2004 California Golden Bears football team

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2004 California Golden Bears football
California Golden Bears logo.svg
Holiday Bowl, L 31–45 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George Cortez (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Bob Gregory (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2003
2005  →
2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 USC † $  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 9 California  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 19 Arizona State  5 –3   9 –3  
Oregon State  5 –3   7 –5  
UCLA  4 –4   6 –6  
Oregon  4 –4   5 –6  
Washington State  3 –5   5 –6  
Stanford  2 –6   4 –7  
Arizona  2 –6   3 –8  
Washington  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 Championships, due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 441 to 192. [1] [2]

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The Golden Bears were ranked No. 4 at the end of the regular season, its only loss having been No. 1 USC by a 23–17 score. In that game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers set a school record for consecutive completed passes with 26 and tied an NCAA record with 23 consecutive passes completed in one game. He set a Cal single-game record for passing completion percentage of 85.3. Rodgers' performance set up the Golden Bears at first and goal with 1:47 remaining and a chance for the game-winning touchdown. On the first play of USC's goal-line stand, Rodgers threw an incomplete pass. This was followed by a second-down sack by Manuel Wright. [3] After a timeout and Rodgers' incomplete pass on third down, USC stopped Cal's run play to win the game. [3] Rodgers commented that it was "frustrating that we couldn't get the job done." [3]

After Texas was picked over Cal for a Rose Bowl berth, the fourth-ranked Bears were awarded a spot in the Holiday Bowl, which they lost to Texas Tech, 45–31.

The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Rodgers with 2,566 passing yards, J. J. Arrington with 2,018 rushing yards, and Geoff McArthur with 862 receiving yards. [4] Three California players received first-team honors on the 2004 College Football All-America Team: running back J. J. Arrington (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS); offensive lineman Marvin Philip (SI); and defensive lineman Ryan Riddle (TSN, SI).

After the season, Rodgers decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2005 NFL draft. He was drafted in the first round by the Green Bay Packers. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 49:00 a.m.at Air Force *No. 12
 ESPN2 W 56–1450,075
September 113:30 p.m. New Mexico State *No. 12
 KRON W 41–1458,949
October 21:00 p.m.at Oregon State No. 10
 FSN W 49–736,003
October 912:30 p.m.at No. 1 USC No. 7
 ABC L 17–2390,008
October 164:00 p.m. UCLA No. 8
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
 TBS W 45–2869,898
October 234:00 p.m.at Arizona No. 7
W 38–052,049
October 307:00 p.m.No. 20 Arizona State No. 7
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
TBSW 27–052,652
November 612:30 p.m. Oregon No. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCW 28–2765,615
November 1312:30 p.m.at Washington No. 5
W 42–1263,451
November 2012:30 p.m. Stanford No. 4
FSNW 41–672,981
December 44:30 p.m.at Southern Mississippi *No. 4
 ESPN W 26–1627,480
December 305:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Texas Tech *No. 4
ESPNL 31–4563,711
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[6]

Roster and Coaching Staff

2004 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Noah Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 2 Marcus O'Keith Redshirt.svg  So
QB 3Steve Levy Redshirt.svg  So
WR 4David Gray Redshirt.svg  So
QB 8 Aaron Rodgers Jr
RB 24 Marshawn Lynch Fr
RB 30 J. J. Arrington Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Worrell Williams Fr
DB 2Bernard HicksFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 5Anthony Binswanger Redshirt.svg  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • George Cortez (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
  • Bob Gregory (defensive coordinator/outside linebackers)
  • Pete Alamar (special teams/tight ends)
  • Ken Delgado (defensive line)
  • Ron Gould (running backs)
  • Eric Kiesau (wide receivers)
  • Jim Michalczik (assistant head coach/offensive line)
  • Justin Wilcox (linebackers)
  • J. D. Williams (secondary)
  • Mike McHugh (director of football operations)
  • Bert Watts (graduate assistant - defense)
  • Kevin Daft (graduate assistant - offense)
  • Jim Sterbick (offensive assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2017

Game summaries

At Air Force

1234Total
No. 12 Golden Bears147142156
Falcons770014

New Mexico State

1234Total
Aggies070714
No. 12 Golden Bears6217741

At Oregon State

1234Total
No. 10 Golden Bears21771449
Beavers70007

At No. 1 USC (College Gameday)

1234Total
No. 7 Golden Bears0107017
No. 1 Trojans1067023

UCLA (Rivalry)

1234Total
Bruins01401428
No. 8 Golden Bears71471745

At Arizona

1234Total
No. 7 Golden Bears72101038
Wildcats00000

No. 20 Arizona State

1234Total
No. 20 Sun Devils00000
No. 7 Golden Bears1037727

Oregon

1234Total
Ducks2070027
No. 4 Golden Bears1470728

At Washington

1234Total
No. 5 Golden Bears07211442
Huskies336012

Stanford (The Big Game)

1234Total
Cardinal30306
•No. 4 Golden Bears100102141
  • Source:
Scoring summary
18:45CAL Robert Jordan 29 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 7-0
12:34CALTom Schneider 42 yard field goalCAL 10-0
10:20STANMike Sgroi 21 yard field goalCAL 10-3
38:38CALTom Schneider 28 yard field goalCAL 13-3
33:22CAL Marshawn Lynch 55 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 20-3
31:18STANMike Sgroi 44 yard field goalCAL 20-6
412:53CAL J.J. Arrington 9 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 27-6
49:26CALBurl Toler 20 yard pass from Marshawn Lynch (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 34-6
43:05CALReggie Robertson 5 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 41-6

At Southern Miss

1234Total
No. 4 Golden Bears0143926
Golden Eagles703616

Vs. No. 20 Texas Tech (2004 Holiday Bowl)

1234Total
No. 20 Red Raiders71714745
No. 4 Golden Bears14031431

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References

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