The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 339 to 295.[1][2] Home games were played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
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Conference | Pacific-10 |
Record | 3–8 (1–7 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Doug Cosbie (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lyle Setencich (1st season) |
Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Washington State + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 UCLA + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Arizona State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,718 passing yards, Tarik Smith with 636 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 1,093 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at Houston* | KPIX | W 35–3 | 37,652 | ||
September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Oklahoma* | FSN | W 40–36 | 48,260 | ||
September 27 | 4:00 p.m. | USC |
| ABC | L 17–27 | 54,000 | |
October 4 | 5:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech* | SCBA | L 34–41 | 24,812 | [4] | |
October 11 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 Washington |
| L 3–30 | 48,000 | ||
October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Washington State | L 37–63 | 35,759 | |||
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 13 UCLA | L 17–35 | 52,858 | |||
November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | W 33–14 | 32,000 | |||
November 8 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 15 Arizona State |
| FSN | L 21–28 | 33,000 | |
November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona | FSN | L 38–41 2OT | 37,111 | ||
November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stanford | ABC | L 20–21 | 85,500 | ||
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Roster
edit- LB Matt Beck
- Jerry DeLoach (defense)
- WR Dameane Douglas
- Chidi Iwuoma (Fr, defense)
- Deltha O'Neal
- Bruce Pierre (offense)
- Kato Serwanga (defense)
- WR Bobby Shaw
- Marquise Smith (defense)
- Brian Surgener (offense)
- QB Justin Vedder
- Jacob Waasdorp (Fr, defense)
Season summary
editArizona
edit- Dameane Douglas 12 rec, 143 yds
At Stanford
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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California | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Stanford | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
- Date: November 22
- Game attendance: 85,000
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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100th meeting
References
edit- ^ "1997 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.
- ^ "1997 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "La. Tech's air game strikes down Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.