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1978 California Golden Bears football team

The 1978 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5 and 3–4 in conference.[1][2]

1978 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Washington 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 10 Nebraska*
L 26–3675,780[3]
September 16at Georgia Tech*
W 34–2226,577[4]
September 23Pacific (CA)*
W 24–637,500[5]
September 30at West Virginia*
W 28–2133,190[6]
October 7Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–1840,350[7]
October 14at Arizona
W 33–2054,121[8]
October 21No. 10 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 0–4562,500[9]
October 28at No. 6 USC
L 17–4256,954[10]
November 4at Arizona State
L 21–3570,876[11]
November 11Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 22–1428,750[12]
November 18Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 10–3077,880[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1978 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Rich Campbell So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1978 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sorley sparks Huskers 36–26". The Daily Nonpareil. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears pass by 'Jackets". Simi Valley Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pacific falls to Cal, 24–6". Contra Costa Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Campbell keys Cal past W. Va". The Modesto Bee. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Smith's catch beats Oregon at the end again". Statesman Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cal wins 33–20 over Arizona". The Sacramento Bee. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baggott scoress twice in UCLA win, 45–0". The Pantagraph. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McDonald TD passes help USC maul Bears". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona State stymies Bears". The Modesto Bee. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Jones' runs spark Bears". The Sunday Oregonian. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nelson runs away with the Big Game, 30–10". The Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


 

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