American college football season
The 1991 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by Bruce Snyder in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10. California was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl , where the Golden Bears defeated Clemson . California climbed from being unranked in the preseason to No. 8 in the final AP poll and No. 7 in the final Coaches Poll . The Golden Bears scored 443 points and allowed 239 points in 12 games. The team played home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California .
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,517 passing yards, Russell White with 1,177 rushing yards, and Sean Dawkins with 723 receiving yards.[ 1]
During their opening game against the Pacific Tigers , California scored so often that the California Victory Cannon on Tightwad Hill ran out of ammunition. This game remains the only such instance in the cannon's history.[citation needed ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 1:00 p.m. Pacific (CA) * W 86–2438,000
September 14 1:00 p.m. Purdue * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 42–1839,000
September 21 7:00 p.m. at Arizona No. 24 W 23–2146,715
October 5 12:30 p.m. at No. 24 UCLA No. 18 ABC W 27–2453,859
October 12 12:30 p.m. Oregon No. 13 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC W 45–746,000
October 19 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Washington No. 7 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC L 17–2474,500
October 26 1:00 p.m. San Jose State * No. 10 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 41–2033,000
November 2 12:30 p.m. USC No. 10 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC W 52–3070,000
November 9 1:00 p.m. at Oregon State No. 7 W 27–1420,790
November 16 1:00 p.m. Arizona State No. 6 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 25–646,000
November 23 12:30 p.m. at No. 21 Stanford No. 6 ABC L 21–3886,019
January 1, 1992 10:30 a.m. vs. No. 13 Clemson * No. 14 ABC W 37–1364,192 [ 2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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1991 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players in the NFL [ edit ]
The following players were claimed in the 1992 NFL draft .[ 5]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold