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1982 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1982 record7–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coachJoe Kapp (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,662)
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 UCLA 5 1 1     10 1 1
#7 Washington 6 2 0     10 2 0
#6 Arizona State 5 2 0     10 2 0
#15 USC 5 2 0     8 3 0
Arizona 4 3 1     6 4 1
California 4 4 0     7 4 0
Stanford 3 5 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 4 1     3 7 1
Oregon 2 6 0     2 8 1
Oregon State 0 7 1     1 9 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11at Colorado*W 31–1733,835[3]
September 18San Diego State*W 28–035,000[4]
September 25No. 14 Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–1535,673[5]
October 2San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–737,136[6]
October 9at No. 1 WashingtonL 7–5056,500[7]
October 16Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 10–731,736[8]
October 23No. 11 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 31–4751,600[9]
October 30at Oregon StateW 28–1425,000[10]
November 6at No. 16 USCL 0–4254,670[11]
November 13Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1434,060[12]
November 20Stanford
USAW 25–2075,662[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Roster[]

1982 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Garner, DwightDwight Garner
QB 14 Gilbert, GaleGale Gilbert So
TE 86 Lewis, DavidDavid Lewis Jr
T 73 Salem, HarveyHarvey Salem Sr
QB 11 Torchio, JJ Torchio Jr
FB 31 Tuggle, JohnJohn Tuggle Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 90 Camp, ReggieReggie Camp Sr
LB 48 Lucas, TimTim Lucas Sr
S 26 Moen, KevinKevin Moen Sr
LB 80 Rivera, RonRon Rivera Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 7 Ahr, MikeMike Ahr Sr
K 9 Cooper, JoeJoe Cooper Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers

References[]

  1. "1982 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1982-schedule.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. "California 2015 Football Information Guide". Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. 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.
  3. "Colorado vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787180.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. "California vs San Diego State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787181.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. "California vs Arizona State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787182.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787183.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787184.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787185.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787186.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787187.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787188.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. "California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787189.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5787190.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. 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.


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