1971 California Golden Bears football team

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1971 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
1971 record6–5 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 USC 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Washington 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UCLA 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 186.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jay Cruze with 1,284 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 686 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 579 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at No. 7 Arkansas*
L 20–5154,176[4]
September 18West Virginia*
W 20–1023,001[5]
September 25San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1019,851[6]
October 2at No. 14 Ohio State*
L 3–3586,280[7]
October 9Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 30–2733,561[8]
October 16at Washington State
W 24–2312,600[9]
October 23at UCLA
W 31–2430,741[10]
October 30No. 20 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2854,000[11]
November 6No. 20 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–3036,517[12]
November 13at Oregon
W 17–1018,500[13]
November 20at No. 18 Stanford
L 0–1486,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1971 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Jay Cruze
WR Steve Sweeney
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1971 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. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1971 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Arkansas vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ "California vs West Virginia Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. ^ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Ohio State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ^ "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Washington State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. ^ "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. ^ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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