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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: Tom Holmoe
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Tom Holmoe enters his 1st season as Head Coach at California.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Houston  35   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Oklahoma  40   36   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Southern California  17   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Louisiana Tech  34   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Washington  3   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Washington State  37   63   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ UCLA  17   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Oregon State  33   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Arizona State  21   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Arizona  38   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Stanford  20   21   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored295
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed339
  Defense Average30.8
  Opponents Record74-53
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2477247Won  29-237-1292181  Bob Toledo
Washington State 10-2483296Lost  16-217-1297246  Mike Price
Arizona State 9-3324210Won  17-76-2233168  Bruce Snyder
Washington 8-4420259Won  51-235-3277186  Jim Lambright
Arizona 7-5317312Won  20-144-4222232  Dick Tomey
Southern California 6-5233233 4-4171181  John Robinson
Oregon 7-5380350Won  41-133-5241264  Mike Bellotti
Stanford 5-6276317 3-5198262  Tyrone Ty Willingham
California 3-8295339 1-7186259  Tom Holmoe
Oregon State 3-8195285 0-8112250  Mike Riley

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.