2005 California Golden Bears football team
American college football season
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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.
| 2005 California Golden Bears football | |
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Las Vegas Bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 35–28 vs. BYU | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| Record | 8–4 (4–4 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George Cortez (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Gregory (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 the Golden Bears subsequently stumbled, losing 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* | No. 19 | CSN | W 41–3 | 65,938 | [2] | |
| September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Washington | No. 16 | ABC | W 56–17 | 57,775 | ||
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Illinois* | No. 15 |
| W 35–20 | 57,657 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | No. 13 | ESPN | W 41–13 | 11,312 | ||
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 12 |
| TBS | W 28–0 | 55,944 | |
| October 8 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 20 UCLA | No. 10 | TBS | L 40–47 | 84,811 | ||
| October 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 18 |
| ABC | L 20–23 | 57,174 | |
| October 22 | 7:15 p.m. | Washington State | No. 25 |
| FSN | W 42–38 | 52,569 | |
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Oregon | No. 23 | ABC | L 20–27 OT | 58,309 | ||
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 1 USC |
| ABC | L 10–35 | 72,981 | ||
| November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford | ABC | W 27–3 | 71,743 | |||
| December 22 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. BYU* | ESPN | W 35–28 | 40,053 | |||
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Game summaries
Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • California | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Washington | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: September 10
- Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
- Source: ESPN
| 1 | 14:40 | Washington | Sonny Shackleford 56-yard pass from Isaiah Stanback (Evan Knudson kick) | Washington 7-0 |
| 1 | 2:16 | California | Robert Jordan 9-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) | Tie 7-7 |
| 2 | 11:43 | California | Robert Jordan 24-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) | California 14-7 |
| 2 | 8:25 | Washington | Evan Knudson 46-yard field goal | California 14-10 |
| 2 | 2:50 | California | Robert Jordan 58-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) | California 21-10 |
| 2 | 1:57 | California | David Gray 14-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) | California 28-10 |
| 3 | 11:07 | Washington | Craig Chambers 39-yard pass from Isaiah Stanback (Evan Knudson kick) | California 28-17 |
| 3 | 1:43 | California | Marcus O'Keith 5-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) | California 35-17 |
| 4 | 7:20 | California | Marcus O'Keith 71-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) | California 42-17 |
| 4 | 6:25 | California | Dante Hughes 41-yard interception return (Tom Schneider kick) | California 49-17 |
| 4 | :00 | California | Justin Forsett 35-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) | California 56-17 |
USC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • USC | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| California | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
- Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • California | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Stanford | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Date: November 19
- Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
- Game start: 4:00 p.m. PST
| 1 | 9:05 | CAL | DeSean Jackson 56-yard pass from Steve Levy (kick blocked) | CAL 6-0 |
| 2 | 9:54 | STAN | Mike Sgroi 37-yard field goal | CAL 6-3 |
| 3 | 9:33 | CAL | Justin Forsett 21-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) | CAL 13-3 |
| 4 | 7:14 | CAL | Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) | CAL 20-3 |
| 4 | 3:31 | CAL | Craig 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]