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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  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
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
  Record2-9
  Points Scored197
  Scoring Average17.9
  Points Allowed287
  Defense Average26.1
  Opponents Record80-46
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record1-5
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 10-2281171Won  28-06-2185147  Don James
Arizona State 9-2394193 5-2226131  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 9-3294170Lost  10-265-2178106  John Robinson
Washington State 8-3-1297197Lost  36-385-2-1183128  Jim Walden
UCLA 7-4-1302197Lost  14-335-2-1223124  Terry Donahue
Arizona 6-5253205 4-4151151  Larry Smith
Stanford 4-7314281 4-4270202  Paul Wiggin
California 2-9197287 2-6132204  Roger Theder
Oregon 2-9155247 1-685185  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 1-10145469 0-775330  Joe Avezzano

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 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.