American college football season
1987 California Golden Bears football |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Record | 3–6–2 (2–3–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Bruce Snyder (1st season)
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Defensive coordinator | Kent Baer (1st season) |
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 18 USC + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 9 UCLA + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
No. 20 Arizona State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | | | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 |
California | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 |
Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–3–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 267 to 239.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,081 passing yards, Chris Richards with 668 rushing yards, and Brian Bedford with 515 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Pacific (CA)* | | W 42–0 | | |
September 12 | San Jose State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 25–27 | | |
September 19 | at Minnesota* | | L 23–32 | 47,332 | [4] |
September 26 | USC | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 14–31 | 62,000 | [5] |
October 3 | at No. 10 Tennessee* | | L 12–38 | | |
October 10 | Arizona | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| T 23–23 | 35,000 | [6] |
October 24 | at No. 8 UCLA | | L 18–42 | 51,107 | |
October 31 | at Oregon | | W 20–6 | 37,255 | [7] |
November 14 | Arizona State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 38–20 | | |
November 21 | at Stanford | | L 7–31 | | |
November 28 | vs. Washington State | - National Olympic Stadium
- Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)
| T 17–17 | 54,000 | [8] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1987 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 2 | Mike Ford | So | WR | 12 | Brian Bedford | Sr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
References
- ^ "1987 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.
- ^ "1987 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Minnesota Football (PDF). University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. p. 221. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
- ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
- ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
- ^ "Field goal lifts California to 17–17 tie with Cougars". The Olympian. November 29, 1987. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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