1996 California Golden Bears football team

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1996 California Golden Bears football
Script California.svg
Aloha Bowl, L 38–42 vs. Navy
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Holmoe (1st season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Arizona State $  8 –0   11 –1  
No. 16 Washington  7 –1   9 –3  
Stanford  5 –3   7 –5  
UCLA  4 –4   5 –6  
Oregon  3 –5   6 –5  
California  3 –5   6 –6  
USC  3 –5   6 –6  
Arizona  3 –5   5 –6  
Washington State  3 –5   5 –6  
Oregon State  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored by their opponents 407 to 382. [1] [2]

Contents

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at San Jose State *
W 45–2522,647
September 14 San Diego State *
W 42–3737,000 [4]
September 21 Nevada *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 33–1538,000 [5]
September 28 Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–4234,000 [6]
October 5at No. 17 USC
ABC W 22–1551,511 [7]
October 19at Washington State No. 19
L 18–2127,182 [8]
October 26 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 29–3854,000
November 2 Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 56–55 4OT35,000 [9]
November 9at No. 4 Arizona State
L 7–3574,963 [5]
November 16at Oregon
L 23–4037,833 [10]
November 23 Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 21–4270,500
December 25vs. Navy *
ABCL 38–4230,411
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
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Roster

1996 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense 79 Kursten Sheridan OT 6-6 290 JR 80 Brian Stumpf WR 6-3 180 FR 82 Ryan Horning TE 6-4 195 FR 84 Joel Young WR 6-2 175 FR 85 Eric Brandon TE 6-5 235 SO 87 Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR 88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FR
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3 Bobby Shaw Jr
WR 4Na'il BenjaminSr
QB 18 Pat Barnes Sr
TE 44 Tony Gonzalez Jr
FB 45Brent MaliliSr
C 62 Jeremy Newberry So
G 64 John Welbourn So
OT 65Brian ShieldsJr
OT 66Todd StewartSr
OT 77 Tarik Glenn Sr
WR 81 Dameane Douglas So
WR 83Mike BaettaSr
Defense 47 Josh Trowbridge LB 6-4 225 SO 48 Brandon Whiting DT 6-3 280 JR 50 Fa'avae Fa'avae LB 5-9 205 FR 51 Rasheed Hibler LB 6-3 235 JR 52 Evan Collins DT-DE 6-5 280 SR 54 Sean Paga LB 6-1 215 FR 55 Justin Oakes LB 6-1 225 FR 90 Rashawn Davis DL 6-4 290 FR 92 Brent Jones DT 6-3 275 SR 96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR 97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR 99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FR
Pos.#NameClass
S 9 Marquis Smith So
CB 24 Kato Serwanga Jr
DE 33John McLaughlinJr
DL 93Zachary SweetFr
DE 95 Jeremiah Parker Fr
DE 98 Jerry DeLoach Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P, PK 4 Ryan Longwell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

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