2005 California Golden Bears football team

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2005 California Golden Bears football
California Golden Bears logo.svg
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 35–28 vs. BYU
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record8–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Cortez (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Gregory (4th season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 67,537)
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 USC † $  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 13 Oregon  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 16 UCLA  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 25 California  4 –4   8 –4  
Arizona State  4 –4   7 –5  
Stanford  4 –4   5 –6  
Oregon State  3 –5   5 –6  
Arizona  2 –6   3 –8  
Washington State  1 –7   4 –7  
Washington  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) and 1 loss due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.

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At the beginning of the season quarterback Nate Longshore was chosen to succeed Aaron Rodgers as the starting quarterback. However he was injured during the first game of the season and replaced by Joe Ayoob for the next nine games. The Bears got off to their best start, at 5–0, since Steve Mariucci coached them in 1996. But then stumbled and lost four of their next five games. Third string quarterback Steve Levy, replaced Ayoob, and was named as the starter for the Big Game. Levy played as fullback during the previous season, in his first time as a starter he led the team to defeat Stanford 27-3. [1] The team ended up in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, where they beat BYU, 35–28.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 32:00 p.m. Sacramento State *No. 19
 CSN W 41–365,938 [2]
September 1012:30 p.m.at Washington No. 16
 ABC W 56–1757,775
September 172:00 p.m. Illinois *No. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 35–2057,657
September 237:00 p.m.at New Mexico State *No. 13
 ESPN W 41–1311,312
October 12:30 p.m. Arizona No. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
 TBS W 28–055,944
October 84:30 p.m.at No. 20 UCLA No. 10
TBSL 40–4784,811
October 1512:30 p.m. Oregon State No. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCL 20–2357,174
October 227:15 p.m. Washington State No. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
 FSN W 42–3852,569
November 512:30 p.m.at No. 15 Oregon No. 23
ABCL 20–27 OT58,309
November 1212:30 p.m.No. 1 USC
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCL 10–3572,981
November 194:00 p.m.at Stanford
ABCW 27–371,743
December 225:00 p.m.vs. BYU *
ESPNW 35–2840,053
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponent not played this season: Arizona State

Game summaries

Washington

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Scoring summary
114:40WashingtonSonny Shackleford 56-yard pass from Isaiah Stanback (Evan Knudson kick)Washington 7-0
12:16California Robert Jordan 9-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick)Tie 7-7
211:43CaliforniaRobert Jordan 24-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick)California 14-7
28:25WashingtonEvan Knudson 46-yard field goalCalifornia 14-10
22:50CaliforniaRobert Jordan 58-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick)California 21-10
21:57CaliforniaDavid Gray 14-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick)California 28-10
311:07WashingtonCraig Chambers 39-yard pass from Isaiah Stanback (Evan Knudson kick)California 28-17
31:43CaliforniaMarcus O'Keith 5-yard run (Tom Schneider kick)California 35-17
47:20CaliforniaMarcus O'Keith 71-yard run (Tom Schneider kick)California 42-17
46:25California Dante Hughes 41-yard interception return (Tom Schneider kick)California 49-17
4:00California Justin Forsett 35-yard run (Tom Schneider kick)California 56-17

USC

#1 USC at California
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Cal then hosted the #1-ranked USC Trojans, led by head coach Pete Carroll and an offense including Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart and running back Reggie Bush. [3] The Trojans scored first after Ayoob's first of four interceptions in the game, on a LenDale White rush. Ayoob recovered after the interception, and led the Bears to a field goal to cut their deficit to four at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Leinart rushed for a pair of touchdowns to give the Trojans a 21–3 lead at half-time. After a pair of White rushing touchdowns, the Bears scored again on a Chris Manderino rush that ended scoring in the game, with the Trojans winning 35–10. With the win, the Trojans clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title. [4]

Stanford

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  • Source:
Scoring summary
19:05CAL DeSean Jackson 56-yard pass from Steve Levy (kick blocked)CAL 6-0
29:54STANMike Sgroi 37-yard field goalCAL 6-3
39:33CAL Justin Forsett 21-yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 13-3
47:14CAL Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 20-3
43:31CALCraig Stevens 14-yard pass from Terrell Williams (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 27-3

Steve Levy had 125 yards passing and Marshawn Lynch had 123 yards running. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (California)" . Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Golden Bears know USC can be beaten". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Leinart, Trojans get latest win at site of last loss". ESPN. November 12, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
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