American college football season
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Overall
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T
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No. 2 USC $
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6
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0
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1 |
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11
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0
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1
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No. 11 Washington
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5
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2
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0 |
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9
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3
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0
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Arizona
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4
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3
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0 |
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6
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5
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1
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Oregon
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4
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3
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0 |
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6
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5
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0
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California
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5
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4
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0 |
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6
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6
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0
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Stanford
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3
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3
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1 |
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5
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5
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1
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Arizona State †
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3
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4
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0 |
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6
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6
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0
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UCLA
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3
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4
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0 |
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5
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6
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0
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Washington State
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2
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6
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0 |
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3
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8
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0
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Oregon State
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1
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7
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0 |
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1
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10
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0
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- $ – Conference champion
- † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1979 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[2][3]: 165
Cal claims a loss to Oregon as a victory, as "Oregon forfeited due to ineligible player."[3]: 168
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | at No. 18 Arizona State | | W 17–9 | |
September 15 | at Arizona | | W 10–7 | 52,124[4] |
September 22 | San Jose State* | | W 13–10 | |
September 29 | No. 11 Michigan* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 10–14 | 57,000 |
October 6 | at Oregon | | L 14–19 | 36,636[5] |
October 13 | Oregon State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 45–0 | 29,000[6] |
October 20 | at UCLA | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| L 27–28 | 40,546 |
October 27 | No. 3 USC | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 14–24 | 76,780[7] |
November 3 | No. 16 Washington | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 24–28 | 25,000[8] |
November 10 | at Washington State | | W 45–13 | 22,055[9] |
November 17 | at Stanford | | W 21–14 | 85,577 |
December 15 | vs. Temple* | | L 17–28 | 40,207 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Note: Oregon forfeited victory due to use of ineligible player.
[10]
Personnel[]
1979 California Golden Bears football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries[]
at Washington State[]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• California |
7 |
17 | 7 | 14 |
45 |
Washington State |
6 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
13 |
- Date: November 11
- Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Game attendance: 22,155
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | CAL | Campbell 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick) | CAL 7-0 |
| 1 | | WSU | DeSanto 22 yard field goal | CAL 7-3 |
| 1 | | WSU | DeSanto 26 yard field goal | CAL 7-6 |
| 2 | | CAL | Dixon 78 yard interception return (Luckhurst kick) | CAL 14-6 |
| 2 | | CAL | Luckhurst 34 yard field goal | CAL 17-6 |
| 2 | | CAL | Anderson 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick) | CAL 24-6 |
| 3 | | CAL | Bouza 1 yard pass from Campbell (Luckhurst kick) | CAL 31-6 |
| 4 | | CAL | Campbell 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick) | CAL 38-6 |
| 4 | | CAL | Wright 2 yard pass from Anderson (Luckhurst kick) | CAL 45-6 |
| 4 | | WSU | Maxey 25 yard pass from Casper (DeSanto kick) | CAL 45-13 |
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[11]
at Stanford[]
California Golden Bears (5–5) at Stanford Cardinals (5–4–1)
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
California |
14 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
Stanford |
0 |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
- Date: November 17
- Game attendance: 85,577
- Referee: John Barger
- [12]
Game information
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First quarter
- CAL – Jack Rose 23-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards.
- CAL – Greg Woodard 28-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards.
Second quarter
Third quarter
- STAN – Andre Tyler 16-yard pass from Turk Schonert (Ken Naber kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards.
Fourth quarter
- CAL – Jack Rose 17-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 21–14. Drive:
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- CAL – Paul Jones – 24 rushes, 92 yards
- STAN – Vincent White – 10 rushes, 26 yards
- Top receivers
- CAL – Jack Rose – 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
- STAN – Ken Margerum – 6 receptions, 61 yards
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Cal stopped Stanford on the two-yard line with 40 seconds left to claim victory. [13]
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