2002 California Golden Bears football team
American college football season
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The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 427 to 318.[1][2]
ConferencePacific-10
Record7–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Jeff Tedford (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorGeorge Cortez (1st season)
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| Conference | Pacific-10 |
| Record | 7–5 (4–4 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George Cortez (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Gregory (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington State $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 USC %+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,815 passing yards, Joe Igber with 1,130 rushing yards, and Lashaun Ward with 709 receiving yards.[3] Despite finishing the season with a 7–5 record, the Bears did not participate in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | Baylor* | KRON | W 70–22 | 27,185 | ||
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State* |
| KRON | W 34–13 | 24,692 | |
| September 14 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 15 Michigan State* | ESPN2 | W 46–22 | 72,634 | ||
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force* | No. 23 |
| L 21–23 | 31,816 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Washington State |
| L 38–48 | 29,297 | ||
| October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Washington | W 34–27 | 71,337 | |||
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 20 USC | FSN | L 28–30 | 63,113 | ||
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA |
| TBS | W 17–12 | 46,697 | |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | L 13–24 | 36,603 | |||
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Arizona State | FSN | W 55–38 | 40,769 | ||
| November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona |
| L 41–52 | 28,808 | ||
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Stanford |
| W 30–7 | 71,224 | ||
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Game summaries
Baylor
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Baylor | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| • California | 35 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 70 |
- Date: August 31
- Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
- Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3:33
- Game attendance: 27,185
- Game weather: Sunny; 72 °F (22 °C); wind 3–5 mph (4.8–8.0 km/h) W
- Referee: Jim Fogltance
- Television network: KRON
| Q1 | 14:40 | CAL | Gray 71 yard pass from Williams (Jensen kick) | CAL 7–0 |
| Q1 | 12:58 | CAL | McArthur 4 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 14–0 |
| Q1 | 8:19 | CAL | Igber 8 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 21–0 |
| Q1 | 1:49 | CAL | Nixon 100 yard interception return (Jensen kick) | CAL 28–0 |
| Q1 | :57 | CAL | Powell 26 yard interception return (Jensen kick) | CAL 35–0 |
| Q1 | :00 | BAY | Newhouse 85 yard pass from Karas (Andino kick) | CAL 35–7 |
| Q2 | 10:41 | CAL | Manderino 18 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 42–7 |
| Q2 | 1:16 | CAL | McArthur 5 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 49–7 |
| Q3 | :31 | BAY | Golden 1 yard run (Ricks run) | CAL 49–15 |
| Q4 | 12:12 | CAL | Boller 3 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 56–14 |
| Q4 | 10:06 | CAL | Ward 52 yard pass from Robertson (Jensen kick) | CAL 63–14 |
| Q4 | 4:16 | CAL | O'Keith 2 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 70–15 |
| Q4 | 1:31 | BAY | Armstrong 6 yard run (Andino kick) | CAL 70–22 |
Roster
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