1985 California Golden Bears football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Kapp, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 233.[1][2]

1985 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1985 record4–7 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coachJoe Kapp (4th season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 –2 –0  9 –2 –1
Arizona 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Arizona State 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Washington 5 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
USC 5 –3 –0  6 –6 –0
Oregon 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
California 2 –7 –0  4 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Kevin Brown with 1,447 passing yards, Ed Barbero with 586 rushing yards, and James Devers with 401 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31San Jose State*
W 48–21
September 7at Washington State
L 19–2030,135[4]
September 14at Oregon State
L 20–2321,182[5]
September 21Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 17–2339,500[6]
October 5at Missouri*
W 39–32
October 12Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 12–2849,000[7]
October 19at Oregon
W 27–2427,465[8]
October 26at No. 17 UCLA
L 7–3461,530
November 2Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 8–30–
November 9USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 14–663,500[9]
November 23at Stanford
L 22–2484,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

Personnel
  • Ed Barbero (offense)
  • QB Brian Bedford
  • QB Kevin Brown
  • Cockett (offense)
  • WR Vince Delgado
  • Garner (offense)
  • Hicks (offense)
  • Houston (offense)
  • K Rix

References
  1. "1985 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. "1985 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  5. "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
  6. Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
  7. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 199.
  8. Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  9. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  10. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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