1971 California Golden Bears football team

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1971 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 USC 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
No. 19 Washington 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
California 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Oregon State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –12 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 in Pac-8, third), and were outscored 262 to 186. [1] [2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

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California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Jay Cruze with 1,284 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 686 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 579 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at No. 7 Arkansas *
L 20–5154,176 [4]
September 18 West Virginia *
W 20–1023,001–25,000 [5] [6]
September 25 San Jose State *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1019,851 [7]
October 2at No. 14 Ohio State *
L 3–3586,280 [8]
October 9 Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 30–2733,561 [9]
October 16at Washington State
W 24–2312,600 [10]
October 23at UCLA
W 31–2430,741 [11]
October 30No. 20 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2854,000 [12]
November 6No. 20 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–3036,517 [13]
November 13at Oregon
W 17–1018,500 [14]
November 20at No. 18 Stanford
L 0–1486,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[16]

Personnel

1971 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Jay Cruze
WR Steve Sweeney
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Scott Stringer Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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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.
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  4. ↑ "Arkansas vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cal zaps Mountaineers". Oakland Tribune. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "California vs West Virginia Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ohio State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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  11. ↑ "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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