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1979 California Golden Bears football
1979 California Golden Bears football
Garden State Bowl, L 17–28 vs. Temple
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–6 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Roger Theder (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Al Saunders
Defensive coordinator	Gunther Cunningham (1st season)
Captains	Ron Hill; Paul Jones;
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[2]^[3]^: 165

1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
No. 11 Washington	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Arizona State †	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Cal claims a loss to Oregon as a victory, as "Oregon forfeited due to ineligible player."^[3]^: 168

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 18 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 17–9	71,005
September 15	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 10–7	52,124	^[4]
September 22	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 13–10
September 29	No. 11 Michigan*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 10–14	57,000
October 6	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 14–19	36,636	^[5]
October 13	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 45–0	29,000	^[6]
October 20	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 27–28	40,546
October 27	No. 3 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–24	76,780	^[7]
November 3	No. 16 Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 24–28	25,000	^[8]
November 10	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 45–13	22,055	^[9]
November 17	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 21–14	85,577
December 15	vs. Temple*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl)	L 17–28	40,207
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Note: Oregon forfeited victory due to use of ineligible player.

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Personnel edit

1979 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Eric Anderson
C	`54`	Rick Anderson	Sr
OL		Brian Bailey
RB		Allen Blackmon
WR		Matt Bouza
WR		Michael Buggs
QB	`19`	Rich Campbell	Jr
QB	`11`	Rick Disney	Jr
WR	`99`	Floyd Eddings	Jr
QB		Drew Field
OL		Mike Harmon
OL		Dave Heck
RB		Paul Jones (C)
RB		Edgardo Mixco
RB		Dave Palmer
WR		Tyrone Portee
WR	`88`	Jack Rose	Sr
TE		Joe Rose
OT	`73`	Harvey Salem	Fr
RB		Dave Sarnas
WR	`18`	Holden Smith	Jr
OL		Bruce Sorenson
TE		Don Sprague
RB	`31`	John Tuggle	Fr
WR	`6`	Greg Woodard	Fr
RB		Tyran Wright

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Ahmad Anderson
LB	`38`	Greg Bracelin	Sr
DT	`90`	Reggie Camp	Fr
DB		Darnell Chapman
DB	`27`	Ron Coccimiglio	Jr
LB		Rich Dixon
DL		Pat Graham
LB		Ron Hill
LB	`55`	Stan Holloway	Sr
DL		Kirk Karacozoff
LB		Ulysses Madison
DL		Dupre Marshall
DT	`70`	Daryle Skaugstad	Sr
DT	`96`	Rich Stachowski	Fr
DB	`2`	Anthony Washington	Sr
DB		Fred Williams

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Joe Cooper	So
K	`45`	Mick Luckhurst	Jr

Head coach

Roger Theder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries edit

At Washington State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• California	7	17	7	14	45
Washington State	6	0	0	7	13

Date: November 11
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
Game attendance: 22,155

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At Stanford edit

California Golden Bears (5–5) at Stanford Cardinals (5–4–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
California	14	0	0	7	21
Stanford	0	7	7	0	14

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

Date: November 17
Game attendance: 85,577
Referee: John Barger
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Game information

First quarter

CAL – Jack Rose 23-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards.
CAL – Greg Woodard 28-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards.

Second quarter

STAN – Vincent White 17-yard pass from Turk Schonert (Ken Naber kick). California 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards.

Third quarter

STAN – Andre Tyler 16-yard pass from Turk Schonert (Ken Naber kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards.

Fourth quarter

CAL – Jack Rose 17-yard pass from Rich Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick). California 21–14. Drive:

Top passers

CAL – Rich Campbell – 23/33, 315 yards, 3 TD, int
STAN – Turk Schonert – 22/32, 225 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CAL – Paul Jones – 24 rushes, 92 yards
STAN – Vincent White – 10 rushes, 26 yards

Top receivers

CAL – Jack Rose – 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
STAN – Ken Margerum – 6 receptions, 61 yards

Cal stopped Stanford on the two-yard line with 40 seconds left to claim victory.^[13]

References edit

^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
^ "1979 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 107.
^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 134.
^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 197.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
^ "Campbell gets another record beating WSU." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 11.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 18.
^ "Bears stop Cards at the 2 and win Big Game, 21-14." Eugene Register-Guard. Pg. 7B. 1979 Nov 18. Retrieved 2020-Nov-30.