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1970 California Golden Bears football team

1970 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
UCLA 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 USC 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 in Pac-8, second) and were outscored 272 to 249.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

At home for the Big Game, Cal upset #11 Stanford 22–14,[3][4] the Pac-8 champion led by Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett. On New Year's Day, Stanford upset undefeated Ohio State in the Rose Bowl and quarterback Plunkett was the first pick in the 1971 NFL draft.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Dave Penhall with 1,785 passing yards, Stan Murphy with 603 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 679 receiving yards.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 128:01 p.m.at Oregon
L 24–3126,556[6]
September 192:00 p.m.at No. 2 Texas*
L 15–5661,000[7]
September 261:31 p.m.Indiana*
W 56–1429,857
October 35:30 p.m.at Rice*
L 0–2822,000[8]
October 101:31 p.m.at Washington
W 31–2854,000
October 171:31 p.m.No. 19 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 21–2442,178
October 241:32 p.m.Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–026,101
October 311:23 p.m.at No. 18 USC
W 13–1054,750
November 71:30 p.m.at Oregon State
L 10–1620,202
November 141:27 p.m.San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 35–2816,841–18,842[9]
November 211:30 p.m.No. 11 Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 22–1476,799–76,804[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

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1970 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Ken Adams
TE Jim Brady
TE John Conley
RB 36 Isaac Curtis So
QB Steve Curtis
RB Bob Darby
WR Geoff DeLapp
WR Jim Fraser
OL Greg Hendren
RB Steve Kemnitzer
OL Skip Leonard
RB Stan Murphy
QB Dave Penhall
OL Rob Purnell
OL Bob Richards
OL Steve Sawin
RB Smith
OL Eric Swanson
WR 88 Steve Sweeney So
RB Tim Todd Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Joe Acker
DL Dennis Acree
DB Andy Anderson
DB Jerome Carter
LB 60 Phil Croyle Sr
DL Sam Garamendi
DL Tom Grieb
LB Tom Hawkins
DT 69 Bob Kampa So
DL Steve Reece
DL Bob Rogers
DL Dave Seppi
DB Scott Stringer So
LB 18 Loren Toews So
DL Dick Wagner
DL O.Z. White
DT 74 Sherman White Jr
DB Ray Youngblood
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 2 Randy Wersching So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1970 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. ^ "Bears upset Stanford as Penhall leads way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 6B.
  4. ^ "Some finish: Indians fall to Cal 22-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 10, sports.
  5. ^ "1969 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Cawood, Neil (September 13, 1970). "Fouts paces Webfoots past Bears in opener". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  7. ^ "'Horns hook Bears". Independent Press-Telegram. September 20, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice steamrolls California, 28–0". The Arizona Daily Star. October 4, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Visiting Team (San Jose State vs. California)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Visiting Team (Stanford vs. California)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "1970-71 California Golden Bears; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  12. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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