The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first year under head coach Jeff Tedford , the Golden Bears compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 427 to 318.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,815 passing yards, Joe Igber with 1,130 rushing yards, and Lashaun Ward with 709 receiving yards.[3] [4]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:30 p.m. Baylor * KRON W 70–2227,185 September 7 3:30 p.m. New Mexico State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA KRON W 34–1324,692 September 14 9:00 a.m. at No. 15 Michigan State * ESPN2 W 46–2272,634 September 21 2:00 p.m. Air Force * No. 23 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 21–2331,816 September 28 2:00 p.m. No. 16 Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 38–4829,297 October 5 12:30 p.m. at No. 12 Washington W 34–2771,337 October 12 3:30 p.m. at No. 20 USC FSN L 28–3063,113 October 19 4:00 p.m. UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) TBS W 17–1246,697 October 26 1:00 p.m. at Oregon State L 13–2436,603 November 9 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 Arizona State FSN W 55–3840,769 November 16 12:30 p.m. Arizona California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 41–5228,808 November 23 12:30 p.m. Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) W 30–771,224 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Baylor 1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 7 0 8 7 22 • California 35 14 0 21 70
Date: August 31Location: California Memorial Stadium , Berkeley, CA Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:33Game attendance: 27,185Game weather: Sunny; 72 °F (22 °C); wind 3–5 mph (4.8–8.0 km/h) WReferee: Jim FogltanceTelevision network: KRONScoring summary Q1 14:40 CAL Gray 71 yard pass from Williams (Jensen kick) CAL 7–0 Q1 12:58 CAL McArthur 4 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) CAL 14–0 Q1 8:19 CAL Igber 8 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) CAL 21–0 Q1 1:49 CAL Nixon 100 yard interception return (Jensen kick) CAL 28–0 Q1 :57 CAL Powell 26 yard interception return (Jensen kick) CAL 35–0 Q1 :00 BAY Newhouse 85 yard pass from Karas (Andino kick) CAL 35–7 Q2 10:41 CAL Manderino 18 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) CAL 42–7 Q2 1:16 CAL McArthur 5 yard run (Jensen kick) CAL 49–7 Q3 :31 BAY Golden 1 yard run (Ricks run) CAL 49–15 Q4 12:12 CAL Boller 3 yard run (Jensen kick) CAL 56–14 Q4 10:06 CAL Ward 52 yard pass from Robertson (Jensen kick) CAL 63–14 Q4 4:16 CAL O'Keith 2 yard run (Jensen kick) CAL 70–15 Q4 1:31 BAY Armstrong 6 yard run (Andino kick) CAL 70–22
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Roster 2002 California Golden Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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