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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: Mike White
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Mike White enters his 5th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Georgia  24   36   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Oklahoma  17   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Arizona State  31   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. San Jose State  43   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Oregon  27   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Oregon State  9   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. UCLA  19   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Southern California  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Washington  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Washington State  23   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Stanford  24   27   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored230
  Scoring Average20.9
  Points Allowed226
  Defense Average20.5
  Opponents Record70-54
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-4
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 11-1386139Won  14-67-024461  John Robinson
UCLA 9-2-1391173Lost  6-366-1270101  Terry Donahue
Stanford 6-5239284 5-2179174  Jack Christiansen
California 5-6230226 3-4115124  Mike White
Washington 5-6237207 3-4141142  Don James
Washington State 3-8240331 2-5139227  Jackie Sherrill
Oregon 4-7144271 1-679205  Don Read
Oregon State 2-10179325 1-677210  Craig Fertig

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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