1989 California Golden Bears football team

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1989 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Kent Baer (3rd season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1988
1990  
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 USC $ 6 0 19 2 1
No. 23 Washington 5 3 08 4 0
Oregon 5 3 08 4 0
No. 25 Arizona 5 3 08 4 0
Arizona State 3 3 16 4 1
Oregon State 3 4 14 7 1
Washington State 3 5 06 5 0
Stanford 3 5 03 8 0
UCLA 2 5 13 7 1
California 2 6 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 288 to 200. [1] [2]

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The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,738 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 560 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 746 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Oregon L 19–3535,854 [4]
September 16at No. 3 Miami (FL) *L 3–3156,931 [5]
September 23 Wisconsin *W 20–1436,000 [6]
September 30at UCLA L 6–2450,183 [7]
October 7 San Jose State *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–2131,000 [8]
October 14No. 10 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 15–3152,000 [9]
October 21 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 16–2920,000 [10]
October 28 Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–2529,000 [11]
November 4No. 15 Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 29–2829,000 [12]
November 11 Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 38–2633,000 [13]
November 18at Stanford L 14–2486,019 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Oregon

At Miami (FL)

California at #3 Miami (FL)
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Wisconsin

At UCLA

San Jose State

USC

Washington

Oregon State

Arizona

Washington State

At Stanford

Roster

1989 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Troy Auzenne
WR Mike Caldwell
QB Ron Flores
WR Mike Ford
OL Steve Gordon
TE Anthony Grandison
TE Ken Griggs
DB Tim Jenkins
RB Jeff Jones
QB Mike Pawlawski
WR Anthony Randolph
OL James Richards
OL Ernie Rogers
RB Bob Schnellenberg
WR Michael Smith
OL Tony Smith
TE Faasamala Tagaloa
WR Junior Tagaloa
QB Troy Taylor
WR Brian Treggs
RB Anthony Wallace
RB Kale Wedemeyer
TE, P Brent Woodall
RB Greg Zomalt
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Chidi Ahanotu
DL John Bell
DL Al Casner
DB Darrin Greer
DL Rhett Hall
DB Dwayne Jones
LB DeWayne Odom
LB David Ortega
DB Doug Parrish
LB Castle Redmond
DB Ray Sanders
LB Dan Slevin
DB David Wilson So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Robbie Keen
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "1989 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. "1989 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. "Oregon's veterans lift Ducks over Cal". The Bulletin. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miami pulls away from California, 31–3". The Tennessean. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Badgers fall to California". Herald-Times-Reporter. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Make no mistake, Bruins, Bears make plenty of errors". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bears may be coming out of the woods". The San Francisco Examiner. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cal's loss to Trojans solves fans' Series problem". Oakland Tribune. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cal finds another way to lose". The Press Democrat. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "OSU defeats Bears". The Press Democrat. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "California rallies to upset No. 15 Arizona". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Getting UnBearable". The News Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Cardinal sees red in Big win". The Modesto Bee. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "1989 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2025.