1969 California Golden Bears football team

1969 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Ray Willsey (6th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1968 1970  →

1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
No. 19 Stanford	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Oregon	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
California	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 in Pac-8, sixth) and were outscored 182 to 180. ^{[1] [2]} Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Dave Penhall with 874 passing yards, Gary Fowler with 741 rushing yards, and Jim Fraser with 335 receiving yards. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		No. 4 Texas *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–17	31,000–33,702	[4]
September 27	10:30 a.m.	at No. 10 Indiana *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 17–14	52,904
October 4	1:31 p.m.	Rice *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–21	36,391	[5]
October 11	1:32 p.m.	Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 44–13	34,176
October 18	1:28 p.m.	at No. 8 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–32	38,998
October 25	1:30 p.m.	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 17–0	16,700
November 1	1:30 p.m.	No. 6 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 9–14	51,009
November 8	1:30 p.m.	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 3–35	22,471
November 15	1:31 p.m.	San Jose State *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–7	18,001
November 22	1:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 28–29	80,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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References

1. "1969 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. "1969 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. "Longhorns follow three-way street to easy 17–0 victory over punchless Bears". The Sacramento Bee. September 21, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cal explodes by Rice in final two minutes". The Fresno Bee. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "1969 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results".
7. "1969-70 California Golden Bears; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
8. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.