| 1970 California Golden Bears football | |
| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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| 1970 record | 6–5 (4–3 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | Ray Willsey (7th season) |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 272 to 249.[1][2]
At home for the Big Game, Cal defeated #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 included Dave Penhall with 1,785 passing yards, Stan Murphy with 603 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 679 receiving yards.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | at Oregon |
| L 24–31 | 26,556[6] |
| September 19 | at No. 2 Texas* |
| L 15–56 | 61,000[7] |
| September 26 | Indiana* | W 56–14 | 29,857[8] | |
| October 3 | at Rice* | L 0–28 | 22,000[9] | |
| October 10 | at Washington | W 31–28 | 54,000[10] | |
| October 17 | No. 19 UCLA |
| L 21–24 | 42,178[11] |
| October 24 | Washington State |
| W 45–0 | 26,101[12] |
| October 31 | at No. 18 USC | W 13–10 | 54,750[13] | |
| November 7 | at Oregon State | L 10–16 | 20,202[14] | |
| November 14 | San Jose State* |
| W 35–28 | 16,841[15] |
| November 21 | No. 11 Stanford |
| W 22–14 | 76,799[16] |
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Roster[]
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References[]
- ↑ "1970 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1970-schedule.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "California 2015 Football Information Guide". Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 165. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Bears upset Stanford as Penhall leads way". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 6B. November 22, 1970. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MedVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6641%2C5305444.
- ↑ "Some finish: Indians fall to Cal 22-14". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 10, sports. November 22, 1970. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-OwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5452%2C2174451.
- ↑ "1969 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1969.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026406.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Texas vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026410.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Indiana Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026402.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Rice vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026408.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026411.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026401.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026405.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "USC vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026409.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026407.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026403.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6026404.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide. Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf.
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