1981 California Golden Bears football team

1981 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Roger Theder (4th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1980 1982  →

1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Washington $	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 USC	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Washington State	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
UCLA	5	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 and 2–6 in conference. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Texas A&M *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 28–29
September 12	at No. 6 Georgia *	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 13–27	79,400
September 19	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 14–13	40,096	[3]
September 26	San Jose State *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 24–27
October 10	Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 26–27	33,600	[4]
October 17	at No. 17 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 17–45
October 24	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 6–34	41,637
October 31	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 45–3	25,000	[5]
November 7	No. 3 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 3–21	74,000	[6]
November 14	at No. 17 Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 0–9	31,000	[7]
November 21	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 21–42	84,536
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1981 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. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
3. Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 107.
4. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 198.
5. "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
6. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
7. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
8. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.