1982 California Golden Bears football team

1982 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1982 record 7–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach Joe Kapp (1st season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,662)
1982 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 7 Washington 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 15 USC 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
California 4 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
Oregon 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –1
Oregon State 0 –7 –1  1 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play. A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 at Colorado* Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 31–17   33,835[3]
September 18 San Diego State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California W 28–0   35,000[4]
September 25 No. 14 Arizona State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California L 0–15   35,673[5]
October 2 San Jose State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California W 26–7   37,136[6]
October 9 at No. 1 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle L 7–50   56,500[7]
October 16 Oregon California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California W 10–7   31,736[8]
October 23 No. 11 UCLA California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California (Rivalry) L 31–47   51,600[9]
October 30 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon W 28–14   25,000[10]
November 6 at No. 16 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–42   54,670[11]
November 13 Washington State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California W 34–14   34,060[12]
November 20 Stanford California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California (85th Big Game) USA W 25–20   75,662[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Roster

1982 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Gale Gilbert So
TE 86 David Lewis Jr
T 73 Harvey Salem Sr
QB 11 J Torchio Jr
FB 31 John Tuggle Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 90 Reggie Camp Sr
LB 80 Ron Rivera Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Joe Cooper Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1982 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. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Colorado vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "California vs San Diego State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "California vs Arizona State 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. ↑ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Oregon State 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 State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.


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