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California Football Team History


California Golden Bears
University of California
 Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Roger Theder
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Roger Theder enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at California.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Florida  13   41   L    @ Tampa, FL   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Army  19   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Arizona  24   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Michigan  13   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Oregon  31   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Oregon State  27   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. UCLA  9   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Southern California  7   60   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Arizona State  6   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Washington State  17   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Stanford  28   23   W       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored194
  Scoring Average17.6
  Points Allowed328
  Defense Average29.8
  Opponents Record66-53
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-5
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1980 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 9-3333198Lost  6-236-1198119  Don James
UCLA 9-2306135 5-2175107  Terry Donahue
Arizona State 7-4311216 5-3224156  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 8-2-1265134 4-2-117894  John Robinson
Oregon 6-3-2263193 4-3-1189170  Rich Brooks
Stanford 6-5312275 3-4214196  Paul Wiggin
Arizona 5-6215275 3-4131202  Larry Smith
Washington State 4-7287271 3-4185163  Jim Walden
California 3-8194328 3-5149223  Roger Theder
Oregon State 0-11108386 0-877290  Joe Avezzano

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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