1969 California Golden Bears football team

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1969 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1968
1970  →
1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 USC $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –1
No. 13 UCLA 5 –1 –18 –1 –1
No. 19 Stanford 5 –1 –17 –2 –1
Oregon State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Oregon 2 –3 –05 –5 –1
California 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Washington 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Washington State 0 –7 –01 –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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20No. 4 Texas *
L 0–1731,000 [4]
September 2710:30 a.m.at No. 10 Indiana *
W 17–1452,904 [5]
October 41:31 p.m. Rice *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 31–2136,391 [6]
October 111:32 p.m. Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 44–1334,000 [7]
October 181:28 p.m.at No. 8 UCLA
L 0–3238,998 [8]
October 251:30 p.m.at Washington State
W 17–016,700 [9]
November 11:30 p.m.No. 6 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 9–1451,000 [10]
November 81:30 p.m. Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–3522,000 [11]
November 151:31 p.m. San Jose State *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 31–718,000 [12]
November 221:30 p.m.at No. 14 Stanford
L 28–2980,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[14] [15] [16]

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. ↑ "Curtis guides California rally". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cal explodes by Rice in final two minutes". The Fresno Bee. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cal crushes Huskies, 44–13, Fowler races for three TDs". Independent Press-Telegram. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Chapin, D. (October 19, 1969). "Bruins' 32–0 avalanche wipes out doubt---and California". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   156308312 . Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Golden Bears whitewash WSU Cougars". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Troy Bears up just in time, wins 14–9". Independent Press-Telegram. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "OSU shreds Cal defense, 35–3". Eugene Register-Guard. November 9, 1969. p. 1B. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via Google News Archive.
  12. ↑ "Spartans hustle but Cal wins 31–7". The Fresno Bee. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Stanford wins a close one, edges Cal, 29–28". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1969 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results".
  15. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1969 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  16. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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