1974 California Golden Bears football team

1974 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1974 record 7–3–1 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Mike White (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Roger Theder
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
1974 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –1  10 –1 –1
Stanford 5 –1 –1  5 –4 –2
California 4 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
UCLA 4 –2 –1  6 –3 –2
Washington 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon State 3 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Washington State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–2–1 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 276 to 213. The Golden Bears did not participate in a bowl game.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Bartkowski with 2,580 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 791 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 938 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 14 at Florida* Florida Field • Gainesville, FL L 17–21   –
September 21 San Jose State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 17–16   –
September 28 Army* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 27–14   –
October 5 at No. 14 Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 31–14   –
October 12 Oregon California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 40–10   37,268[4]
October 19 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 17–14   23,075[5]
October 26 UCLA No. 20 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) L 3–28   48,777
November 2 at No. 6 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 15–15   53,921[6]
November 9 at Washington No. 18 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 52–26   54,500[7]
November 16 Washington State No. 19 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 37–33   26,573[8]
November 23 Stanford No. 19 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (77th Big Game) L 20–22   71,866
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1975 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Steve BartkowskiQuarterback11Atlanta Falcons
Dallas HickmanDefensive End9228Washington Redskins
Howard StricklandRunning Back11281Los Angeles Rams

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References

  1. ↑ "1974 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. ↑ "1974 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 134.
  5. ↑ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
  6. ↑ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  7. ↑ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 197.
  8. ↑ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
  10. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm
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