1971 California Golden Bears football team

1971 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
1971 record	6–5 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach	Ray Willsey (8th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons

Template:1971 Pacific-8 football standings The 1971 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 1971 college football season. In their eighth 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 third place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 186.

The team's statistical leaders included Jay Cruze with 1,284 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 686 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 579 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at No. 7 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 20–51	54,176
September 18	West Virginia*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–10	23,001
September 25	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 34–10	19,851
October 2	at No. 14 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 3–35	86,280
October 9	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 30–27	33,561
October 16	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 24–23	12,600
October 23	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 31–24	30,741
October 30	No. 20 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–28	54,000
November 6	No. 20 Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–30	36,517
November 13	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 17–10	18,500
November 20	at No. 18 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (74th Big Game)	L 0–14	86,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• Steve Sweeney