1996 California Golden Bears football team

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 407 to 382.[1][2]

1996 California Golden Bears football
Aloha Bowl Vs. Navy, L, 42–38
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1996 record6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coachSteve Mariucci (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Arizona State $  8 –0     11 –1  
No. 16 Washington  7 –1     9 –3  
Stanford  5 –3     7 –5  
UCLA  4 –4     5 –6  
Oregon  3 –5     6 –5  
California  3 –5     6 –6  
USC  3 –5     6 –6  
Arizona  3 –5     5 –6  
Washington State  3 –5     5 –6  
Oregon State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7at San Jose State*
W 45–2522,647
September 14San Diego State*
W 42–3737,000[4]
September 21Nevada*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 33–1538,000[5]
September 28Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–4234,000[6]
October 5at No. 17 USC
ABCW 22–1551,511[7]
October 19at Washington StateNo. 19
L 18–2127,182[8]
October 26UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 29–3854,000
November 2Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 56–5535,000[9]
November 9at No. 4 Arizona State
L 7–3574,963[5]
November 16at Oregon
L 23–4037,833[10]
November 23Stanford
L 21–4270,500
December 25vs. Navy*
ABCL 38–4230,411
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

Roster
1996 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 4 Na'il Benjamin WR 5-11 185 SR 79 Kursten Sheridan OT 6-6 290 JR 80 Brian Stumpf WR 6-3 180 FR 81 Dameane Douglas WR 6-0 170 SR 82 Ryan Horning TE 6-4 195 FR 84 Joel Young WR 6-2 175 FR 85 Eric Brandon TE 6-5 235 SO 87 Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR 88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FR
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3 Bobby Shaw Jr
QB 18 Pat Barnes Sr
TE 44 Tony Gonzalez Jr
FB 45 Brent Malili Sr
C 62 Jeremy Newberry So
G 64 John Welbourn So
T 65 Brian Shields Jr
T 66 Todd Stewart Sr
T 77 Tarik Glenn Sr
WR 83 Mike Baetta Sr
 Defense 47 Josh Trowbridge LB 6-4 225 SO 48 Brandon Whiting DT 6-3 280 JR 50 Fa'avae Fa'avae LB 5-9 205 FR 51 Rasheed Hibler LB 6-3 235 JR 52 Evan Collins DT-DE 6-5 280 SR 54 Sean Paga LB 6-1 215 FR 55 Justin Oakes LB 6-1 225 FR 90 Rashawn Davis DL 6-4 290 FR 92 Brent Jones DT 6-3 275 SR 93 Zachary Sweet DL 6-2 230 FR 96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR 97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR 98 Jerry De Loach DE 6-5 270 FR 99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FR
Pos.#NameClass
S 9 Marquis Smith So
CB 24 Kato Serwanga Jr
DE 33 John McLaughlin Jr
DE 95 Jeremiah Parker Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P, PK 4 Ryan Longwell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "1996 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. "1996 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 180.
  5. "1996 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.
  7. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  8. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 109.
  10. Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  11. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
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