1972 California Golden Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1972 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (3–4 in Pac-8, fifth) and were outscored 314 to 228.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 Pac-8)
Headcoach
- Mike White (1st season)
HomestadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–4 Pac-8) |
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| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 1 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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California's statistical leaders on offense were sophomore quarterback Steve Bartkowski with 944 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 434 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 785 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at No. 2 Colorado* | L 10–20 | 50,751 | [4] | ||
| September 16 | Washington State | W 37–23 | 30,794 | [5] | ||
| September 23 | 1:35 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| L 10–17 | 28,000–28,691 | [6] |
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Missouri* | L 27–34 | 41,000 | [7] | |
| October 7 | 1:31 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State* |
| L 18–35 | 45,000 | [8] |
| October 14 | 1:31 p.m. | at No. 1 USC | L 14–42 | 56,488 | [9] | |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 11 UCLA |
| L 13–49 | 30,563 | [10] |
| October 28 | at Washington | L 21–35 | 56,300 | [11] | ||
| November 4 | 1:32 p.m. | Oregon |
| W 31–12 | 23,565 | [12][13] |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | L 23–26 | 16,624 | [14] | |
| November 18 | 1:33 p.m. | Stanford |
| W 24–21 | 68,000 | [15] |
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Game summaries
Stanford
Stanford Cardinals at California Golden Bears
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| Stanford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| California | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
- Date: November 18, 1972
- Game attendance: 68,000
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 19.
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- 75th meeting between the schools
- Steve Sweeney set single season conference record for receiving touchdowns, tied the single season school record and set the school career record for receptions.[18]
Roster
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