1997 California Golden Bears football team

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.

1997 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10
Record3–8 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Cosbie (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLyle Setencich (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 612:30 p.m.at Houston*KPIXW 35–337,652
September 203:30 p.m.Oklahoma* FSNW 40–3648,260
September 274:00 p.m.USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCL 17–2754,000
October 45:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*SCBAL 34–4124,812[4]
October 1112:30 p.m.No. 10 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–3048,000
October 182:00 p.m.at No. 13 Washington StateL 37–6335,759
October 253:30 p.m.at No. 13 UCLAL 17–3552,858
November 112:30 p.m.at Oregon StateW 33–1432,000
November 812:30 p.m.No. 15 Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
FSNL 21–2833,000
November 157:00 p.m.at ArizonaFSNL 38–41 2OT37,111
November 2212:30 p.m.at StanfordABCL 20–2185,500
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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Season summary

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Arizona

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At Stanford

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California Golden Bears (3–8) at Stanford Cardinal (4–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
California 0 10 01020
Stanford 7 14 0021

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 85,000
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
Game information

100th meeting

References

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  1. ^ "1997 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1997 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "La. Tech's air game strikes down Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.