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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: Joe Kapp
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Joe Kapp enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at California.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Texas A&M  19   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ San Diego State  14   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. San Jose State  30   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Arizona  33   33   T       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Oregon  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Oregon State  45   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ UCLA  16   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Southern California  9   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Arizona State  26   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Washington State  6   16   L       
 Sun., Nov. 27  @ Stanford  27   18   W       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record5-5 -1
  Points Scored242
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed227
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record50-65
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record2-4
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-4-1309265Won  45-96-1-1211158  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-4285178Lost  10-135-217591  Don James
Washington State 7-4237211 5-3152156  Jim Walden
Arizona 7-3-1343188 4-3-1226157  Larry Smith
Southern California 4-6-1210238 4-3151128  Ted Tollner
Arizona State 6-4-1320200 3-3-1187128  Darryl D. Rogers
California 5-5-1242227 3-4-1179173  Joe Kapp
Oregon 4-6-1152224 3-3-182114  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 2-8-1171332 1-6-185245  Joe Avezzano
Stanford 1-10159293 1-7128226  Paul Wiggin

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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

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