1990 California Golden Bears football team

Summary

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4–1 record (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 341 to 325.[1][2]

1990 California Golden Bears football
Copper Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Wyoming
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mariucci (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (4th season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 20 USC 5 2 1 8 4 1
Oregon 4 3 0 8 4 0
California 4 3 1 7 4 1
Arizona 5 4 0 7 5 0
UCLA 4 4 0 5 6 0
Stanford 4 4 0 5 6 0
Arizona State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Washington State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,069 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 1,002 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 564 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wisconsin*W 28–1245,980
September 15No. 10 Miami (FL)*ABCL 24–5247,000
September 22at Washington StateL 31–4132,229[4]
September 29at No. 16 ArizonaPrimeW 30–2552,731[5]
October 6San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 35–34
October 13at Arizona StateW 31–24
October 20UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
W 38–3150,000
October 27at No. 7 WashingtonL 7–4671,427[6]
November 3at No. 21 USCPrimeT 31–3162,974[7]
November 10No. 20 Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 28–345,000[8]
November 17Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 25–2775,662
December 31vs. Wyoming*TBSW 17–1536,340
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries edit

Miami (FL) edit

#10 Miami (FL) at California
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 21021 52
Golden Bears 14 703 24

Wyoming (Copper Bowl) edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1990 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. ^ "1990 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. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
  6. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 201.
  7. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  8. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  9. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.