1990 California Golden Bears football team

1990 California Golden Bears football
Copper Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Wyoming
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1990 record	7–4–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Mariucci (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (4th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1990 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Washington †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#20 USC	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4–1 record (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 341 to 325.

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,069 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 1,002 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 564 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 28–12	–
September 15	No. 10 Miami (FL)*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 24–52	–
September 22	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 31–41	32,229
September 29	at No. 16 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 30–25	52,731
October 6	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 35–34	–
October 13	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 31–24	–
October 20	UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)		W 38–31	50,000
October 27	at No. 7 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 7–46	71,427
November 3	at No. 21 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		T 31–31	62,974
November 10	No. 20 Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 28–3	45,000
November 17	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (93rd Big Game)		L 25–27	75,662
December 31	vs. Wyoming*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	TBS	W 17–15	36,340
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Season summary

Miami (FL)

#10 Miami (FL) at California

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 10 21 0 21 52 Golden Bears 14 7 0 3 24 Date: September 15 Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA Game attendance: 47,000 Referee: Gordon Reese

Scoring summary Q1 MIA Huerta 22 yard field goal MIA 3–0 Q1 CAL White 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick) CAL 7–3 Q1 MIA Carroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 10–7 Q1 CAL White 1 yard run (Keen kick) CAL 14–10 Q2 MIA Bethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 17–14 Q2 CAL Treggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick) CAL 21–17 Q2 MIA Erickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 24–21 Q2 MIA Hill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 31–21 Q4 CAL Keen 25 yard field goal MIA 31–24 Q4 MIA McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 38–24 Q4 MIA Conley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 45–24 Q4 MIA Spencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 52–24

See also: 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1989	L 3–31

Wyoming (Copper Bowl)

Main article: 1990 Copper Bowl

See also: 1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team