The 2001 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 431 to 201.[1][2]
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| Conference | Pacific-10 |
| Record | 1–10 (0–8 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Al Borges (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lyle Setencich (5th season) |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 2 Oregon $ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Stanford | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 1,741 passing yards, Terrell Williams with 688 rushing yards, and Charon Arnold with 606 receiving yards.[3]
Following a loss to Arizona and an 0–8 start, Holmoe announced his resignation effective at the end of the season.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Illinois* | FSN | L 17–44 | 38,160 | |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | BYU* |
| L 16–44 | 33,043 | |
| September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Washington State | L 20–51 | 21,534 | ||
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 Washington |
| L 28–31 | 35,172 | |
| October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 5 Oregon |
| L 7–48 | 34,552 | |
| October 20 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 4 UCLA | FSN | L 17–56 | 65,366 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | L 10–19 | 36,142 | ||
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona |
| L 24–38 | 26,222 | |
| November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | USC |
| L 14–55 | 33,506 | |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Stanford | KGO | L 28–35 | 71,150 | |
| November 23 | 10:00 a.m. | at Rutgers* | W 20–10 | 18,111 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2001 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "2001 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Tom Holmoe Resigns as Football Coach". Calbears.com. November 4, 2001. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "California Golden Bears - Football". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
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