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1979 California Golden Bears football team

The 1979 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[2][3]: 165 

1979 California Golden Bears football
Garden State Bowl, L 17–28 vs. Temple
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–6 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Saunders
Defensive coordinatorGunther Cunningham (1st season)
Captains
  • Ron Hill
  • Paul Jones
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 USC $6–0–111–0–1
No. 11 Washington5–2–09–3–0
Arizona4–3–06–5–1
Oregon4–3–06–5–0
California5–4–06–6–0
Stanford3–3–15–5–1
Arizona State †3–4–06–6–0
UCLA3–4–05–6–0
Washington State2–6–03–8–0
Oregon State1–7–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Cal claims a loss to Oregon as a victory, as "Oregon forfeited due to ineligible player."[3]: 168 

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 18 Arizona State
W 17–971,005
September 15at Arizona
W 10–752,124[4]
September 22San Jose State*
W 13–10
September 29No. 11 Michigan*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 10–1457,000
October 6at Oregon
L 14–1936,636[5]
October 13Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–029,000[6]
October 20at UCLA
L 27–2840,546
October 27No. 3 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–2476,780[7]
November 3No. 16 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 24–2825,000[8]
November 10at Washington State
W 45–1322,055[9]
November 17at Stanford
W 21–1485,577
December 15vs. Temple*
L 17–2840,207
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Note: Oregon forfeited victory due to use of ineligible player.

[10]

Personnel

1979 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QBEric Anderson
C54Rick AndersonSr
OLBrian Bailey
RBAllen Blackmon
WRMatt Bouza
WRMichael Buggs
QB19Rich CampbellJr
QB11Rick DisneyJr
WR99Floyd EddingsJr
QBDrew Field
OLMike Harmon
OLDave Heck
RBPaul Jones (C)
RBEdgardo Mixco
RBDave Palmer
WRTyrone Portee
WR88Jack RoseSr
TEJoe Rose
OT73Harvey SalemFr
RBDave Sarnas
WR18Holden SmithJr
OLBruce Sorenson
TEDon Sprague
RB31John TuggleFr
WR6Greg WoodardFr
RBTyran Wright
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DBAhmad Anderson
LB38Greg BracelinSr
DT90Reggie CampFr
DBDarnell Chapman
DB27Ron CoccimiglioJr
LBRich Dixon
DLPat Graham
LBRon Hill
LB55Stan HollowaySr
DLKirk Karacozoff
LBUlysses Madison
DLDupre Marshall
DT70Daryle SkaugstadSr
DT96Rich StachowskiFr
DB2Anthony WashingtonSr
DBFred Williams
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K1Joe CooperSo
K45Mick LuckhurstJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

At Washington State

1234Total
• California71771445
Washington State600713
Scoring summary
1CALCampbell 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick)CAL 7-0
1WSUDeSanto 22 yard field goalCAL 7-3
1WSUDeSanto 26 yard field goalCAL 7-6
2CALDixon 78 yard interception return (Luckhurst kick)CAL 14-6
2CALLuckhurst 34 yard field goalCAL 17-6
2CALAnderson 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick)CAL 24-6
3CALBouza 1 yard pass from Campbell (Luckhurst kick)CAL 31-6
4CALCampbell 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick)CAL 38-6
4CALWright 2 yard pass from Anderson (Luckhurst kick)CAL 45-6
4WSUMaxey 25 yard pass from Casper (DeSanto kick)CAL 45-13

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At Stanford

California Golden Bears (5–5) at Stanford Cardinals (5–4–1)
Period1234Total
California1400721
Stanford077014

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

  • Date: November 17
  • Game attendance: 85,577
  • Referee: John Barger
  • [12]
Game information

Cal stopped Stanford on the two-yard line with 40 seconds left to claim victory.[13]

References


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