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-
1981 Season Highlights
Roger Theder enters his 4th season as Head Coach at California.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Texas A&M
28
29
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Georgia
13
27
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Arizona
14
13
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
San Jose State
24
27
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Washington
26
27
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Arizona State
17
45
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
UCLA
6
34
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Oregon State
45
3
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Southern California
3
21
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Washington State
0
19
L
@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Stanford
21
42
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 197
Scoring Average 17.9
Points Allowed 287
Defense Average 26.1
Opponents Record 80-46
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-5
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.