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-
1979 Season Highlights
Roger Theder enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Arizona State
17
9
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Arizona
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
San Jose State
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Michigan
10
14
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Oregon
14
19
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Oregon State
45
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
UCLA
27
28
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Southern California
14
24
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Washington
24
28
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Washington State
45
13
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Stanford
21
14
W
Sat., Dec. 15
Temple
17
28
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Garden State Bowl
1979 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 257
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 194
Defense Average 16.2
Opponents Record 72-62
Conference Record 5-4
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 4-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.