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California Football Team History


California Golden Bears
University of California
 Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Roger Theder
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Roger Theder enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Arizona State  17   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Arizona  10   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. San Jose State  13   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Michigan  10   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Oregon  14   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Oregon State  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ UCLA  27   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Southern California  14   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Washington  24   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Washington State  45   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Stanford  21   14   W       
 Sat., Dec. 15   Temple  17   28   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   Garden State Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Points Scored257
  Scoring Average21.4
  Points Allowed194
  Defense Average16.2
  Opponents Record72-62
  Conference Record5-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record4-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 11-0-1389171Won  17-166-0-124499  John Robinson
Washington 10-2321154Won  14-76-116598  Don James
California 6-6257194Lost  17-285-4217142  Roger Theder
Arizona 6-5-1244243Lost  10-164-3139136  Tony Mason
Oregon 6-5200212 4-3126130  Rich Brooks
Stanford 5-5-1259239 3-3-1158146  Rod Dowhower
UCLA 5-6257256 3-4160182  Terry Donahue
Washington State 3-8241366 2-6153255  Jim Walden
Oregon State 1-10147396 1-7101315  Craig Fertig
Arizona State 1-11306208 0-7167127  Frank Kush

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.