American college football season
The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play. A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at Colorado* | | | W 31–17 | 33,835 | [3] |
September 18 | San Diego State* | | | W 28–0 | 35,000 | [4] |
September 25 | No. 14 Arizona State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | L 0–15 | 35,673 | [5] |
October 2 | San Jose State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 26–7 | 37,136 | [6] |
October 9 | at No. 1 Washington | | ABC | L 7–50 | 56,500 | [7] |
October 16 | Oregon | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 10–7 | 31,736 | [8] |
October 23 | No. 11 UCLA | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| | L 31–47 | 51,600 | [9] |
October 30 | at Oregon State | | | W 28–14 | 25,000 | [10] |
November 6 | at No. 16 USC | | | L 0–42 | 54,670 | [11] |
November 13 | Washington State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 34–14 | 34,060 | [12] |
November 20 | Stanford | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| USA | W 25–20 | 75,662 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1982 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 7 | Mike Ahr | Sr | K | 9 | Joe Cooper | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers
Game summaries
Stanford
Stanford at California
85th Big Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 | • Golden Bears | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 25 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | 9:22 | CAL | Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal | Cal 3–0 | | 2 | 2:42 | CAL | Mariet Ford 29-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Joe Cooper kick) | Cal 10–0 | | 3 | 5:29 | STAN | Vincent White 2-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) | Cal 10–7 | | 3 | 1:42 | STAN | Vincent White 43-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) | Stanford 14–10 | | 4 | 13:28 | CAL | Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal | Stanford 14–13 | | 4 | 11:24 | CAL | Wes Howell 32 yard pass from Gale Gilbert (pass failed) | Cal 19–14 | | 4 | 5:32 | STAN | Mark Harmon 22-yard field goal | Cal 19–17 | | 4 | 0:04 | STAN | Mark Harmon 35-yard field goal | Stanford 20–19 | | 4 | 0:00 | CAL | Kevin Moen 25-yard kickoff return after numerous laterals (conversion not attempted) | Cal 25–20 | |
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1983 NFL draft
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References
- ^ "1982 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Colorado vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs San Diego State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Arizona State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20". The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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