1984 California Golden Bears football team

1984 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1984 record	2–9 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Kapp (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Schuler
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,662)
Seasons

1984 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 USC †	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#2 Washington	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#9 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
California	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Kapp, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–9 record (1–8 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 264 to 150.

The team's statistical leaders included Gale Gilbert with 1,693 passing yards, Ed Barbero with 554 rushing yards, and Rance McDougald with 473 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 13–23	41,234
September 15	Pacific*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–12	37,000
September 22	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–21	40,500
September 29	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 18–33	43,200
October 6	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 19–14	66,374
October 13	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 6–9	20,000
October 20	UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 14–17	55,400
October 27	at No. 20 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–31	52,692
November 3	at No. 1 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 14–44	59,462
November 10	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–33	30,135
November 17	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (87th Big Game)	L 10–27	75,662
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 40 Barbero, EdEd Barbero 5.0 !Jr WR 21 Cockett, KeithKeith Cockett 5.0 !Jr WR 13 Delgado, VinceVince Delgado 1.0 !Fr QB 14 Gilbert, GaleGale Gilbert 7.0 !Sr T 78 Kartz, KeithKeith Kartz 5.0 !Jr TE 81 Lindsey, YancyYancy Lindsey 7.0 !Sr G 79 Long, MarkMark Long 7.0 !Sr C 52 Reed, MikeMike Reed 7.0 !Sr T 64 Stephens, MarkMark Stephens 5.0 !Jr G 71 Zenker, RonRon Zenker 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 27 Carter, DavidDavid Carter 7.0 !Sr DB 20 Grimes, MattMatt Grimes 5.0 !Jr LB 95 Hennington, MarshallMarshall Hennington 3.0 !So LB 92 McDonald, PatPat McDonald 3.0 !So LB 47 Nickerson, HardyHardy Nickerson 3.0 !So DB 1 Noble, RayRay Noble 7.0 !Sr DB 2 Pettway, KenKen Pettway 5.0 !Jr DT 73 Riesenberg, DougDoug Riesenberg 3.0 !So DT 65 Rusinek, MikeMike Rusinek 7.0 !Sr DB 32 Williams, GareyGarey Williams 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Kapp Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt