1971 California Golden Bears football team

The 1971 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 186.[1][2]

1971 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
1971 record6–5 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 1 0  9 3 0
No. 20 USC 3 2 1  6 4 1
No. 19 Washington 4 3 0  8 3 0
California 4 3 0  6 5 0
Oregon State 3 3 0  5 6 0
Oregon 2 4 0  5 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0  4 7 0
UCLA 1 4 1  2 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Jay Cruze with 1,284 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 686 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 579 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at No. 7 Arkansas*L 20–5154,176[4]
September 18West Virginia*W 20–1023,001[5]
September 25San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1019,851[6]
October 2at No. 14 Ohio State*L 3–3586,280[7]
October 9Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 30–2733,561[8]
October 16at Washington StateW 24–2312,600[9]
October 23at UCLAW 31–2430,741[10]
October 30No. 20 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2854,000[11]
November 6No. 20 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–3036,517[12]
November 13at OregonW 17–1018,500[13]
November 20at No. 18 StanfordL 0–1486,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1971 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Jay Cruze
WR Steve Sweeney
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "1971 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    2. "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    3. "1971 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    4. "Arkansas vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    5. "California vs West Virginia Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    6. "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    7. "Ohio State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    8. "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    9. "Washington State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    10. "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    11. "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    12. "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    13. "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    14. "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    15. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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