The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their third year under head coach Tom Holmoe , the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 254 to 180.[1] [2]
Cal was forced to vacate all four wins of the 1999 season for altering the grades of two players.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 1,303 passing yards, Joe Igber with 694 rushing yards, and Michael Ainsworth with 499 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 2:30 p.m. Rutgers * FSNBA W 21–735,200
September 11 12:30 p.m. at No. 5 Nebraska * ABC L 0–4577,617
September 25 2:30 p.m. Arizona State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 24–23 (vacated)44,500
October 2 1:00 p.m. at Washington State L 7–3127,682
October 9 4:00 p.m. at No. 24 BYU * ABC L 28–3865,617
October 16 12:30 p.m. at UCLA ABC W 17–0 (vacated)55,559
October 23 12:30 p.m. Washington California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 27–3143,000
October 30 3:30 p.m. USC California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FSN W 17–7 (vacated)54,000
November 6 3:30 p.m. at Oregon State FSN L 7–1735,520
November 13 12:30 p.m. No. 10 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 19–2438,000
November 20 12:30 p.m. at Stanford L 13–3180,746
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries [ ]
USC [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
USC
0
0
7
0
7
• California
0
7
3
7
17
Scoring summary
2
2:39
CAL Deltha O'Neal 67 yard interception return (Mark-Christian Jensen kick)California 7–0
3
10:44
CAL Mark-Christian Jensen 37 yard field goal California 10–0
3
6:08
USC Kareem Kelly 72 yard pass from John Fox (David Newbury kick)California 10–7
4
14:53
CAL Ronnie Davenport 33 yard pass from Kyle Boller (Mark-Christian Jensen kick) California 17–7
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Roster [ ]
1999 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-04-17
References [ ]