1972 California Golden Bears football team

1972 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1972 record 3–8 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach Mike White (1st season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
1972 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 USC $ 7 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 15 UCLA 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 19 Washington State 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 3 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 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 1972 college football season. In their first year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (3–4 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 314 to 228.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Bartkowski with 944 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 434 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 785 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 at No. 2 Colorado* Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 10–20   50,751[4]
September 16 Washington State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 37–23   30,794[5]
September 23 San Jose State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 10–17   28,691[6]
September 30 at Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 27–34   41,000[7]
October 7 No. 3 Ohio State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 18–35   45,000[8]
October 14 at No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 14–42   56,488[9]
October 21 No. 11 UCLA California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) L 13–49   30,563[10]
October 28 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 21–35   56,300[11]
November 4 Oregon California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 31–12   23,565[12]
November 11 at Oregon State Civic Stadium • Portland, OR L 23–26   16,624[13]
November 18 Stanford California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (75th Big Game) W 24–21   68,000[14]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Roster

1972 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Steve Bartkowski So
QB 15 Vince Ferragamo Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 69 Bob Kampa Sr
DE 95 Jeff Sevy So
DT 90 Bob Swenson So
LB 18 Loren Toews Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5 Ray Wersching Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1972 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. ↑ "1972 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Colorado vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ↑ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  6. ↑ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Missouri vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "California vs Ohio State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "USC vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "California vs Stanford 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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