American college football season
The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] [2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play . A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 11 at Colorado * W 31–1733,835[3]
September 18 San Diego State * W 28–035,000[4]
September 25 No. 14 Arizona State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 0–1535,673[5]
October 2 San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 26–737,136[6]
October 9 at No. 1 Washington L 7–5056,500[7]
October 16 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 10–731,736[8]
October 23 No. 11 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 31–4751,600[9]
October 30 at Oregon State W 28–1425,000[10]
November 6 at No. 16 USC L 0–4254,670[11]
November 13 Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 34–1434,060[12]
November 20 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) USA W 25–20 75,662[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ ]
1982 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
Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers
Game summaries [ ]
Stanford [ ]
Stanford at California85th Big Game
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinal
0
0 14 6
20
• Golden Bears
0
10 0 15
25
Scoring summary 2 9:22 CAL Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal Cal 3–0
2 2:42 CAL Mariet Ford 29-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Joe Cooper kick) Cal 10–0
3 5:29 STAN Vincent White 2-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) Cal 10–7
3 1:42 STAN Vincent White 43-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) Stanford 14–10
4 13:28 CAL Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal Stanford 14–13
4 11:24 CAL Wes Howell 32 yard pass from Gale Gilbert (pass failed) Cal 19–14
4 5:32 STAN Mark Harmon 22-yard field goal Cal 19–17
4 0:04 STAN Mark Harmon 35-yard field goal Stanford 20–19
4 0:00 CAL Kevin Moen 25-yard kickoff return after numerous laterals (conversion not attempted) Cal 25–20
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1983 NFL Draft [ ]
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References [ ]
^ "1982 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ "Colorado 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 .
^ "California vs San Diego State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 .
^ "California vs Arizona State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "Washington 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 .
^ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 .
^ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 .
^ "Oregon 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 .
^ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 .
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF) . Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
^ "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20" . The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com . November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
^ "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford" . Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com . November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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