1971 California Golden Bears football team

1971 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1971 record 6–5 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach Ray Willsey (8th season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
1971 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 USC 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
No. 19 Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –1  2 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1971 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 186.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jay Cruze with 1,284 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 686 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 579 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 11 at No. 7 Arkansas* War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR L 20–51   54,176[4]
September 18 West Virginia* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 20–10   23,001[5]
September 25 San Jose State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 34–10   19,851[6]
October 2 at No. 14 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 3–35   86,280[7]
October 9 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 30–27   33,561[8]
October 16 at Washington State Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA W 24–23   12,600[9]
October 23 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) W 31–24   30,741[10]
October 30 No. 20 USC California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 0–28   54,000[11]
November 6 No. 20 Washington California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 7–30   36,517[12]
November 13 at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 17–10   18,500[13]
November 20 at No. 18 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (74th Big Game) L 0–14   86,000[14]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1971 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1971 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "California vs West Virginia Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ohio State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Washington State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  15. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
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