1973 California Golden Bears football team

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 380 to 245.[1][2]

1973 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-8
1973 record4–7 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coachMike White (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRoger Theder
Captains
  • Kevin O'Dorisio
  • Fred Weber
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 USC $ 7 –0 –0  9 –2 –1
No. 12 UCLA 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Stanford 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington State 4 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
California 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon State 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Washington 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Vince Ferragamo with 1,014 passing yards (Steve Bartkowski added 910 passing yards), Chuck Muncie with 801 rushing yards, and Wesley Walker with 361 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at No. 6 Alabama*
L 0–6671,119[4]
September 22Illinois*
L 7–2722,000[5]
September 29at Army*
W 51–640,982[6]
October 6Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 54–4928,000[7]
October 13at Oregon
L 10–4128,700[8]
October 20Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 24–1424,123[9]
October 27at No. 13 UCLA
L 21–6135,492[10]
November 3No. 9 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–5048,000[11]
November 10San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 19–912,000[12]
November 17at Washington State
L 28–3113,082[13]
November 24at Stanford
L 17–2667,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Game summaries

Washington
1 234Total
Washington 7 7728 49
• California 14 23710 54

Cal gained 625 yards of total offense, the second best in school history. Steve Bartkowski came off the bench when Vince Ferragamo was shaken up with the Golden Bears ahead 21-7.[16]

Oregon State
1 234Total
Oregon St 0 770 14
• California 9 708 24

[17]

Roster
1973 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T Ted Albrecht Fr
QB 10 Steve Bartkowski Jr
QB 15 Vince Ferragamo So
RB Chuck Muncie So
WR Steve Rivera So
RB Howard Strickland
WR Wesley Walker Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Herman Edwards So
DE 95 Jeff Sevy Jr
DT 90 Bob Swenson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK Ron VanderMeer
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "1973 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. "1973 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. "Alabama vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. "California vs Illinois Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. "Army vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. "Washington State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  15. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  16. "California 59, Washington 49." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 7.
  17. Eugene Register-Guard. October 21, 1973.
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