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American college football season
The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] [2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play . A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.
Schedule Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 at Colorado * W 31–1733,835 [3] September 18 San Diego State * W 28–035,000 [4] September 25 No. 14 Arizona State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 0–1535,673 [5] October 2 San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 26–737,136 [6] October 9 at No. 1 Washington ABC L 7–5056,500 [7] October 16 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 10–731,736 [8] October 23 No. 11 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 31–4751,600 [9] October 30 at Oregon State W 28–1425,000 [10] November 6 at No. 16 USC L 0–4254,670 [11] November 13 Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 34–1434,060 [12] November 20 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) USA W 25–20 75,662 [13] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster 1982 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 Injured Redshirt
Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers
Game summaries Stanford Stanford at California85th Big Game 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 0 0 14 6 20 • Golden Bears 0 10 0 15 25
Scoring summary 2 9:22 CAL Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal Cal 3–0 2 2:42 CAL Mariet Ford 29-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Joe Cooper kick) Cal 10–0 3 5:29 STAN Vincent White 2-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) Cal 10–7 3 1:42 STAN Vincent White 43-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) Stanford 14–10 4 13:28 CAL Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal Stanford 14–13 4 11:24 CAL Wes Howell 32 yard pass from Gale Gilbert (pass failed) Cal 19–14 4 5:32 STAN Mark Harmon 22-yard field goal Cal 19–17 4 0:04 STAN Mark Harmon 35-yard field goal Stanford 20–19 4 0:00 CAL Kevin Moen 25-yard kickoff return after numerous laterals (conversion not attempted) Cal 25–20
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1983 NFL draft [17]
References
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