davis (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 USC 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Washington State 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
UCLA 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
California 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 and 2–6 in conference.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Texas A&M*
L 28–2933,751[3]
September 12at No. 6 Georgia*
L 13–2779,400[4]
September 19at Arizona
W 14–1340,096[5]
September 26San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 24–2734,000[6]
October 10Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 26–2733,600[7]
October 17at No. 17 Arizona State
L 17–4563,110[8]
October 24at UCLA
L 6–3441,637[9]
October 31Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–325,000[10]
November 7No. 3 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–2174,000[11]
November 14at No. 17 Washington State
L 0–1931,000[12]
November 21at Stanford
L 21–4284,536[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1981 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. ^ "Mouse offense roars through half, but Aggies snare Cal Bears 29–28". The Sunday Oregonian. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears' mistakes help Georgia prevail 27–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Small caliber California outguns Arizona 14–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spartans shock Bears, 27–24". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies 'let it hang out,' hang Bears in late flurry". The Bellingham Herald. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona State clobbers Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA swamps Cal 34–6". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cal buries an offense, OSU". Oakland Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USC's Trojans wear down Cal". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougs can smell Roses". The Spokesman-Review. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nelson, Stanford have a really big game". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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