1987 California Golden Bears football team

1987 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1987 record 3–6–2 (2–3–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Bruce Snyder (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Kent Baer (1st season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
1987 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 USC + 7 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 9 UCLA + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Washington 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Oregon 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Stanford 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Arizona 2 –3 –3  4 –4 –3
California 2 –3 –2  3 –6 –2
Washington State 1 –5 –1  3 –7 –1
Oregon State 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–3–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 267 to 239.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,081 passing yards, Chris Richards with 668 rushing yards, and Brian Bedford with 515 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 5 Pacific* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 42–0   –
September 12 San Jose State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 25–27   –
September 19 at Minnesota* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 23–32   47,332[4]
September 26 USC California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 14–31   62,000[5]
October 3 at No. 10 Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 12–38   –
October 10 Arizona California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA T 23–23   35,000[6]
October 24 at No. 8 UCLA Rose Bowl • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) L 18–42   51,107
October 31 at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 20–6   37,255[7]
November 14 Arizona State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 38–20   –
November 21 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (90th Big Game) L 7–31   –
November 28 vs. Washington State National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic) T 17–17   54,000[8]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1987 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. ↑ "1987 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ 2016 Minnesota Football (PDF). University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. p. 221.
  5. ↑ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  6. ↑ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
  7. ↑ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  8. ↑ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
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