American college football season
1996 California Golden Bears football |
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Aloha Bowl, L 38–42 vs. Navy |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Record | 6–6 (3–5 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Steve Mariucci (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Hue Jackson (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Tom Holmoe (1st season) |
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored by their opponents 407 to 382.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | at San Jose State* | | | | W 45–25 | 22,647 | |
September 14 | San Diego State* | | | | W 42–37 | 37,000 | [4] |
September 21 | Nevada* | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 33–15 | 38,000 | [5] |
September 28 | Oregon State | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 48–42 | 34,000 | [6] |
October 5 | at No. 17 USC | | | ABC | W 22–15 | 51,511 | [7] |
October 19 | at Washington State | No. 19 | | | L 18–21 | 27,182 | [8] |
October 26 | UCLA | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| | L 29–38 | 54,000 | |
November 2 | Arizona | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 56–55 4OT | 35,000 | [9] |
November 9 | at No. 4 Arizona State | | | | L 7–35 | 74,963 | [5] |
November 16 | at Oregon | | | | L 23–40 | 37,833 | [10] |
November 23 | Stanford | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| | L 21–42 | 70,500 | |
December 25 | vs. Navy* | | | ABC | L 38–42 | 30,411 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Roster
1996 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense 79 Kursten Sheridan OT 6-6 290 JR 80 Brian Stumpf WR 6-3 180 FR 82 Ryan Horning TE 6-4 195 FR 84 Joel Young WR 6-2 175 FR 85 Eric Brandon TE 6-5 235 SO 87 Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR 88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FR | Defense 47 Josh Trowbridge LB 6-4 225 SO 48 Brandon Whiting DT 6-3 280 JR 50 Fa'avae Fa'avae LB 5-9 205 FR 51 Rasheed Hibler LB 6-3 235 JR 52 Evan Collins DT-DE 6-5 280 SR 54 Sean Paga LB 6-1 215 FR 55 Justin Oakes LB 6-1 225 FR 90 Rashawn Davis DL 6-4 290 FR 92 Brent Jones DT 6-3 275 SR 96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR 97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR 99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FR | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1996 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.
- ^ "1996 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "1996 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.
- ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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