| 1979 California Golden Bears football | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 |
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| 1979 record | 7–5 (6–3 Pac-10) |
| Head coach | Roger Theder (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Al Saunders |
| Defensive coordinator | Gunther Cunningham |
| Captain | Ron Hill |
| Captain | Paul Jones |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 USC † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]:165
Cal claims a loss to Oregon as a victory, as "Oregon forfeited due to ineligible player."[2]:168
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8 | at No. 18 Arizona State | W 17–9 | – | |
| September 15 | at Arizona | W 10–7 | 52,124[3] | |
| September 22 | San Jose State* | W 13–10 | – | |
| September 29 | No. 11 Michigan* |
| L 10–14 | 57,000 |
| October 6 | at Oregon | L 14–19 | 36,636[4] | |
| October 13 | Oregon State |
| W 45–0 | 29,000[5] |
| October 20 | at UCLA | L 27–28 | 40,546 | |
| October 27 | No. 3 USC |
| L 14–24 | 76,780[6] |
| November 3 | No. 16 Washington |
| L 24–28 | 25,000[7] |
| November 10 | at Washington State | W 45–13 | 22,055[8] | |
| November 17 | at Stanford | W 21–14 | 85,577 | |
| December 15 | vs. Temple* | L 17–28 | 40,207 | |
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Note: Oregon forfeited victory due to use of ineligible player.
Game summaries[]
Washington State[]
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References[]
- ↑ "1979 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1979-schedule.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "California 2015 Football Information Guide". Cal Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ↑ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide. University of Arizona. p. 107. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf.
- ↑ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide. University of Oregon Athletics. p. 134. https://uoregon_ftp.sidearmsports.com/www.goducks.com/pdf9/3873607.pdf.
- ↑ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football. Oregon State Athletics. p. 170. http://osubeavers.com/documents/2017/8/1//Section_9_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=7595.
- ↑ USC Football 2017 Media Guide. University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70. http://usctrojans.com/documents/2017/7/25/2017_USC_Football_Media_Guide.pdf.
- ↑ 2017 Washington Football Information. University of Washington Athletics. p. 197. http://gohuskies.com/documents/2017/7/24/2017_FB_Guide.pdf.
- ↑ '16 Cougar Football. Washington State University Athletics. p. 81. http://www.wsucougars.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf.
- ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide. Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf.
- ↑ "Campbell gets another record beating WSU." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 11.
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