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The Golden Bears football team is the college footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
team of the University of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
. The team plays its home games at picturesque California Memorial StadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. Commonly known as Memorial Stadium,it is the home field for the University of California Golden Bears of the Pacific Ten Conference...
. Built to honor Berkeley alumni, students, and other Californians who died in World War IWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
, and modeled after the ColosseumThe Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre , is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire...
in Rome, Memorial Stadium was named one of the 40 best college football stadiums by the Sporting News. The team also has produced two of the oddest and most memorable plays in college football: Roy "Wrong Way" RiegelsRoy "Wrong Way" Riegels played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929. His wrong-way run in the 1929 Rose Bowl is often cited as the worst blunder in the history of college football....
' fumble recovery and run toward the Cal goal line in the 1929 Rose Bowl, and The PlayThe Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal on November 20, 1982...
in the 1982 Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
with the winning kickoff return after five laterals. The current head coach is Jeff TedfordJeff Tedford is an American football coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears football team, a position he has held since 2002...
, who began his tenure in 2002.
History
Football was first played on the Berkeley campus in 1882, albeit in a form that resembled rugbyRugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of the United Kingdom. Today it refers to either rugby league or rugby union.- History :...
. It was not until 1886 that American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
began play. Football was put on hiatus in 1906 when it was decided by the administration that American football was too dangerous a sport and rugby once again took over the scene. Football returned for good in 1915 and Cal has fielded a team in every year since.
1920s "Wonder Teams"
The 1920s saw the first golden age of California football, as the Golden BearsThe California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as California or Cal, the university competes in the NCAA's Division I primarily as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, and for a...
went 50 straight games without a defeat from 1920 to 1925, with a record of 46 wins and 4 ties. As of 2006, this is the 3rd longest unbeaten (not to be confused with winning) streak in NCAA history. The 1920-1924 squads were so dominant that they were nicknamed "The Wonder Teams," and were coached by Andy SmithAndrew Latham "Andy" Smith was a successful college football head coach during the early part of the 20th century who coached at the University of Pennsylvania, Purdue University and the University of California. Smith is most famous for coaching the powerhouse Golden Bears teams of the 1920s,...
. One of the stars during this era was Brick Muller and the University later established a freshman leadership group called the Brick Muller Society. Cal won four Pacific Coast ConferenceThe Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-10 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...
championships and made three trips to the Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
during this decade, in 1921 (28-0 win over Ohio StateThe Ohio State University's intercollegiate sports teams and players are called the "Buckeyes" , and participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports....
), 1922 (0-0 tie with Washington & Jefferson CollegeThe Washington & Jefferson football team is the interscholastic football team of Washington & Jefferson College, often referred to as "W&J".-Early history:...
), and 1929 (8-7 loss to Georgia TechThe Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly called Georgia Tech, Tech, and GT, is a public, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States...
). One of the most famous (or infamous) moments in college football history occurred in the 1929 Rose Bowl Game. In the second quarter, Cal's defense forced a Georgia Tech fumble on their own 30 yard line, and the loose ball was scooped up by Cal center Roy RiegelsRoy "Wrong Way" Riegels played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929. His wrong-way run in the 1929 Rose Bowl is often cited as the worst blunder in the history of college football....
. He began to run towards the Georgia Tech end zone for a score, but then in trying to get around the Tech players he inexplicably turned around and headed in the other direction. Riegels advanced all the way to the Cal one yard line before teammate Benny LomBenjamin "Benny" Lom was an American college football player who played for three seasons for the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears, and was best known for his attempt to stop his own teammate Roy Riegels after Riegels ran the ball 69 yards in the wrong direction during the 1929 Rose...
was able to stop him, whereupon he was immediately tackled by what seemed like the entire Georgia Tech team. Cal elected to punt on the next play; the punt was blocked for a safetyA safety or safety touch is a type of score in American football and Canadian football and is worth two points . In American football, it is the only means by which a team not in possession of the football can score points...
, giving the Yellow Jackets a 2-0 lead and what turned out to be the decisive points.
California football also achieved success in the 1930s, winning the PCC championship three times and appearing in the Rose Bowl in 1938, where they beat AlabamaThe University of Alabama features 19 varsity sports teams. Both the male and female athletic teams are called the Crimson Tide. They participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of the Southeastern Conference Western Division. In 2002, Sports Illustrated named Alabama the #26 best collegiate...
13-0. Because of its staunch defense, the 1937 squad that went to the Rose Bowl was coined "The Thunder Team." In 11 games, Cal limited its opponents to only 33 points and 1,126 total yards.
1940s and 50s: Pappy's Boys
The early 1940s witnessed average success, but 1947 saw a dramatic turnaround as Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf became the head coach. Known as "Pappy's Boys," the Cal teams of 1947-1950 won 33 consecutive regular season games, earning three PCC championships and three Rose Bowl berths. However Cal lost all three Rose Bowls (20-14 to NorthwesternThe Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...
in 1949, 17-14 to Ohio State in 1950, and 14–6 to MichiganThe Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan. They have the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I-A history...
in 1951). Pappy Waldorf left Cal after the 1956 season, having compiled a record of 67-32-4. Cal again earned a conference title in 1958 and subsequently played in the 1959 Rose Bowl, where it lost to IowaThe Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association .-...
38–12.
1960s to 80s: Campus turmoil and football mediocrity
The 1960s was a period of particular mediocrity. Marv LevyMarvin Daniel Levy is a former American and Canadian Football coach and front office executive.He is a former professional football coach, in the CFL as head coach of the Montreal Alouettes , and in the NFL as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills , coaching the Bills to...
coached during the early 60's. Levy's best record during his four season tenure as head coach at Cal from 1960–1963 was 4–5–1. Cal had only one winning season (1968), although in that year after beating Syracuse Cal was ranked in the top 15. The coach during this era was Ray WillseyRay Willsey was the head football coach at the University of California from 1964 to 1971. During his tenure he compiled a 40-42-1 record. He was also a coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals football team in 1961, where he went 2-0. He was also an assistant coach at the University of Texas...
. Craig MortonLarry Craig Morton is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for 18 seasons, 1965-82...
, future Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
quarterback for the Dallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team that plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . They are headquartered in suburban Irving, Texas, which lies between Fort Worth and Dallas...
and Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference Western Division in the National Football League . The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined...
, was an All-American in 1964.
In 1972, Mike White was hired. After two losing seasons, he brought home three winning seasons over the next four. In 1975, behind an NCAA leading offense anchored by All Americans Chuck MuncieHarry Vance "Chuck" Muncie is a former American football running back who played for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers in the National Football League from 1976 to 1984...
, Joe RothJoe Roth was a college football player, an All-American quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Roth played the 1976 season with melanoma and died 3 months after his last regular season game , in February 1977...
, Wesley WalkerWesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989....
, Steve Rivera and Ted AlbrechtTheodore Carl Albrecht is a former professional American football player who played offensive tackle for five seasons for the Chicago Bears....
, the Golden Bears were co-Champions of the Pacific 8 Conference, but UCLAThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation...
went to the Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
based on their head-to-head victory. Steve BartkowskiSteven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams...
('75) was another noted player who started for the Atlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team...
at quarterback. However, White left in a storm of controversy over recruiting violations. Roger ThederRoger Theder is an American college and professional football coach. He was the head coach of the Cal Golden Bears from 1978 to 1981, and was later an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers. He is noted for his ability as a quarterback "guru".Theder is an alumnus of...
succeeded him and led the Bears to three winning seasons, but each was less successful than its predecessor. In 1979, Cal played in the Garden State BowlThe Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981...
, losing to TempleTemple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....
28–17 after a 6–5 regular season.
The 1980s saw a return to mediocrity, with Cal posting only one winning season in the entire decade. Joe KappJoseph Robert Kapp is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, and a former general manager of the CFL's BC Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the CFL's BC...
was the most famous coach in this period. Kapp had been the quarterback of the 1959 Rose Bowl team, and later led the Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional football team based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings compete in the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . Prior to divisional realignment in 2002, they had been a member of the Central Division, also...
to the Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
. Even so, he was not able to overcome the recruiting drag created by the off-field notoriety of the Berkeley campus. Of note, however, was the 1982 Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
versus StanfordThe Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...
, which became famous for The PlayThe Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal on November 20, 1982...
. After Stanford had taken the lead on a field goal with four seconds left, the Golden Bears used five lateral passes on the ensuing kickoff return to score the winning touchdown and turn defeat into a 25-20 victory. The Play has been named by numerous media organizations as one of the best football, and even American sports, moments.
1990s: A brief return of football success
Bruce SnyderBruce Snyder was the head football coach of Utah State University from 1976 to 1982. He was the head football coach of the University of California from 1987 to 1991. And from 1992 to 2000, he served as the head football coach at Arizona State University.At Arizona State he compiled a 58–47...
arrived at Berkeley in 1987, and gradually turned the program around. He was able to recruit a number of outstanding players, such as Russell White, away from football powers such as USC and UCLAThe UCLA Bruins football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll at least once in every decade since the poll began in the 1930s. Their...
. The reemergence of Cal football as a thriving program was signaled by the October 19, 1991 game against the future national co-champion Washington HuskiesCollege football has a long and storied history at the University of Washington. Over the years the Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference Championships and 7 Rose Bowl Titles, and can lay claim to 4 National Championships...
. Cal lost 24–17 at home in a game that came down to the Bears' last possession deep in Husky territory and was probably the Huskies most difficult game that season. (The Oakland Fire erupted in the hills south of California Memorial StadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. Commonly known as Memorial Stadium,it is the home field for the University of California Golden Bears of the Pacific Ten Conference...
the next day.) Cal football had some success in the early 1990s, earning three postseason bowl berths and winning all three. Cal beat WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university. The university was founded in September...
17–15 in the Copper Bowl of 1990, ClemsonClemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.Founded in 1889, the University is academically divided into five colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and...
37–13 in the 1992 Citrus BowlThe Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl...
and Iowa 37-3 in the 1993 Alamo BowlThe Alamo Bowl is a major American college football bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It matches the fourth or fifth choice teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Big 12 Conference.Traditionally, the Alamo Bowl has been played in December...
. Snyder resigned before 1992 bowl game to take a position at Pac-10 rival Arizona State. The Golden Bears attempted to steal some of the Huskies' magic by hiring away assistant Keith GilbertsonKeith Gilbertson, Jr. is an American football coach, formerly the head coach of three college football programs at Idaho, California, and Washington.-Early life:...
, but he delivered only one winning season in the next four.
After the loss of momentum, Cal hired Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
assistant Steve MariucciSteve Mariucci is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions.-Early career:Mariucci was born and raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and was a three-time All-America quarterback at Northern Michigan University in Marquette...
for the 1996 season. He led the Bears to a winning regular season (losing to NavyThe Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
in the Aloha BowlThe Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played in [[ʻAiea, Hawaii]] at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day except for games in 1983 to 1986, the Aloha Bowl was sponsored by Jeep Corporation...
42–38), but the San Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in San Francisco, California, while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara...
struck yet again (as with Waldorf) and hired away Mariucci as head coach for 1997, ending the promise of an early Cal revival. The rest the late 1990s saw little success, and the down period reached its nadir in 2001 when the Bears managed only one victory the entire season. The win came in the final game of the season in New Jersey against RutgersThe Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play...
which was re-scheduled due to the September 11, 2001 attacksThe September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners...
. Much-maligned coach Tom HolmoeThomas Allen Holmoe is a former college and professional American football defensive back and coach. He is the current athletic director at Brigham Young University.-College:...
resigned in November of this season and was replaced with Jeff TedfordJeff Tedford is an American football coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears football team, a position he has held since 2002...
, previously the offensive coordinator for the Oregon DucksThe University of Oregon Ducks football team is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific Ten Conference. Known as the...
. Worse yet, Cal lost seven straight games to archrival StanfordThe Stanford Cardinal football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pac-10 Conference. Stanford began playing football in 1892, and its annual Big Game against Cal, also begun 1892, is one of the oldest rivalry games in college football. -Head coaches:-Bowl game...
.
Tedford Era
California began a renaissance under Tedford, who dramatically turned around the long-suffering program. Under Tedford the Golden Bears have posted seven consecutive winning seasons, a feat that hasn't been accomplished since the days of Pappy Waldorf. After being ruled ineligible for a bowl game in 2002 due to academic infractions under the previous administration, Cal has also appeared in six straight bowl games.
The Jeff Tedford era began with a bang, as California defeated BaylorThe Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. The are a member of the Big 12 Conference, south division...
70–22, and went on to finish 7–5, their first winning season since 1993. The 2002 team defeated three nationally ranked opponents on the road for the first time in school history including Cal's first win over conference foe WashingtonWashington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 11 men's sports and 12 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams....
in 26 years, and won the annual Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
against archrival Stanford for the first time in eight years.
In 2003 the Golden Bears posted an 8–6 record, highlighted by a dramatic 34-31 triple-overtime victory over No. 3 ranked and eventual national co-champion USC. This victory revived a long moribund rivalry with the Trojans, even as the Trojans reemerged as a national power under Pete CarrollPeter Clay Carroll is an American football coach, former National Football League head coach, and the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, having held that position since 2001...
. In the Insight BowlThe Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Starting in 2000, the game moved to Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix...
, the Bears edged Virginia TechThe Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
52–49 on a last-second field goal.
2004 Bowl Championship Series controversy
In 2004, the Bears posted a 10–2 record under Tedford and quarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
Aaron RodgersAaron Charles Rodgers is the starting American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Rodgers was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers...
, with their only regular season loss coming against the eventual national champion, USC. California finished the regular season ranked No. 4 according to polls, and appeared to have an excellent chance to receive an at-large BCSThe Bowl Championship Series is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game"...
bowl berth, most likely in the Rose Bowl. Under normal circumstances, the Bears, as Pac-10 runner-up, would have had first crack at a Rose Bowl berth since conference champion USC was playing for the national championship.
Nonetheless, in a controversial case, the TexasThe Texas Longhorns football team is the intercollegiate football team at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. On November 27, 2008, the Longhorns passed Notre Dame as the second winningest college football team, having won 832 games to Notre Dame's 831. However, another source that takes into...
coach Mack BrownWilliam Mack Brown is head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn football team.Prior to coaching at Texas, Brown coached at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs...
made impassioned pleas to media asking poll voters reconsider their final votes. 10-1 Cal was mysteriously rated as low as 7th by some coaches, and Texas received an increase in votes in the last Coaches Poll of the season despite Cal's win in their final game, allowing the Longhorns to pass the Bears into the No. 4 spot in the BCS rankings and guaranteeing Texas the BCS berth. The Longhorns went on to beat Michigan 38–37 in the Rose Bowl, while Cal was upset by No. 21 Texas Tech 45–31 in the Holiday BowlThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
and finished the season ranked No. 9.
2005 to present
The next year saw inconsistent quarterback play and an overall inexperienced roster. Nate LongshoreNate Longshore is a former American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Longshore spent the 2004 season as a redshirt and was the team's starting quarterback for the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons, although he started several games in 2008...
, who was chosen to succeed Aaron Rodgers, who had left for the NFL, sustained a season-ending injury in the season's first game against Sacramento State. He was succeeded by junior transfer Joe AyoobJoe Ayoob is an arena football Quarterback for the Tri-Cities Fever of af2. He was signed by the Central Valley Coyotes as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at California....
, who started nine games and went 5-4. Third string quarterback Steve Levy replaced Ayoob as the starter for the Big Game, leading the Bears to victory. Cal finished 8-4 and earned a berth in the 2005 Las Vegas BowlThe Maaco Bowl Las Vegas is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. Since 2001, the game has featured a matchup of teams from the Pac-10 and Mountain West conferences...
, beating BYUBYU Cougars is an American soccer team based in Provo, Utah, United States. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference....
35–28.
In 2006, Cal went on to post a 10–3 (7–2 in Pac-10) record. Despite falling to the Tennessee VolunteersThe Tennessee Volunteers football team, is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville , NCAA Division I football team. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference.The Vols have amassed a successful tradition since their beginning in 1891...
in their first game of the season in KnoxvilleFounded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890; the July 2007...
, the team rebounded, winning eight straight games, including impressive victories over the 20th ranked Arizona StateThe 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach was Dirk Koetter who was fired after the season...
and the 11th ranked OregonThe 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their homes game in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States....
at home. Two losses followed with a November 11, upset 24–20 by ArizonaThe Arizona Wildcats football team is the football team of the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific Ten Conference at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level.-Conference Titles:...
and a 23-9 defeat by USCThe 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific 10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl...
, which cost Cal its Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
bid. In the final game of the regular season on December 2, Cal defeated Stanford 26-17 in the 109th Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
for the fifth straight time. Coupled with UCLA's upset of reigning conference champion USC on the same day, the victory earned Cal its first share of the Pac-10 champsionship since 1975. Cal accepted an invitation to the 2006 Holiday BowlThe 2006 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 28, 2006 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2006-2007 bowl season. It featured the Texas A&M Aggies against the California Golden Bears...
, its second appearance there in three years. Cal routed Texas A&MThe 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Roster:-The Citadel:-Louisiana-Lafayette:-Army:-Louisiana Tech:...
45-10, the largest margin of victory for a bowl game in the 2006-2007 season, and finished with a No. 14 ranking, an improvement from the No. 20 spot that it started with at the beginning of the season.
Cal began the 2007 season ranked 12th in both the AP/USA Today Polls. In a nationally televised game on September 1, the Bears defeated TennesseeThe 2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2007 college football season. Tennessee entered the 2007 season coming off a 9-4 record in 2006. In 2007, They compiled a record of 11 wins and 3 losses. They won the Eastern Division of the Southeastern...
45-31. The Bears rose in the polls following subsequent victories against Colorado StateThe Colorado State University Rams football program, established in 1893, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference under first-year head coach Steve Fairchild...
, Louisiana Tech, and Arizona. Cal's defeat of then No. 11 Oregon in Eugene 31-24, combined with a series of losses from Oklahoma, Florida, and West Virginia, allowed Cal to break into the top five. Cal had a bye the following week, but as a result of Stanford's surprise upset of then No. 2 USCThe 2007 University of Southern California Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the college football season of 2007–2008, winning a share of the Pacific-10 Conference Championship and winning the 2008 Rose Bowl...
on October 6, the Bears were ranked No. 2 in the country in the AP, Coaches, and Harris polls behind No. 1 LSU. This was the highest the team had been ranked since 1951.
With the Kentucky upset of LSU on October 13, the Bears had a shot at being the number one team in the nation along with Ohio StateThe 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team competed in football on behalf of the Ohio State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio...
, but an upset loss to unranked Oregon StateThe 2007 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team's head coach is Mike Riley. Home games are played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.-Season notes:...
that same night dashed any hopes of a top ranking. The loss marked the beginning of a reversal in the second half of the season which saw the Bears winning only one game out of the next six and dropping out of the Top 25 entirely. The Bears lost to WashingtonThe 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team's head coach was Tyrone Willingham. It played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA....
for the first time in five years and to StanfordThe Stanford Cardinal football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pac-10 Conference. Stanford began playing football in 1892, and its annual Big Game against Cal, also begun 1892, is one of the oldest rivalry games in college football. -Head coaches:-Bowl game...
on the 25th anniversary of The Play, which resulted in the Cardinal regaining The Stanford AxeThe Stanford Axe is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Big Game, a college football match-up between the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal. The trophy consists of an axe-head mounted on a large wooden plaque, along with the scores of past...
for the first time in six years under first year head coach Jim HarbaughJames Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team. He is also a former quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, and San Diego Chargers of the NFL...
. Cal accepted an invitation to the 2007 Armed Forces BowlThe 2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2007, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, USA...
against Air ForceThe Air Force Falcons are the college football team from the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado...
on December 31, where post a 42–36 victory to end the season 7-6. Before the season even ended, Tedford declared there would be open competition for all positions on the team in 2008 and reevaluate every aspect of Cal's football program. Tedford made several coaching changes, most notably relinquishing offensive coordinator duties and hiring Frank CignettiFrank Cignetti is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.- Career :...
to playcall and take over quarterback coaching duties.
Cal's 2008 campaign was marked with diminished expectations, as all of Cal's offensive stars at their skill positions ( DeSean JacksonDeSean Jackson is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, Lavelle HawkinsLavelle Hawkins is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, Robert Jordan, Justin ForsettJustin Forsett is an American football running back and punt returner for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.-Early years:Forsett was born in Lakeland, Florida...
and Craig StevensCraig Chase Stevens is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at California....
) graduated or declared for the NFL Draft. Thus the Bears started the season unranked for the first time since 2003. Their 2008 season would confirm this ranking, as they would finish the season undefeated at home but would only win one game on the road. The Bears won their opening game at home against Michigan StateThe 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–2009 college football season. The team's head coach was Mark Dantonio. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan...
38-31 and eviscerated Washington StateThe 2008 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's head coach is Paul Wulff. It plays its home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington...
in Pullman 66–3, but fell to MarylandThe 2008 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season...
35–27 in College Park. The Bears won two straight home games against Colorado State and Arizona StateThe 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represents Arizona State University in the college football season of 2008-2009. It plays its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona....
but fell in the desert to ArizonaThe 2008 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach is Mike Stoops, in his fifth year at Arizona. They play their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona and compete in the Pacific-10 Conference...
. Although the Bears still controlled their destiny in the Pac-10 after two more home wins against UCLAThe UCLA Bruins football team opened the 2008 campaign by playing its first game at home against Tennessee under new head coach Rick Neuheisel, at 5:00 p.m. at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. The Bruins played six of the Top 25 teams in the 2007 final Associated Press rankings,...
and OregonThe 2008 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the college football season of 2008. This was the final season for Mike Bellotti as the Ducks' head coach; he resigned after the season to become the school's athletic director...
, two close losses to Pac-10 champion contenders USCThe 2008 University of Southern California Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the college football season of 2008–2009...
and Oregon StateThe 2008 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's head coach is Mike Riley...
on the road put an end to those hopes. Cal reclaimed the Axe by beating Stanford 37–16 in the 111th Big Game and kept Washington's season winless with a 48-7 victory. Cal finished the regular season 8–4 as Tedford claimed his seventh consecutive winning season for the Golden Bears and third unbeaten home record in five years. The Bears accepted an invitation to take on the Miami Hurricanes-Roster changes:University of Miami safety Kenny Phillips and defensive end Calais Campbell made the decision to forgo their senior years and declare for the NFL Draft. Phillips was drafted in the first round, No. 31 overall by the New York Giants. Campbell was drafted in the second round, No. 50...
at the 2008 Emerald BowlThe 2008 Emerald Bowl, part of the 2008-09 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 27, 2008 at AT&T Park, the home field of the Giants in San Francisco, California...
, which they won 24–17.
Tedford also has become a noted quarterback coach. After developing Joey HarringtonJohn Joseph Harrington, Jr. is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft...
at Oregon he produced two quarterbacks who went high in the NFL draftThe NFL Draft is an annual two-day event in which the 32 NFL teams select new players from the NCAA college system. It is the NFL's most common source of player recruitment.-Venue:...
, Kyle BollerKyle Bryan Boller is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at California....
in the 2003 draft, and Aaron RodgersAaron Charles Rodgers is the starting American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Rodgers was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers...
in the 2005 draft. However, Tedford also was able to cobble together winning seasons in 2005, 2007 and 2008 without an outstanding quarterback.
Season-by-season records
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Andy Smith|conf=no|startyear=1916|endyear=1925}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1916|overall=6-4-1|conference=0-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1917|overall=5-5-1|conference=2-1-0|confstanding=2nd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1918|overall=7-2-0|conference=2-0-0|confstanding=1st|championship=conference}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1919|overall=6-2-1|conference=2-2-0|confstanding=T-3rd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1920|overall=9-0-0|conference=3-0-0|confstanding=1st|championship=national|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=W}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1921|overall=9-0-1|conference=4-0-0|confstanding=1st|championship=conference|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=T}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1922|overall=9-0-0|conference=4-0-0|confstanding=1st|championship=conference}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1923|overall=9-0-1|conference=5-0-0|confstanding=1st|championship=conference}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1924|overall=8-0-2|conference=2-0-2|confstanding=2nd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Andy Smith|year=1925|overall=6-3-0|conference=2-2-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Andy Smith|overall=74-16-7|confrecord=26-8-2}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Nibs Price|conf=no|startyear=1926|endyear=1930}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Nibs Price|year=1926|overall=3-6-0|conference=0-5-0|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Nibs Price|year=1927|overall=7-3-0|conference=2-3-0|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Nibs Price|year=1928|overall=6-2-2|conference=3-0-2|confstanding=2nd|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Nibs Price|year=1929|overall=7-1-1|conference=4-1-0|confstanding=T-3rd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Nibs Price|year=1930|overall=4-5-0|conference=1-4-0|confstanding=T-8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Nibs Price|overall=27-17-3|confrecord=10-13-2}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Bill Ingram|conf=no|startyear=1931|endyear=1934}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bill Ingram|year=1931|overall=8-2-0|conference=4-1-0|confstanding=2nd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bill Ingram|year=1932|overall=7-3-2|conference=2-2-1|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bill Ingram|year=1933|overall=6-3-2|conference=2-2-2|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bill Ingram|year=1934|overall=6-6-0|conference=3-2-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Bill Ingram|overall=27-14-4|confrecord=11-7-3}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Stub Allison|conf=no|startyear=1935|endyear=1944}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1935|overall=9-1-0|conference=4-1-0|confstanding=T-1st|championship=conference}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1936|overall=6-5-0|conference=4-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1937|overall=10-0-1|conference=6-0-1|confstanding=1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=W|championship=national|ranking2=2}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1938|overall=10-1-0|conference=6-1-0|confstanding=T-1st|championship=conference|ranking2=14}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1939|overall=3-7-0|conference=2-5-0|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1940|overall=4-6-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1941|overall=4-5-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1942|overall=5-5-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1943|overall=4-6-0|conference=2-2-0|confstanding=2nd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1944|overall=3-6-1|conference=1-3-1|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Stub Allison|overall=58-42-2|confrecord=34-27-2}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Buck Shaw|conf=no|startyear=1945|endyear=single}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Buck Shaw|year=1945|overall=4-5-1|conference=1-3-1|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Buck Shaw|overall=4-5-1|confrecord=1-3-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Frank Wickhorst|conf=no|startyear=1946|endyear=single}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Frank Wickhorst|year=1946|overall=2-7-0|conference=2-4-1|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Frank Wickhorst|overall=2-7-0|confrecord=2-4-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Pappy Waldorf|conf=no|startyear=1947|endyear=1956}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1947|overall=9-1-0|conference=5-1-0|confstanding=T-2nd|ranking2=15}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1948|overall=10-1-0|conference=6-0-0|confstanding=T-1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking2=4}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1949|overall=10-1-0|conference=7-0-0|confstanding=1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking2=3}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1950|overall=9-1-1|conference=5-0-1|confstanding=1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking=4|ranking2=5}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1951|overall=8-2-0|conference=5-2-0|confstanding=3rd|ranking2=12}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1952|overall=7-3-0|conference=3-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1953|overall=4-4-2|conference=2-2-2|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1954|overall=5-5-0|conference=4-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1955|overall=2-7-1|conference=1-5-1|confstanding=T-7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1956|overall=3-7-0|conference=2-5-0|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Pappy Waldorf|overall=67-32-4|confrecord=40-21-4}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Pete Elliott|conf=no|startyear=1957|endyear=1959}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pete Elliott|year=1957|overall=1-9-0|conference=1-6-0|confstanding=T-7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pete Elliott|year=1958|overall=7-4-0|conference=6-1-0|confstanding=1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking2=16}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pete Elliott|year=1959|overall=2-8-0|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Pete Elliott|overall=10-21-1|confrecord=8-10-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Marv Levy|conf=no|startyear=1960|endyear=1963}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1960|overall=2-7-1|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1961|overall=1-8-1|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=T-4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1962|overall=1-9-0|conference=0-4-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1963|overall=4-5-1|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Marv Levy|overall=8-29-3|confrecord=3-13-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Ray Willsey|conf=no|startyear=1964|endyear=1971}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1964|overall=3-7-0|conference=0-4-0|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1965|overall=5-5-0|conference=2-3-0|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1966|overall=3-7-0|conference=2-3-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1967|overall=5-5-0|conference=2-3-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1968|overall=7-3-1|conference=2-2-1|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1969|overall=5-5-0|conference=2-4-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1970|overall=6-5-0|conference=4-3-0|confstanding=T-2nd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1971|overall=6-5-0|conference=4-3-0|confstanding=T-3rd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Ray Willsey|overall=40-42-1|confrecord=18-25-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Mike White|conf=no|startyear=1972|endyear=1977}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1972|overall=3-8-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1973|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-5-0|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1974|overall=7-3-1|conference=4-2-1|confstanding=T-3rd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1975|overall=8-3-0|conference=6-1-0|confstanding=T-1st|championship=conference|ranking=15|ranking2=14}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1976|overall=5-6-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=T-4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1977|overall=8-3-0*|conference=4-3-0*|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Mike White|overall=35-30-1|confrecord=21-19-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Roger Theder|conf=no|startyear=1978|endyear=1981}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1978|overall=6-5-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=T-6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1979|overall=7-5-0**|conference=6-3-0**|confstanding=5th|bowlname= Garden StateThe Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981...
|bowloutcome=L}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1980|overall=3-8-0|conference=3-5-0|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1981|overall=2-9-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Roger Theder|overall=17-28-0|confrecord=14-18-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Joe Kapp|conf=no|startyear=1982|endyear=1986}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1982|overall=7-4-0|conference=4-4-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1983|overall=5-5-1|conference=3-4-1|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1984|overall=2-9-0|conference=1-8-0|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1985|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-7-0|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1986|overall=2-9-0|conference=2-7-0|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Joe Kapp|overall=20-34-1|confrecord=12-30-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Bruce Snyder|conf=no|startyear=1987|endyear=1991}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1987|overall=3-6-2|conference=2-3-2|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1988|overall=5-5-1|conference=1-5-1|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1989|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1990|overall=7-4-1|conference=4-3-1|confstanding=4th|bowlname=Copper|bowloutcome=W}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1991|overall=10-2-0|conference=6-2-0|confstanding=T-2nd|bowlname= CitrusThe Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=7|ranking2=8}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Bruce Snyder|overall=29-24-4|confrecord=15-19-4}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Keith Gilbertson|conf=no|startyear=1992|endyear=1995}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1992|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1993|overall=9-4-0|conference=4-4-0|confstanding=T-4th|bowlname= AlamoThe Alamo Bowl is a major American college football bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It matches the fourth or fifth choice teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Big 12 Conference.Traditionally, the Alamo Bowl has been played in December...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=24|ranking2=25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1994|overall=4-7-0|conference=3-5-0|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1995|overall=3-8-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=T-8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Keith Gilbertson|overall=20-26-0|confrecord=11-21-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Steve Mariucci|conf=no|startyear=1996|endyear=single}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Steve Mariucci|year=1996|overall=6-6|conference=3-5|confstanding=T-5th|bowlname= AlohaThe Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played in [[ʻAiea, Hawaii]] at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day except for games in 1983 to 1986, the Aloha Bowl was sponsored by Jeep Corporation...
|bowloutcome=L}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Steve Mariucci|overall=6-6|confrecord=3-5}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Tom Holmoe|conf=no|startyear=1997|endyear=2001}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=1997|overall=3-8|conference=2-6|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=1998|overall=5-6|conference=3-5|confstanding=7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=1999|overall=0-11***|conference=0-8***|confstanding=T-6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=2000|overall=3-8|conference=2-6|confstanding=T-8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=2001|overall=1-10|conference=0-8|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Tom Holmoe|overall=12-43|confrecord=7-32}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Jeff Tedford|conf=no|startyear=2002|endyear=}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2002|overall=7-5|conference=4-4|confstanding=T-4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2003|overall=8-6|conference=5-3|confstanding=T-3rd|
bowlname= InsightThe Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Starting in 2000, the game moved to Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix...
|bowloutcome=W}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2004|overall=10-2|conference=7-1|confstanding=2nd|
bowlname= HolidayThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
|bowloutcome=L|ranking=9|ranking2=9}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2005|overall=8-4|conference=4-4|confstanding=T-4th|
bowlname= Las VegasThe Maaco Bowl Las Vegas is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. Since 2001, the game has featured a matchup of teams from the Pac-10 and Mountain West conferences...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=25|ranking2=25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2006|overall=10-3|conference=7-2|confstanding=T-1st|
bowlname= HolidayThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
|bowloutcome=W|championship=conference|
ranking=14|ranking2=14}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2007|overall=7-6|conference=3-6|confstanding=T-7th|
bowlname= Armed ForcesThe Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as the Fort Worth Bowl under corporate sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank. In 2005, the game was without corporate sponsorship. In 2006, Fort Worth based Bell Helicopter Textron...
|bowloutcome=W}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2008|overall=9-4|conference=6-3|confstanding=4th|bowlname= EmeraldThe Emerald Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at 40,800-seat AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, since 2002...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2009|overall=4-2|conference=1-2|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Jeff Tedford|overall=63-32|confrecord=37-25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End|overall=620-473-51|bcs=|poll=two|extrafootnotes= *Includes UCLA forfeit **Includes Oregon forfeit ***Cal finished 4-7 (3-5 in conference) in 1999, but later forfeited the victories due to ineligible players}}
Coaching history
| No. |
Coach |
Tenure |
Seasons |
Win |
Loss |
Tie |
Pct. |
Bowls |
| 1 |
O. S. Howard |
1886 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
.722 |
0 |
| 1.5 |
No coach |
1887-1892 |
5 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
.818 |
0 |
| 2 |
Thomas McClung |
1892 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.625 |
0 |
| 3 |
W. W. Heffelfinger |
1893 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
.786 |
0 |
| 4 |
Charles O. Gill Charles O. Gill is a former head coach of the California and New Hampshire college football programs.-Head coaching record:
-References:...
|
1894 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.333 |
0 |
| 5 |
Frank Butterworth Frank B. Butterworth, Sr. was an All-American football player and coach. Butterworth attended Yale University where he was a fullback on Yale's football teams. He was famously enucleated by Bert Waters during "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park". He was selected as an All-American in 1894. ...
|
1895-96 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
.700 |
0 |
| 6 |
Charles P. Nott |
1897 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
.200 |
0 |
| 7 |
Garrett CochranGarrett Cochran was an American football player and coach. He was an All-American end for Princeton in 1897. He was the head coach of the University of California , Navy and Princeton college football programs....
|
1898-99 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
.868 |
0 |
| 8 |
Addison KellyAddison W. Kelly was an American football player and coach who played college football for Princeton University and was the head coach of the University of California college football program in 1900. In 1896, he was selected as one of the backs on the College Football All-America Team.-Head...
|
1900 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
.643 |
0 |
| 9 |
Frank SimpsonFrank W. Simpson was a college football coach at California, and Oregon. From 1898 to 1899, he guided the Oregon Ducks to a 6-3-1 record. His career record stands at 15-3-2. During his last season at California, he guided the Golden Bears to a 9-0-1 record....
|
1901 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
.950 |
0 |
| 10 |
James WhippleJames R. Whipple is a former head coach of the California college football program from 1902-1903.-Head Coaching Record: ...
|
1902-03 |
2 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
.882 |
0 |
| 11 |
James Hopper James Hopper was an early college football coach, serving single seasons at the helm for both the Nevada State University Sagebrushers James Hopper was an early college football coach, serving single seasons at the helm for both the Nevada State University Sagebrushers James Hopper was an early...
|
1904 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
.813 |
0 |
| 12 |
J. W. Knibbs |
1905 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
.714 |
0 |
| 14* |
James Schaeffer |
1915 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
.615 |
0 |
| 15 |
Andy SmithAndrew Latham "Andy" Smith was a successful college football head coach during the early part of the 20th century who coached at the University of Pennsylvania, Purdue University and the University of California. Smith is most famous for coaching the powerhouse Golden Bears teams of the 1920s,...
|
1916-25 |
10 |
74 |
16 |
7 |
.799 |
2 |
| 16 |
Nibs PriceClarence M. "Nibs" Price was a coach for the University of California, Berkeley from the 1920s until 1954. After coaching at San Diego High School he began to coach football and basketball, helping to send the Golden Bears to their first Rose Bowl trip after the departure of Andy Smith...
|
1926-30 |
5 |
27 |
17 |
3 |
.606 |
1 |
| 17 |
Bill Ingram William A. "Bill" Ingram was a college football head coach at California, Indiana, Navy and William & Mary. From 1923 to 1925, he guided Indiana to a 10-12-1 record. At Navy he posted a 32-13-4 record. These totals included his 1926 team, which finished with a 9-0-1 record. He coached at...
|
1931-34 |
4 |
27 |
14 |
4 |
.644 |
0 |
| 18 |
Stub Allison |
1935-44 |
10 |
58 |
42 |
2 |
.578 |
1 |
| 19 |
Buck ShawLawrence T. Shaw was a football coach for Santa Clara University, the University of California, Berkeley, the San Francisco 49ers, the Air Force Academy and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became a star player on Knute Rockne's first unbeaten team...
|
1945 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
.450 |
0 |
| 20 |
Frank Wickhorst Frank Wickhorst was the head football coach at the University of California in 1946. His career record is 2-7. He also served as a tackle at United States Naval Academy, where he became one of their best players ever.-See also:...
|
1946 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
.222 |
0 |
| 21 |
Pappy Waldorf Lynn O. Waldorf , better known as "Pappy" Waldorf, was a Hall of Fame college football coach.Waldorf, son of Methodist bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, was born in Clifton Springs, New York....
|
1947-56 |
10 |
67 |
32 |
4 |
.650 |
3 |
| 22 |
Pete Elliott Peter R. "Pete" Elliott was the former college football player and head football coach at several colleges. He was an All American quarterback on the undefeated 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team that won a National Championship. Elliott coached at the University of Nebraska, University of...
|
1957-59 |
3 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
.323 |
1 |
| 23 |
Marv Levy Marvin Daniel Levy is a former American and Canadian Football coach and front office executive.He is a former professional football coach, in the CFL as head coach of the Montreal Alouettes , and in the NFL as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills , coaching the Bills to...
|
1960-63 |
4 |
8 |
29 |
3 |
.238 |
0 |
| 24 |
Ray Willsey Ray Willsey was the head football coach at the University of California from 1964 to 1971. During his tenure he compiled a 40-42-1 record. He was also a coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals football team in 1961, where he went 2-0. He was also an assistant coach at the University of Texas...
|
1964-71 |
8 |
40 |
42 |
1 |
.488 |
0 |
| 25 |
Mike White |
1972-77 |
6 |
35 |
30 |
1 |
.538 |
0 |
| 26 |
Roger Theder Roger Theder is an American college and professional football coach. He was the head coach of the Cal Golden Bears from 1978 to 1981, and was later an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers. He is noted for his ability as a quarterback "guru".Theder is an alumnus of...
|
1978-81 |
4 |
18 |
27 |
0 |
.400 |
1 |
| 27 |
Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Kapp is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, and a former general manager of the CFL's BC Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the CFL's BC...
|
1982-86 |
5 |
20 |
34 |
1 |
.373 |
0 |
| 28 |
Bruce Snyder Bruce Snyder was the head football coach of Utah State University from 1976 to 1982. He was the head football coach of the University of California from 1987 to 1991. And from 1992 to 2000, he served as the head football coach at Arizona State University.At Arizona State he compiled a 58–47...
|
1987-91 |
5 |
29 |
24 |
4 |
.544 |
2 |
| 29 |
Keith Gilbertson Keith Gilbertson, Jr. is an American football coach, formerly the head coach of three college football programs at Idaho, California, and Washington.-Early life:...
|
1992-95 |
4 |
20 |
26 |
0 |
.435 |
1 |
| 30 |
Steve Mariucci Steve Mariucci is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions.-Early career:Mariucci was born and raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and was a three-time All-America quarterback at Northern Michigan University in Marquette...
|
1996 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
.500 |
1 |
| 31 |
Tom Holmoe Thomas Allen Holmoe is a former college and professional American football defensive back and coach. He is the current athletic director at Brigham Young University.-College:...
|
1997-2001 |
5 |
12 |
43 |
0 |
.218 |
0 |
| 32 |
Jeff TedfordJeff Tedford is an American football coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears football team, a position he has held since 2002...
|
2002-present |
8 |
63 |
32 |
0 |
.663 |
6 |
| |
Totals |
1886-present |
115 |
620 |
473 |
51 |
.564 |
19 |
* From 1906 to 1914, rugby was played instead of football. Cal's 13th coach was Oscar Taylor from 1906-08. Cal's 14th coach, James Schaeffer, coached rugby from 1909-14 and football in 1915.
Bowl history
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| Bowl and Date | Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1921
| CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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28 |
Ohio StateOhio State University is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the largest single-campus university in the United States. Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S...
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0 |
Won |
|---|
| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1922 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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0 |
Washington & JeffersonThe Washington & Jefferson football team is the interscholastic football team of Washington & Jefferson College, often referred to as "W&J".-Early history:...
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0 |
Tie |
| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1929 |
Georgia TechThe Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly called Georgia Tech, Tech, and GT, is a public, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States...
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8 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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7 |
Lost |
| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1938 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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13 |
AlabamaThe University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System. Within Alabama, it is often called "the Capstone"...
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0 |
Won |
| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1949 |
Northwestern
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The Golden Bears football team is the college footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
team of the University of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
. The team plays its home games at picturesque California Memorial StadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. Commonly known as Memorial Stadium,it is the home field for the University of California Golden Bears of the Pacific Ten Conference...
. Built to honor Berkeley alumni, students, and other Californians who died in World War IWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
, and modeled after the ColosseumThe Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre , is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire...
in Rome, Memorial Stadium was named one of the 40 best college football stadiums by the Sporting News. The team also has produced two of the oddest and most memorable plays in college football: Roy "Wrong Way" RiegelsRoy "Wrong Way" Riegels played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929. His wrong-way run in the 1929 Rose Bowl is often cited as the worst blunder in the history of college football....
' fumble recovery and run toward the Cal goal line in the 1929 Rose Bowl, and The PlayThe Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal on November 20, 1982...
in the 1982 Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
with the winning kickoff return after five laterals. The current head coach is Jeff TedfordJeff Tedford is an American football coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears football team, a position he has held since 2002...
, who began his tenure in 2002.
History
Football was first played on the Berkeley campus in 1882, albeit in a form that resembled rugbyRugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of the United Kingdom. Today it refers to either rugby league or rugby union.- History :...
. It was not until 1886 that American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
began play. Football was put on hiatus in 1906 when it was decided by the administration that American football was too dangerous a sport and rugby once again took over the scene. Football returned for good in 1915 and Cal has fielded a team in every year since.
1920s "Wonder Teams"
The 1920s saw the first golden age of California football, as the Golden BearsThe California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as California or Cal, the university competes in the NCAA's Division I primarily as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, and for a...
went 50 straight games without a defeat from 1920 to 1925, with a record of 46 wins and 4 ties. As of 2006, this is the 3rd longest unbeaten (not to be confused with winning) streak in NCAA history. The 1920-1924 squads were so dominant that they were nicknamed "The Wonder Teams," and were coached by Andy SmithAndrew Latham "Andy" Smith was a successful college football head coach during the early part of the 20th century who coached at the University of Pennsylvania, Purdue University and the University of California. Smith is most famous for coaching the powerhouse Golden Bears teams of the 1920s,...
. One of the stars during this era was Brick Muller and the University later established a freshman leadership group called the Brick Muller Society. Cal won four Pacific Coast ConferenceThe Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-10 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...
championships and made three trips to the Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
during this decade, in 1921 (28-0 win over Ohio StateThe Ohio State University's intercollegiate sports teams and players are called the "Buckeyes" , and participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports....
), 1922 (0-0 tie with Washington & Jefferson CollegeThe Washington & Jefferson football team is the interscholastic football team of Washington & Jefferson College, often referred to as "W&J".-Early history:...
), and 1929 (8-7 loss to Georgia TechThe Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly called Georgia Tech, Tech, and GT, is a public, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States...
). One of the most famous (or infamous) moments in college football history occurred in the 1929 Rose Bowl Game. In the second quarter, Cal's defense forced a Georgia Tech fumble on their own 30 yard line, and the loose ball was scooped up by Cal center Roy RiegelsRoy "Wrong Way" Riegels played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929. His wrong-way run in the 1929 Rose Bowl is often cited as the worst blunder in the history of college football....
. He began to run towards the Georgia Tech end zone for a score, but then in trying to get around the Tech players he inexplicably turned around and headed in the other direction. Riegels advanced all the way to the Cal one yard line before teammate Benny LomBenjamin "Benny" Lom was an American college football player who played for three seasons for the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears, and was best known for his attempt to stop his own teammate Roy Riegels after Riegels ran the ball 69 yards in the wrong direction during the 1929 Rose...
was able to stop him, whereupon he was immediately tackled by what seemed like the entire Georgia Tech team. Cal elected to punt on the next play; the punt was blocked for a safetyA safety or safety touch is a type of score in American football and Canadian football and is worth two points . In American football, it is the only means by which a team not in possession of the football can score points...
, giving the Yellow Jackets a 2-0 lead and what turned out to be the decisive points.
California football also achieved success in the 1930s, winning the PCC championship three times and appearing in the Rose Bowl in 1938, where they beat AlabamaThe University of Alabama features 19 varsity sports teams. Both the male and female athletic teams are called the Crimson Tide. They participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of the Southeastern Conference Western Division. In 2002, Sports Illustrated named Alabama the #26 best collegiate...
13-0. Because of its staunch defense, the 1937 squad that went to the Rose Bowl was coined "The Thunder Team." In 11 games, Cal limited its opponents to only 33 points and 1,126 total yards.
1940s and 50s: Pappy's Boys
The early 1940s witnessed average success, but 1947 saw a dramatic turnaround as Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf became the head coach. Known as "Pappy's Boys," the Cal teams of 1947-1950 won 33 consecutive regular season games, earning three PCC championships and three Rose Bowl berths. However Cal lost all three Rose Bowls (20-14 to NorthwesternThe Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...
in 1949, 17-14 to Ohio State in 1950, and 14–6 to MichiganThe Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan. They have the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I-A history...
in 1951). Pappy Waldorf left Cal after the 1956 season, having compiled a record of 67-32-4. Cal again earned a conference title in 1958 and subsequently played in the 1959 Rose Bowl, where it lost to IowaThe Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association .-...
38–12.
1960s to 80s: Campus turmoil and football mediocrity
The 1960s was a period of particular mediocrity. Marv LevyMarvin Daniel Levy is a former American and Canadian Football coach and front office executive.He is a former professional football coach, in the CFL as head coach of the Montreal Alouettes , and in the NFL as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills , coaching the Bills to...
coached during the early 60's. Levy's best record during his four season tenure as head coach at Cal from 1960–1963 was 4–5–1. Cal had only one winning season (1968), although in that year after beating Syracuse Cal was ranked in the top 15. The coach during this era was Ray WillseyRay Willsey was the head football coach at the University of California from 1964 to 1971. During his tenure he compiled a 40-42-1 record. He was also a coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals football team in 1961, where he went 2-0. He was also an assistant coach at the University of Texas...
. Craig MortonLarry Craig Morton is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for 18 seasons, 1965-82...
, future Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
quarterback for the Dallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team that plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . They are headquartered in suburban Irving, Texas, which lies between Fort Worth and Dallas...
and Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference Western Division in the National Football League . The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined...
, was an All-American in 1964.
In 1972, Mike White was hired. After two losing seasons, he brought home three winning seasons over the next four. In 1975, behind an NCAA leading offense anchored by All Americans Chuck MuncieHarry Vance "Chuck" Muncie is a former American football running back who played for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers in the National Football League from 1976 to 1984...
, Joe RothJoe Roth was a college football player, an All-American quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Roth played the 1976 season with melanoma and died 3 months after his last regular season game , in February 1977...
, Wesley WalkerWesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989....
, Steve Rivera and Ted AlbrechtTheodore Carl Albrecht is a former professional American football player who played offensive tackle for five seasons for the Chicago Bears....
, the Golden Bears were co-Champions of the Pacific 8 Conference, but UCLAThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation...
went to the Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
based on their head-to-head victory. Steve BartkowskiSteven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams...
('75) was another noted player who started for the Atlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team...
at quarterback. However, White left in a storm of controversy over recruiting violations. Roger ThederRoger Theder is an American college and professional football coach. He was the head coach of the Cal Golden Bears from 1978 to 1981, and was later an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers. He is noted for his ability as a quarterback "guru".Theder is an alumnus of...
succeeded him and led the Bears to three winning seasons, but each was less successful than its predecessor. In 1979, Cal played in the Garden State BowlThe Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981...
, losing to TempleTemple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....
28–17 after a 6–5 regular season.
The 1980s saw a return to mediocrity, with Cal posting only one winning season in the entire decade. Joe KappJoseph Robert Kapp is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, and a former general manager of the CFL's BC Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the CFL's BC...
was the most famous coach in this period. Kapp had been the quarterback of the 1959 Rose Bowl team, and later led the Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional football team based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings compete in the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . Prior to divisional realignment in 2002, they had been a member of the Central Division, also...
to the Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
. Even so, he was not able to overcome the recruiting drag created by the off-field notoriety of the Berkeley campus. Of note, however, was the 1982 Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
versus StanfordThe Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...
, which became famous for The PlayThe Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal on November 20, 1982...
. After Stanford had taken the lead on a field goal with four seconds left, the Golden Bears used five lateral passes on the ensuing kickoff return to score the winning touchdown and turn defeat into a 25-20 victory. The Play has been named by numerous media organizations as one of the best football, and even American sports, moments.
1990s: A brief return of football success
Bruce SnyderBruce Snyder was the head football coach of Utah State University from 1976 to 1982. He was the head football coach of the University of California from 1987 to 1991. And from 1992 to 2000, he served as the head football coach at Arizona State University.At Arizona State he compiled a 58–47...
arrived at Berkeley in 1987, and gradually turned the program around. He was able to recruit a number of outstanding players, such as Russell White, away from football powers such as USC and UCLAThe UCLA Bruins football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll at least once in every decade since the poll began in the 1930s. Their...
. The reemergence of Cal football as a thriving program was signaled by the October 19, 1991 game against the future national co-champion Washington HuskiesCollege football has a long and storied history at the University of Washington. Over the years the Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference Championships and 7 Rose Bowl Titles, and can lay claim to 4 National Championships...
. Cal lost 24–17 at home in a game that came down to the Bears' last possession deep in Husky territory and was probably the Huskies most difficult game that season. (The Oakland Fire erupted in the hills south of California Memorial StadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. Commonly known as Memorial Stadium,it is the home field for the University of California Golden Bears of the Pacific Ten Conference...
the next day.) Cal football had some success in the early 1990s, earning three postseason bowl berths and winning all three. Cal beat WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university. The university was founded in September...
17–15 in the Copper Bowl of 1990, ClemsonClemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.Founded in 1889, the University is academically divided into five colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and...
37–13 in the 1992 Citrus BowlThe Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl...
and Iowa 37-3 in the 1993 Alamo BowlThe Alamo Bowl is a major American college football bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It matches the fourth or fifth choice teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Big 12 Conference.Traditionally, the Alamo Bowl has been played in December...
. Snyder resigned before 1992 bowl game to take a position at Pac-10 rival Arizona State. The Golden Bears attempted to steal some of the Huskies' magic by hiring away assistant Keith GilbertsonKeith Gilbertson, Jr. is an American football coach, formerly the head coach of three college football programs at Idaho, California, and Washington.-Early life:...
, but he delivered only one winning season in the next four.
After the loss of momentum, Cal hired Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
assistant Steve MariucciSteve Mariucci is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions.-Early career:Mariucci was born and raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and was a three-time All-America quarterback at Northern Michigan University in Marquette...
for the 1996 season. He led the Bears to a winning regular season (losing to NavyThe Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
in the Aloha BowlThe Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played in [[ʻAiea, Hawaii]] at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day except for games in 1983 to 1986, the Aloha Bowl was sponsored by Jeep Corporation...
42–38), but the San Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in San Francisco, California, while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara...
struck yet again (as with Waldorf) and hired away Mariucci as head coach for 1997, ending the promise of an early Cal revival. The rest the late 1990s saw little success, and the down period reached its nadir in 2001 when the Bears managed only one victory the entire season. The win came in the final game of the season in New Jersey against RutgersThe Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play...
which was re-scheduled due to the September 11, 2001 attacksThe September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners...
. Much-maligned coach Tom HolmoeThomas Allen Holmoe is a former college and professional American football defensive back and coach. He is the current athletic director at Brigham Young University.-College:...
resigned in November of this season and was replaced with Jeff TedfordJeff Tedford is an American football coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears football team, a position he has held since 2002...
, previously the offensive coordinator for the Oregon DucksThe University of Oregon Ducks football team is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific Ten Conference. Known as the...
. Worse yet, Cal lost seven straight games to archrival StanfordThe Stanford Cardinal football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pac-10 Conference. Stanford began playing football in 1892, and its annual Big Game against Cal, also begun 1892, is one of the oldest rivalry games in college football. -Head coaches:-Bowl game...
.
Tedford Era
California began a renaissance under Tedford, who dramatically turned around the long-suffering program. Under Tedford the Golden Bears have posted seven consecutive winning seasons, a feat that hasn't been accomplished since the days of Pappy Waldorf. After being ruled ineligible for a bowl game in 2002 due to academic infractions under the previous administration, Cal has also appeared in six straight bowl games.
The Jeff Tedford era began with a bang, as California defeated BaylorThe Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. The are a member of the Big 12 Conference, south division...
70–22, and went on to finish 7–5, their first winning season since 1993. The 2002 team defeated three nationally ranked opponents on the road for the first time in school history including Cal's first win over conference foe WashingtonWashington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 11 men's sports and 12 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams....
in 26 years, and won the annual Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
against archrival Stanford for the first time in eight years.
In 2003 the Golden Bears posted an 8–6 record, highlighted by a dramatic 34-31 triple-overtime victory over No. 3 ranked and eventual national co-champion USC. This victory revived a long moribund rivalry with the Trojans, even as the Trojans reemerged as a national power under Pete CarrollPeter Clay Carroll is an American football coach, former National Football League head coach, and the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, having held that position since 2001...
. In the Insight BowlThe Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Starting in 2000, the game moved to Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix...
, the Bears edged Virginia TechThe Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
52–49 on a last-second field goal.
2004 Bowl Championship Series controversy
In 2004, the Bears posted a 10–2 record under Tedford and quarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
Aaron RodgersAaron Charles Rodgers is the starting American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Rodgers was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers...
, with their only regular season loss coming against the eventual national champion, USC. California finished the regular season ranked No. 4 according to polls, and appeared to have an excellent chance to receive an at-large BCSThe Bowl Championship Series is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game"...
bowl berth, most likely in the Rose Bowl. Under normal circumstances, the Bears, as Pac-10 runner-up, would have had first crack at a Rose Bowl berth since conference champion USC was playing for the national championship.
Nonetheless, in a controversial case, the TexasThe Texas Longhorns football team is the intercollegiate football team at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. On November 27, 2008, the Longhorns passed Notre Dame as the second winningest college football team, having won 832 games to Notre Dame's 831. However, another source that takes into...
coach Mack BrownWilliam Mack Brown is head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn football team.Prior to coaching at Texas, Brown coached at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs...
made impassioned pleas to media asking poll voters reconsider their final votes. 10-1 Cal was mysteriously rated as low as 7th by some coaches, and Texas received an increase in votes in the last Coaches Poll of the season despite Cal's win in their final game, allowing the Longhorns to pass the Bears into the No. 4 spot in the BCS rankings and guaranteeing Texas the BCS berth. The Longhorns went on to beat Michigan 38–37 in the Rose Bowl, while Cal was upset by No. 21 Texas Tech 45–31 in the Holiday BowlThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
and finished the season ranked No. 9.
2005 to present
The next year saw inconsistent quarterback play and an overall inexperienced roster. Nate LongshoreNate Longshore is a former American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Longshore spent the 2004 season as a redshirt and was the team's starting quarterback for the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons, although he started several games in 2008...
, who was chosen to succeed Aaron Rodgers, who had left for the NFL, sustained a season-ending injury in the season's first game against Sacramento State. He was succeeded by junior transfer Joe AyoobJoe Ayoob is an arena football Quarterback for the Tri-Cities Fever of af2. He was signed by the Central Valley Coyotes as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at California....
, who started nine games and went 5-4. Third string quarterback Steve Levy replaced Ayoob as the starter for the Big Game, leading the Bears to victory. Cal finished 8-4 and earned a berth in the 2005 Las Vegas BowlThe Maaco Bowl Las Vegas is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. Since 2001, the game has featured a matchup of teams from the Pac-10 and Mountain West conferences...
, beating BYUBYU Cougars is an American soccer team based in Provo, Utah, United States. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference....
35–28.
In 2006, Cal went on to post a 10–3 (7–2 in Pac-10) record. Despite falling to the Tennessee VolunteersThe Tennessee Volunteers football team, is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville , NCAA Division I football team. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference.The Vols have amassed a successful tradition since their beginning in 1891...
in their first game of the season in KnoxvilleFounded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890; the July 2007...
, the team rebounded, winning eight straight games, including impressive victories over the 20th ranked Arizona StateThe 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach was Dirk Koetter who was fired after the season...
and the 11th ranked OregonThe 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their homes game in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States....
at home. Two losses followed with a November 11, upset 24–20 by ArizonaThe Arizona Wildcats football team is the football team of the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific Ten Conference at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level.-Conference Titles:...
and a 23-9 defeat by USCThe 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific 10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl...
, which cost Cal its Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
bid. In the final game of the regular season on December 2, Cal defeated Stanford 26-17 in the 109th Big GameThe Big Game is the annual football game between University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, which is held in late November or early December. The first Big Game was held in March 19 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest...
for the fifth straight time. Coupled with UCLA's upset of reigning conference champion USC on the same day, the victory earned Cal its first share of the Pac-10 champsionship since 1975. Cal accepted an invitation to the 2006 Holiday BowlThe 2006 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 28, 2006 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2006-2007 bowl season. It featured the Texas A&M Aggies against the California Golden Bears...
, its second appearance there in three years. Cal routed Texas A&MThe 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Roster:-The Citadel:-Louisiana-Lafayette:-Army:-Louisiana Tech:...
45-10, the largest margin of victory for a bowl game in the 2006-2007 season, and finished with a No. 14 ranking, an improvement from the No. 20 spot that it started with at the beginning of the season.
Cal began the 2007 season ranked 12th in both the AP/USA Today Polls. In a nationally televised game on September 1, the Bears defeated TennesseeThe 2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2007 college football season. Tennessee entered the 2007 season coming off a 9-4 record in 2006. In 2007, They compiled a record of 11 wins and 3 losses. They won the Eastern Division of the Southeastern...
45-31. The Bears rose in the polls following subsequent victories against Colorado StateThe Colorado State University Rams football program, established in 1893, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference under first-year head coach Steve Fairchild...
, Louisiana Tech, and Arizona. Cal's defeat of then No. 11 Oregon in Eugene 31-24, combined with a series of losses from Oklahoma, Florida, and West Virginia, allowed Cal to break into the top five. Cal had a bye the following week, but as a result of Stanford's surprise upset of then No. 2 USCThe 2007 University of Southern California Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the college football season of 2007–2008, winning a share of the Pacific-10 Conference Championship and winning the 2008 Rose Bowl...
on October 6, the Bears were ranked No. 2 in the country in the AP, Coaches, and Harris polls behind No. 1 LSU. This was the highest the team had been ranked since 1951.
With the Kentucky upset of LSU on October 13, the Bears had a shot at being the number one team in the nation along with Ohio StateThe 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team competed in football on behalf of the Ohio State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio...
, but an upset loss to unranked Oregon StateThe 2007 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team's head coach is Mike Riley. Home games are played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.-Season notes:...
that same night dashed any hopes of a top ranking. The loss marked the beginning of a reversal in the second half of the season which saw the Bears winning only one game out of the next six and dropping out of the Top 25 entirely. The Bears lost to WashingtonThe 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team's head coach was Tyrone Willingham. It played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA....
for the first time in five years and to StanfordThe Stanford Cardinal football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pac-10 Conference. Stanford began playing football in 1892, and its annual Big Game against Cal, also begun 1892, is one of the oldest rivalry games in college football. -Head coaches:-Bowl game...
on the 25th anniversary of The Play, which resulted in the Cardinal regaining The Stanford AxeThe Stanford Axe is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Big Game, a college football match-up between the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal. The trophy consists of an axe-head mounted on a large wooden plaque, along with the scores of past...
for the first time in six years under first year head coach Jim HarbaughJames Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team. He is also a former quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, and San Diego Chargers of the NFL...
. Cal accepted an invitation to the 2007 Armed Forces BowlThe 2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2007, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, USA...
against Air ForceThe Air Force Falcons are the college football team from the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado...
on December 31, where post a 42–36 victory to end the season 7-6. Before the season even ended, Tedford declared there would be open competition for all positions on the team in 2008 and reevaluate every aspect of Cal's football program. Tedford made several coaching changes, most notably relinquishing offensive coordinator duties and hiring Frank CignettiFrank Cignetti is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.- Career :...
to playcall and take over quarterback coaching duties.
Cal's 2008 campaign was marked with diminished expectations, as all of Cal's offensive stars at their skill positions ( DeSean JacksonDeSean Jackson is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, Lavelle HawkinsLavelle Hawkins is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, Robert Jordan, Justin ForsettJustin Forsett is an American football running back and punt returner for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.-Early years:Forsett was born in Lakeland, Florida...
and Craig StevensCraig Chase Stevens is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at California....
) graduated or declared for the NFL Draft. Thus the Bears started the season unranked for the first time since 2003. Their 2008 season would confirm this ranking, as they would finish the season undefeated at home but would only win one game on the road. The Bears won their opening game at home against Michigan StateThe 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–2009 college football season. The team's head coach was Mark Dantonio. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan...
38-31 and eviscerated Washington StateThe 2008 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's head coach is Paul Wulff. It plays its home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington...
in Pullman 66–3, but fell to MarylandThe 2008 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season...
35–27 in College Park. The Bears won two straight home games against Colorado State and Arizona StateThe 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represents Arizona State University in the college football season of 2008-2009. It plays its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona....
but fell in the desert to ArizonaThe 2008 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach is Mike Stoops, in his fifth year at Arizona. They play their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona and compete in the Pacific-10 Conference...
. Although the Bears still controlled their destiny in the Pac-10 after two more home wins against UCLAThe UCLA Bruins football team opened the 2008 campaign by playing its first game at home against Tennessee under new head coach Rick Neuheisel, at 5:00 p.m. at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. The Bruins played six of the Top 25 teams in the 2007 final Associated Press rankings,...
and OregonThe 2008 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the college football season of 2008. This was the final season for Mike Bellotti as the Ducks' head coach; he resigned after the season to become the school's athletic director...
, two close losses to Pac-10 champion contenders USCThe 2008 University of Southern California Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the college football season of 2008–2009...
and Oregon StateThe 2008 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's head coach is Mike Riley...
on the road put an end to those hopes. Cal reclaimed the Axe by beating Stanford 37–16 in the 111th Big Game and kept Washington's season winless with a 48-7 victory. Cal finished the regular season 8–4 as Tedford claimed his seventh consecutive winning season for the Golden Bears and third unbeaten home record in five years. The Bears accepted an invitation to take on the Miami Hurricanes-Roster changes:University of Miami safety Kenny Phillips and defensive end Calais Campbell made the decision to forgo their senior years and declare for the NFL Draft. Phillips was drafted in the first round, No. 31 overall by the New York Giants. Campbell was drafted in the second round, No. 50...
at the 2008 Emerald BowlThe 2008 Emerald Bowl, part of the 2008-09 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 27, 2008 at AT&T Park, the home field of the Giants in San Francisco, California...
, which they won 24–17.
Tedford also has become a noted quarterback coach. After developing Joey HarringtonJohn Joseph Harrington, Jr. is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft...
at Oregon he produced two quarterbacks who went high in the NFL draftThe NFL Draft is an annual two-day event in which the 32 NFL teams select new players from the NCAA college system. It is the NFL's most common source of player recruitment.-Venue:...
, Kyle BollerKyle Bryan Boller is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at California....
in the 2003 draft, and Aaron RodgersAaron Charles Rodgers is the starting American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Rodgers was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers...
in the 2005 draft. However, Tedford also was able to cobble together winning seasons in 2005, 2007 and 2008 without an outstanding quarterback.
Season-by-season records
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1942|overall=5-5-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1943|overall=4-6-0|conference=2-2-0|confstanding=2nd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Stub Allison|year=1944|overall=3-6-1|conference=1-3-1|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Stub Allison|overall=58-42-2|confrecord=34-27-2}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Buck Shaw|conf=no|startyear=1945|endyear=single}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Buck Shaw|year=1945|overall=4-5-1|conference=1-3-1|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Buck Shaw|overall=4-5-1|confrecord=1-3-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Frank Wickhorst|conf=no|startyear=1946|endyear=single}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Frank Wickhorst|year=1946|overall=2-7-0|conference=2-4-1|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Frank Wickhorst|overall=2-7-0|confrecord=2-4-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Pappy Waldorf|conf=no|startyear=1947|endyear=1956}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1947|overall=9-1-0|conference=5-1-0|confstanding=T-2nd|ranking2=15}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1948|overall=10-1-0|conference=6-0-0|confstanding=T-1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking2=4}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1949|overall=10-1-0|conference=7-0-0|confstanding=1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking2=3}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1950|overall=9-1-1|conference=5-0-1|confstanding=1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking=4|ranking2=5}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1951|overall=8-2-0|conference=5-2-0|confstanding=3rd|ranking2=12}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1952|overall=7-3-0|conference=3-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1953|overall=4-4-2|conference=2-2-2|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1954|overall=5-5-0|conference=4-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1955|overall=2-7-1|conference=1-5-1|confstanding=T-7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pappy Waldorf|year=1956|overall=3-7-0|conference=2-5-0|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Pappy Waldorf|overall=67-32-4|confrecord=40-21-4}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Pete Elliott|conf=no|startyear=1957|endyear=1959}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pete Elliott|year=1957|overall=1-9-0|conference=1-6-0|confstanding=T-7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pete Elliott|year=1958|overall=7-4-0|conference=6-1-0|confstanding=1st|bowlname=Rose Bowl|bowloutcome=L|championship=conference|ranking2=16}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Pete Elliott|year=1959|overall=2-8-0|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Pete Elliott|overall=10-21-1|confrecord=8-10-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Marv Levy|conf=no|startyear=1960|endyear=1963}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1960|overall=2-7-1|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1961|overall=1-8-1|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=T-4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1962|overall=1-9-0|conference=0-4-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Marv Levy|year=1963|overall=4-5-1|conference=1-3-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Marv Levy|overall=8-29-3|confrecord=3-13-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Ray Willsey|conf=no|startyear=1964|endyear=1971}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1964|overall=3-7-0|conference=0-4-0|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1965|overall=5-5-0|conference=2-3-0|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1966|overall=3-7-0|conference=2-3-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1967|overall=5-5-0|conference=2-3-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1968|overall=7-3-1|conference=2-2-1|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1969|overall=5-5-0|conference=2-4-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1970|overall=6-5-0|conference=4-3-0|confstanding=T-2nd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Ray Willsey|year=1971|overall=6-5-0|conference=4-3-0|confstanding=T-3rd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Ray Willsey|overall=40-42-1|confrecord=18-25-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Mike White|conf=no|startyear=1972|endyear=1977}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1972|overall=3-8-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1973|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-5-0|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1974|overall=7-3-1|conference=4-2-1|confstanding=T-3rd}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1975|overall=8-3-0|conference=6-1-0|confstanding=T-1st|championship=conference|ranking=15|ranking2=14}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1976|overall=5-6-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=T-4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Mike White|year=1977|overall=8-3-0*|conference=4-3-0*|confstanding=4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Mike White|overall=35-30-1|confrecord=21-19-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Roger Theder|conf=no|startyear=1978|endyear=1981}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1978|overall=6-5-0|conference=3-4-0|confstanding=T-6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1979|overall=7-5-0**|conference=6-3-0**|confstanding=5th|bowlname= Garden StateThe Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981...
|bowloutcome=L}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1980|overall=3-8-0|conference=3-5-0|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Roger Theder|year=1981|overall=2-9-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Roger Theder|overall=17-28-0|confrecord=14-18-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Joe Kapp|conf=no|startyear=1982|endyear=1986}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1982|overall=7-4-0|conference=4-4-0|confstanding=6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1983|overall=5-5-1|conference=3-4-1|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1984|overall=2-9-0|conference=1-8-0|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1985|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-7-0|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Joe Kapp|year=1986|overall=2-9-0|conference=2-7-0|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Joe Kapp|overall=20-34-1|confrecord=12-30-1}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Bruce Snyder|conf=no|startyear=1987|endyear=1991}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1987|overall=3-6-2|conference=2-3-2|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1988|overall=5-5-1|conference=1-5-1|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1989|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1990|overall=7-4-1|conference=4-3-1|confstanding=4th|bowlname=Copper|bowloutcome=W}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Bruce Snyder|year=1991|overall=10-2-0|conference=6-2-0|confstanding=T-2nd|bowlname= CitrusThe Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=7|ranking2=8}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Bruce Snyder|overall=29-24-4|confrecord=15-19-4}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Keith Gilbertson|conf=no|startyear=1992|endyear=1995}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1992|overall=4-7-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1993|overall=9-4-0|conference=4-4-0|confstanding=T-4th|bowlname= AlamoThe Alamo Bowl is a major American college football bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It matches the fourth or fifth choice teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Big 12 Conference.Traditionally, the Alamo Bowl has been played in December...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=24|ranking2=25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1994|overall=4-7-0|conference=3-5-0|confstanding=T-5th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Keith Gilbertson|year=1995|overall=3-8-0|conference=2-6-0|confstanding=T-8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Keith Gilbertson|overall=20-26-0|confrecord=11-21-0}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Steve Mariucci|conf=no|startyear=1996|endyear=single}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Steve Mariucci|year=1996|overall=6-6|conference=3-5|confstanding=T-5th|bowlname= AlohaThe Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played in [[ʻAiea, Hawaii]] at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day except for games in 1983 to 1986, the Aloha Bowl was sponsored by Jeep Corporation...
|bowloutcome=L}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Steve Mariucci|overall=6-6|confrecord=3-5}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Tom Holmoe|conf=no|startyear=1997|endyear=2001}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=1997|overall=3-8|conference=2-6|confstanding=9th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=1998|overall=5-6|conference=3-5|confstanding=7th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=1999|overall=0-11***|conference=0-8***|confstanding=T-6th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=2000|overall=3-8|conference=2-6|confstanding=T-8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Tom Holmoe|year=2001|overall=1-10|conference=0-8|confstanding=10th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Tom Holmoe|overall=12-43|confrecord=7-32}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Jeff Tedford|conf=no|startyear=2002|endyear=}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2002|overall=7-5|conference=4-4|confstanding=T-4th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2003|overall=8-6|conference=5-3|confstanding=T-3rd|
bowlname= InsightThe Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Starting in 2000, the game moved to Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix...
|bowloutcome=W}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2004|overall=10-2|conference=7-1|confstanding=2nd|
bowlname= HolidayThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
|bowloutcome=L|ranking=9|ranking2=9}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2005|overall=8-4|conference=4-4|confstanding=T-4th|
bowlname= Las VegasThe Maaco Bowl Las Vegas is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. Since 2001, the game has featured a matchup of teams from the Pac-10 and Mountain West conferences...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=25|ranking2=25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2006|overall=10-3|conference=7-2|confstanding=T-1st|
bowlname= HolidayThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
|bowloutcome=W|championship=conference|
ranking=14|ranking2=14}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2007|overall=7-6|conference=3-6|confstanding=T-7th|
bowlname= Armed ForcesThe Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as the Fort Worth Bowl under corporate sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank. In 2005, the game was without corporate sponsorship. In 2006, Fort Worth based Bell Helicopter Textron...
|bowloutcome=W}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2008|overall=9-4|conference=6-3|confstanding=4th|bowlname= EmeraldThe Emerald Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at 40,800-seat AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, since 2002...
|bowloutcome=W|ranking=25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|name=Jeff Tedford|year=2009|overall=4-2|conference=1-2|confstanding=8th}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Jeff Tedford|overall=63-32|confrecord=37-25}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End|overall=620-473-51|bcs=|poll=two|extrafootnotes= *Includes UCLA forfeit **Includes Oregon forfeit ***Cal finished 4-7 (3-5 in conference) in 1999, but later forfeited the victories due to ineligible players}}
Coaching history
| No. |
Coach |
Tenure |
Seasons |
Win |
Loss |
Tie |
Pct. |
Bowls |
| 1 |
O. S. Howard |
1886 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
.722 |
0 |
| 1.5 |
No coach |
1887-1892 |
5 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
.818 |
0 |
| 2 |
Thomas McClung |
1892 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.625 |
0 |
| 3 |
W. W. Heffelfinger |
1893 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
.786 |
0 |
| 4 |
Charles O. Gill Charles O. Gill is a former head coach of the California and New Hampshire college football programs.-Head coaching record:
-References:...
|
1894 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.333 |
0 |
| 5 |
Frank Butterworth Frank B. Butterworth, Sr. was an All-American football player and coach. Butterworth attended Yale University where he was a fullback on Yale's football teams. He was famously enucleated by Bert Waters during "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park". He was selected as an All-American in 1894. ...
|
1895-96 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
.700 |
0 |
| 6 |
Charles P. Nott |
1897 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
.200 |
0 |
| 7 |
Garrett CochranGarrett Cochran was an American football player and coach. He was an All-American end for Princeton in 1897. He was the head coach of the University of California , Navy and Princeton college football programs....
|
1898-99 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
.868 |
0 |
| 8 |
Addison KellyAddison W. Kelly was an American football player and coach who played college football for Princeton University and was the head coach of the University of California college football program in 1900. In 1896, he was selected as one of the backs on the College Football All-America Team.-Head...
|
1900 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
.643 |
0 |
| 9 |
Frank SimpsonFrank W. Simpson was a college football coach at California, and Oregon. From 1898 to 1899, he guided the Oregon Ducks to a 6-3-1 record. His career record stands at 15-3-2. During his last season at California, he guided the Golden Bears to a 9-0-1 record....
|
1901 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
.950 |
0 |
| 10 |
James WhippleJames R. Whipple is a former head coach of the California college football program from 1902-1903.-Head Coaching Record: ...
|
1902-03 |
2 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
.882 |
0 |
| 11 |
James Hopper James Hopper was an early college football coach, serving single seasons at the helm for both the Nevada State University Sagebrushers James Hopper was an early college football coach, serving single seasons at the helm for both the Nevada State University Sagebrushers James Hopper was an early...
|
1904 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
.813 |
0 |
| 12 |
J. W. Knibbs |
1905 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
.714 |
0 |
| 14* |
James Schaeffer |
1915 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
.615 |
0 |
| 15 |
Andy SmithAndrew Latham "Andy" Smith was a successful college football head coach during the early part of the 20th century who coached at the University of Pennsylvania, Purdue University and the University of California. Smith is most famous for coaching the powerhouse Golden Bears teams of the 1920s,...
|
1916-25 |
10 |
74 |
16 |
7 |
.799 |
2 |
| 16 |
Nibs PriceClarence M. "Nibs" Price was a coach for the University of California, Berkeley from the 1920s until 1954. After coaching at San Diego High School he began to coach football and basketball, helping to send the Golden Bears to their first Rose Bowl trip after the departure of Andy Smith...
|
1926-30 |
5 |
27 |
17 |
3 |
.606 |
1 |
| 17 |
Bill Ingram William A. "Bill" Ingram was a college football head coach at California, Indiana, Navy and William & Mary. From 1923 to 1925, he guided Indiana to a 10-12-1 record. At Navy he posted a 32-13-4 record. These totals included his 1926 team, which finished with a 9-0-1 record. He coached at...
|
1931-34 |
4 |
27 |
14 |
4 |
.644 |
0 |
| 18 |
Stub Allison |
1935-44 |
10 |
58 |
42 |
2 |
.578 |
1 |
| 19 |
Buck ShawLawrence T. Shaw was a football coach for Santa Clara University, the University of California, Berkeley, the San Francisco 49ers, the Air Force Academy and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became a star player on Knute Rockne's first unbeaten team...
|
1945 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
.450 |
0 |
| 20 |
Frank Wickhorst Frank Wickhorst was the head football coach at the University of California in 1946. His career record is 2-7. He also served as a tackle at United States Naval Academy, where he became one of their best players ever.-See also:...
|
1946 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
.222 |
0 |
| 21 |
Pappy Waldorf Lynn O. Waldorf , better known as "Pappy" Waldorf, was a Hall of Fame college football coach.Waldorf, son of Methodist bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, was born in Clifton Springs, New York....
|
1947-56 |
10 |
67 |
32 |
4 |
.650 |
3 |
| 22 |
Pete Elliott Peter R. "Pete" Elliott was the former college football player and head football coach at several colleges. He was an All American quarterback on the undefeated 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team that won a National Championship. Elliott coached at the University of Nebraska, University of...
|
1957-59 |
3 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
.323 |
1 |
| 23 |
Marv Levy Marvin Daniel Levy is a former American and Canadian Football coach and front office executive.He is a former professional football coach, in the CFL as head coach of the Montreal Alouettes , and in the NFL as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills , coaching the Bills to...
|
1960-63 |
4 |
8 |
29 |
3 |
.238 |
0 |
| 24 |
Ray Willsey Ray Willsey was the head football coach at the University of California from 1964 to 1971. During his tenure he compiled a 40-42-1 record. He was also a coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals football team in 1961, where he went 2-0. He was also an assistant coach at the University of Texas...
|
1964-71 |
8 |
40 |
42 |
1 |
.488 |
0 |
| 25 |
Mike White |
1972-77 |
6 |
35 |
30 |
1 |
.538 |
0 |
| 26 |
Roger Theder Roger Theder is an American college and professional football coach. He was the head coach of the Cal Golden Bears from 1978 to 1981, and was later an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers. He is noted for his ability as a quarterback "guru".Theder is an alumnus of...
|
1978-81 |
4 |
18 |
27 |
0 |
.400 |
1 |
| 27 |
Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Kapp is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, and a former general manager of the CFL's BC Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the CFL's BC...
|
1982-86 |
5 |
20 |
34 |
1 |
.373 |
0 |
| 28 |
Bruce Snyder Bruce Snyder was the head football coach of Utah State University from 1976 to 1982. He was the head football coach of the University of California from 1987 to 1991. And from 1992 to 2000, he served as the head football coach at Arizona State University.At Arizona State he compiled a 58–47...
|
1987-91 |
5 |
29 |
24 |
4 |
.544 |
2 |
| 29 |
Keith Gilbertson Keith Gilbertson, Jr. is an American football coach, formerly the head coach of three college football programs at Idaho, California, and Washington.-Early life:...
|
1992-95 |
4 |
20 |
26 |
0 |
.435 |
1 |
| 30 |
Steve Mariucci Steve Mariucci is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions.-Early career:Mariucci was born and raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and was a three-time All-America quarterback at Northern Michigan University in Marquette...
|
1996 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
.500 |
1 |
| 31 |
Tom Holmoe Thomas Allen Holmoe is a former college and professional American football defensive back and coach. He is the current athletic director at Brigham Young University.-College:...
|
1997-2001 |
5 |
12 |
43 |
0 |
.218 |
0 |
| 32 |
Jeff TedfordJeff Tedford is an American football coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears football team, a position he has held since 2002...
|
2002-present |
8 |
63 |
32 |
0 |
.663 |
6 |
| |
Totals |
1886-present |
115 |
620 |
473 |
51 |
.564 |
19 |
* From 1906 to 1914, rugby was played instead of football. Cal's 13th coach was Oscar Taylor from 1906-08. Cal's 14th coach, James Schaeffer, coached rugby from 1909-14 and football in 1915.
Bowl history
{{main|California Golden Bears bowl game history}}
| Bowl and Date | Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1921
| CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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28 |
Ohio StateOhio State University is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the largest single-campus university in the United States. Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S...
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0 |
Won |
|---|
| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1922 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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0 |
Washington & JeffersonThe Washington & Jefferson football team is the interscholastic football team of Washington & Jefferson College, often referred to as "W&J".-Early history:...
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0 |
Tie |
| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1929 |
Georgia TechThe Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly called Georgia Tech, Tech, and GT, is a public, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1938 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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AlabamaThe University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System. Within Alabama, it is often called "the Capstone"...
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| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1949 |
Northwestern{{Infobox university|name = Northwestern University|image_name = NU seal.png|motto = Quaecumque sunt vera |mottoeng =Whatsoever things are true |established = 1851|type = Private|calendar = Quarter...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 2, 1950 |
Ohio StateOhio State University is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the largest single-campus university in the United States. Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1951 |
MichiganThe University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public research university located in the state of Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university, the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, and one of the top public universities in the world...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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| Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for 95 years. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All"...
Jan 1, 1959 |
IowaThe University of Iowa is a public research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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Lost |
| Garden State Bowl The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981...
Dec 15, 1979 |
TempleTemple University is a state-related public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple University was founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell and became known as Temple College in 1888. In 1907, the college became a fully accredited university...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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| Copper Bowl Dec 31, 1990 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university. The university was founded in September...
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Citrus BowlThe Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football which currently seats around 70,000 people. Its main events are the Capital One Bowl the Champs Sports Bowl and Monster Jam...
Jan 1, 1992 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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ClemsonClemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.Founded in 1889, the University is academically divided into five colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and...
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| Alamo Bowl The Alamo Bowl is a major American college football bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It matches the fourth or fifth choice teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Big 12 Conference.Traditionally, the Alamo Bowl has been played in December...
Dec 31, 1993 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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IowaThe University of Iowa is a public research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
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| Aloha Bowl The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played in [[ʻAiea, Hawaii]] at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day except for games in 1983 to 1986, the Aloha Bowl was sponsored by Jeep Corporation...
Dec 25, 1996 |
NavyThe United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, that educates and commissions officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Academy often is referred to simply as "Annapolis". It is also called "The Academy", "The Boat School", or "Canoe...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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Insight BowlThe Insight Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season American college football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. From 1989 to 1999, the games were played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Starting in 2000, the game moved to Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix...
Dec 26, 2003 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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Virginia TechVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic university in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States...
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Holiday BowlThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
Dec 30, 2004 |
Texas TechTexas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public, coeducational, research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System...
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CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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| Las Vegas Bowl The Maaco Bowl Las Vegas is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. Since 2001, the game has featured a matchup of teams from the Pac-10 and Mountain West conferences...
Dec 22, 2005 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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BYUBrigham Young University , located in Provo, Utah, United States, is a private, coeducational research university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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Holiday BowlThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978...
Dec 28, 2006 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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Texas A&MTexas A&M University, often referred to as A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas. It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The seventh-largest university in the United States, A&M enrolls over 48,000 students in ten...
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| Armed Forces Bowl The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as the Fort Worth Bowl under corporate sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank. In 2005, the game was without corporate sponsorship. In 2006, Fort Worth based Bell Helicopter Textron...
Dec 31, 2007 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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Air ForceThe United States Air Force Academy , is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of commissioned officers for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
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| Emerald Bowl The Emerald Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at 40,800-seat AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, since 2002...
Dec. 27, 2008 |
CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
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MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida within Miami-Dade County...
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Cal's All-Century Football Team
chosen by Contra Costa TimesThe Contra Costa Times is a daily newspaper based in Walnut Creek, California, U.S.. The paper serves Contra Costa and eastern Alameda counties, in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area...
, Walnut Creek, CA, November 18, 1999
Offense
- QB: Steve Bartkowski
Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams...
(1972-74) Edges another NFL first-round pick in Craig Morton (Cowboys). Consensus All-American in 1974 was first player taken in NFL draft, by Atlanta.
- RB: Chuck Muncie
Harry Vance "Chuck" Muncie is a former American football running back who played for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers in the National Football League from 1976 to 1984...
(1973-75) Gained 1,460 yards rushing in 1975, leading Cal to 8-3 record and share of Pac-8 title with UCLA. Rushed for 100 yards or more 15 times in career.
- RB: Russell White
Russell Lamar White is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers.-Early life:...
(1990-92) Bears' career rushing leader with 3,367 yards only Cal player to rush for at least 1,000 yards in three straight seasons.
- TE: Tony Gonzalez (1994-96) First-round pick of Kansas City Chiefs in 1997 also played three years of basketball at Cal.
- WR: Sean Dawkins
Sean Russell Dawkins is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars from 1993 to 2001....
(1990-92) Cal's all-time leader with 14 receiving touchdowns in 1992 was first-round pick by Indianapolis Colts.
- WR: Wesley Walker
Wesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989....
(1973-76) Had eight catches for 289 yards against San Jose State in 1976.
- OL: Todd Steussie
Todd Edward Steussie was an American football guard and tackle for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 19th overall in the 1994 NFL Draft...
(1990-93) Two-time All-Pac-10 tackle was first-round choice of Minnesota Vikings in 1994.
- OL: Dan McMillan
Dan McMillan was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971....
(1920-21) Bears were 18-0-1 during McMillan's two years as an offensive tackle, including a 127-0 demolishing of St. Mary's on Oct. 9, 1920.
- OL: Rod Franz
Rodney T. Franz was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977....
(1946-49) Guard was only three-time All-American in Cal history and helped Bears post unbeaten regular seasons (10-0) in 1948 and '49.
- OL: Les Richter
Les Richter is a former Los Angeles Rams National Football League football player turned auto racing president of the Riverside International Raceway.-Biography:...
(1949-51) Consensus All-America guard in 1950 and '51 was just as good at linebacker.
- OL: Bob Herwig
Bob Herwig was an American football center. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964....
(1935-37) Offensive center was narrow choice over fellow Cal Hall of Famer member Babe Horrell. Also played basketball for the Bears.
- PK: Doug Brien
Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien was an American football placekicker. He played for the New York Jets, the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, the Indianapolis Colts, the New Orleans Saints, and the San Francisco 49ers...
(1991-93) Bears' all-time leading scorer (288 points) secured job by beating Arizona, UCLA with fourth-quarter field goals on back-to-back weeks in 1991.
Defense
- DL: Brick Muller (1920-22) Two-time All-American led ferocious defense and threw 50-yard touchdown pass in 28-0 win over Ohio State on Jan. 1, 1921, Cal's first Rose Bowl win.
- DL: Stan Barnes
Stan Barnes was an American football player, judge and assistant attorney general of the United States.Born in Wisconsin, Barnes played high school football in San Diego for Clarence "Nibs" Price who encouraged his brightest players, starting with Barnes, to follow his path to Berkeley to play for...
(1918-21) Another Wonder Team member gets narrow nod over Pittsburg High School's Regan Upshaw.
- DL: Ed White (1966-68) One of best NFL offensive linemen ever was four-time Pro Bowler and played in four Super Bowls with Vikings.
- DL: Sherman White (1969-71) Didn't play in high school football, but was all-conference pick in 1970 and '71, and was first-round pick of Cincinnati Bengals in 1972.
- LB: Ron Rivera
Ronald Eugene Rivera was the first American of Puerto Rican descent to play in the National Football League . He was a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears, who won Super Bowl XX. Rivera was the defensive coordinator for the 2006 Chicago Bears, who won the National Football Conference championship and...
(1980-83) Consensus All-American in 1983 holds Cal single-season records for tackles for loss (26.5) and sacks (13).
- LB: Sekou Sanyika (1996-1999) Hercules resident is Cal's all-time leader in tackles for loss and is expected to be first-round NFL draft pick next spring.
- LB: Matt Hazeltine
Matthew Emory Hazeltine, Jr. was a professional American football linebacker who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants....
(1951-54) Two-time All-American played with 49ers from 1955-68.
- DB: Carl Van Heuit (1949-50) Gifted athlete averaged 11.1 yards per punt return while helping Cal go to back-to-back Rose Bowls in 1950 and '51. Was All-American in 1950.
- DB: Ken Wiedemann (1967-69) School's all-time interception leader with 16.
- DB: Deltha O'Neal
Deltha Lee O'Neal, III is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round as the 15th pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, after playing college football at California.A two-time Pro Bowl selection, O'Neal has also been a member...
(1996-[1999]) Four interceptions returned for touchdowns this season set NCAA record.
- DB: Jackie Jensen
Jack Eugene Jensen was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three American League teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the Boston Red Sox...
(1946-48) First Cal player in history to rush for more than 100 yards in a game. Had five carries for 109 yards in 47-14 rout of Washington State on Nov. 2, 1946.
- P: Nick Harris
Nicholas John Harris is an American football punter currently playing for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley where he set the NCAA record for career punting yardage....
(1997-[2000]) Averaging 42.6 yards per punt despite many pooches. Sure NFL player.
- UTL: Walter Gordon (1916-18) Could play any position on the field better than anyone else.
Coach
- Andy Smith
Andrew Latham "Andy" Smith was a successful college football head coach during the early part of the 20th century who coached at the University of Pennsylvania, Purdue University and the University of California. Smith is most famous for coaching the powerhouse Golden Bears teams of the 1920s,...
(1916-25) Never had losing season while going 74-16-7 in 10 seasons at Cal. Record included 7-0-1 mark against USC and 6-1-1 ledger in Big Game. Beat USC 12-0 on Oct. 28, 1922, in first game played at the Rose Bowl.
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Current NFL Players
- Lorenzo Alexander
Lorenzo John Alexander is an American football defensive tackle and offensive guard for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at California.-High school...
- Defensive TackleDefensive tackle is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. The defensive tackle lines up toward the center of the field, and is flanked by the defensive ends. With the defensive ends, they comprise the defensive line.Defensive tackles are typically the largest and...
, Washington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland. The team's headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn, Virginia, a community...
- J.J. Arrington
Johnathan Jerone "J. J." Arrington is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
- Running BackA running back is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield...
, Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference Western Division in the National Football League . The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined...
- Nnamdi Asomugha
Nnamdi Asomugha is a Nigerian-American cornerback for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders professional football team. He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Raiders. He played college football at California.-Biography:Asomugha was raised in Los Angeles,...
- CornerbackA cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
, Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Tully Banta-Cain
Tully Banta-Cain is an American football defensive end and linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.Banta-Cain earned two Super Bowl rings during his...
- LinebackerA Linebacker is a position in American and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
, New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the...
- David Binn
David Aaron Binn is a National Football League long snapper for the San Diego Chargers.He is the last remaining player from the Chargers' lone Super Bowl team. One of the league's more consistent long snappers, Binn also displays great awareness and speedy coverage on punt plays...
- Long snapperIn American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....
, San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are an American Professional Football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League...
- Desmond Bishop
Desmond Lamont Bishop is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at California....
- LinebackerA Linebacker is a position in American and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
, Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
- Kyle Boller
Kyle Bryan Boller is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at California....
- QuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
, St. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team has won three NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl.The Rams began...
- Andre Carter
Rubin Andre Carter is an American football player in the National Football League who currently plays defensive end for the Washington Redskins...
- Defensive EndDefensive End is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
, Washington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland. The team's headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn, Virginia, a community...
- Rulon Davis, Defensive End
Defensive End is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
, Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference Western Division in the National Football League . The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined...
- Thomas DeCoud
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- SafetySafety is an American and Canadian football position played by a member of the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up from ten to fifteen yards behind the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position in a typical formation, the free safety and the strong safety ....
, Atlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team...
- Adimchinobe Echemandu
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- Running BackA running back is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield...
, Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Anthony Felder, Linebacker
A Linebacker is a position in American and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
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- Zack Follett
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, LinebackerA Linebacker is a position in American and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
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- Justin Forsett
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- Running BackA running back is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield...
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- Scott Fujita
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- Matt Giordano
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- SafetySafety is an American and Canadian football position played by a member of the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up from ten to fifteen yards behind the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position in a typical formation, the free safety and the strong safety ....
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- Tony Gonzalez - Tight End
The tight end is a position in American football on the offensive team. The tight end is sometimes the last man on the offensive line, but has a slightly different build and, in some cases, a different role than other linemen...
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- Nick Harris
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- PunterA punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a...
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- Lavelle Hawkins
Lavelle Hawkins is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
- Wide ReceiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
, Tennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the then-Houston, Texas, team began play in 1960 as a...
- Daymeion Hughes - Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
, Indianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
- DeSean Jackson
DeSean Jackson is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
- Wide ReceiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
, Philadelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- L.P. Ladouceur
Louis-Philippe Ladouceur is a Canadian-born American football player. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was a career backup defensive lineman as well as their regular long snapper...
- Long snapperIn American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....
, Dallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team that plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . They are headquartered in suburban Irving, Texas, which lies between Fort Worth and Dallas...
- Ryan Longwell
Ryan Walker Longwell is an American football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional football career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for that franchise...
- KickerPlacekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points, and, in many cases, kickoffs....
, Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional football team based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings compete in the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . Prior to divisional realignment in 2002, they had been a member of the Central Division, also...
- David Lonie
David Lonie is an American football punter for the Green Bay Packers. He currently lives with his wife Kristen....
- PunterA punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a...
, Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
- Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Terrell Lynch is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Lynch was the Bills' first 1,000 yard rookie rusher since Greg Bell in 1984...
- Running BackA running back is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield...
, Buffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the metropolitan area of Buffalo, New York. They play their home games in the suburb of Orchard Park, and beginning in 2008, one home game is played in Toronto. They are members of the Eastern Division of the American Football...
- Alex Mack
Alex Mack is an American football player for the Cleveland Browns. He was drafted as the 21st selection in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft...
- CenterCenter is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
, Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are an American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The original Cleveland Browns began play in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
- Brandon Mebane
Brandon Mebane is a defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks. He attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. He played college football at California .-College career:...
- Defensive TackleDefensive tackle is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. The defensive tackle lines up toward the center of the field, and is flanked by the defensive ends. With the defensive ends, they comprise the defensive line.Defensive tackles are typically the largest and...
, Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington, USA. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the NFL in 1976 as...
- Aaron Merz
Aaron Andrew Merz is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Offensive Guard, Buffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the metropolitan area of Buffalo, New York. They play their home games in the suburb of Orchard Park, and beginning in 2008, one home game is played in Toronto. They are members of the Eastern Division of the American Football...
- Cameron Morrah
Cameron Morrah is a tight end for the Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft, by the Seattle Seahawks. He played collegiately at California and high school football at Claremont High School in Claremont.-External links:**...
, Tight EndThe tight end is a position in American football on the offensive team. The tight end is sometimes the last man on the offensive line, but has a slightly different build and, in some cases, a different role than other linemen...
, Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington, USA. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the NFL in 1976 as...
- Jeremy Newberry
Jeremy David Newberry is a former Center in the National Football League . He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
- CenterCenter is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
, San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are an American Professional Football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League...
- Ryan O'Callaghan
Ryan O'Callaghan is an American football offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Offensive TackleIn American and Canadian football, offensive tackles are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football....
, Kansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
- Deltha O'Neal
Deltha Lee O'Neal, III is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round as the 15th pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, after playing college football at California.A two-time Pro Bowl selection, O'Neal has also been a member...
- CornerbackA cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
, Houston TexansThe Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston's previous franchise,...
- Marvin Philip
Marvin Philip is an American football center who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- CenterCenter is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
, Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers is the starting American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Rodgers was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers...
- QuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
, Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
- Todd Steussie
Todd Edward Steussie was an American football guard and tackle for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 19th overall in the 1994 NFL Draft...
- Offensive TackleIn American and Canadian football, offensive tackles are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football....
, St. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team has won three NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl.The Rams began...
- Craig Stevens
Craig Chase Stevens is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at California....
- Tight EndThe tight end is a position in American football on the offensive team. The tight end is sometimes the last man on the offensive line, but has a slightly different build and, in some cases, a different role than other linemen...
, Tennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the then-Houston, Texas, team began play in 1960 as a...
- Byron Storer
Byron Donald Storer is an American football fullback with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
- FullbackIn American football, a fullback is a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split between power running and blocking for the quarterback on passing plays, and the running back on running plays....
, Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are aprofessional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team, along with the Seattle Seahawks, joined the NFL in as expansion teams...
- Nick Sundberg - Long snapper
In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....
, Carolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, representing North Carolina and South Carolina in the National Football League. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Will Ta'ufo'ou
Will Ta'ufo'ou is an American football fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
- FullbackIn American football, a fullback is a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split between power running and blocking for the quarterback on passing plays, and the running back on running plays....
, Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Langston Walker
Langston Branden Walker is an American football offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at California...
- Offensive TackleIn American and Canadian football, offensive tackles are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football....
, Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- John Welbourn
John Welbourn is currently an American football free agent. He played offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
- Offensive TackleIn American and Canadian football, offensive tackles are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football....
, Kansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
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