1996 California Golden Bears football team

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1996 California Golden Bears football
Script California.svg
Aloha Bowl Vs. Navy, L, 42–38
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1996 record6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Holmoe (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Arizona State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 16 Washington   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Stanford   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5     6 – 5  
California   3 – 5     6 – 6  
USC   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Oregon State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 407 to 382.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7at San Jose State*
W 45–2522,647
September 14San Diego State*
W 42–3737,000[4]
September 21Nevada*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 33–1538,000[5]
September 28Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–4234,000[6]
October 5at No. 17 USC
ABCW 22–1551,511[7]
October 19at Washington StateNo. 19
L 18–2127,182[8]
October 26UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 29–3854,000
November 2Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 56–5535,000[9]
November 9at No. 4 Arizona State
L 7–3574,963[5]
November 16at Oregon
L 23–4037,833[10]
November 23Stanford
L 21–4270,500
December 25vs. Navy*
ABCL 38–4230,411
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1996 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 79 Kursten Sheridan OT 6-6 290 JR 80 Brian Stumpf WR 6-3 180 FR 82 Ryan Horning TE 6-4 195 FR 84 Joel Young WR 6-2 175 FR 85 Eric Brandon TE 6-5 235 SO 87 Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR 88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FR
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Bobby Shaw Jr
WR 4 Na'il Benjamin Sr
QB 18 Pat Barnes Sr
TE 44 Tony Gonzalez Jr
FB 45 Brent Malili Sr
C 62 Jeremy Newberry So
G 64 John Welbourn So
T 65 Brian Shields Jr
T 66 Todd Stewart Sr
T 77 Tarik Glenn Sr
WR 81 Dameane Douglas So
WR 83 Mike Baetta Sr
Defense 47 Josh Trowbridge LB 6-4 225 SO 48 Brandon Whiting DT 6-3 280 JR 50 Fa'avae Fa'avae LB 5-9 205 FR 51 Rasheed Hibler LB 6-3 235 JR 52 Evan Collins DT-DE 6-5 280 SR 54 Sean Paga LB 6-1 215 FR 55 Justin Oakes LB 6-1 225 FR 90 Rashawn Davis DL 6-4 290 FR 92 Brent Jones DT 6-3 275 SR 93 Zachary Sweet DL 6-2 230 FR 96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR 97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR 99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FR
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Marquis Smith So
CB 24 Kato Serwanga Jr
DE 33 John McLaughlin Jr
DE 95 Jeremiah Parker Fr
DE 98 Jerry DeLoach Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, PK 4 Ryan Longwell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "1996 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. ^ "1996 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 180.
  5. ^ a b "1996 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.
  7. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  8. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 109.
  10. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  11. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
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