American college football season
The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their only year under head coach Steve Mariucci , the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored by their opponents 407 to 382.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 at San Jose State * W 45–2522,647 September 14 San Diego State * W 42–3737,000 [4] September 21 Nevada * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 33–1538,000 [5] September 28 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 48–4234,000 [6] October 5 at No. 17 USC ABC W 22–1551,511 [7] October 19 at Washington State No. 19 L 18–2127,182 [8] October 26 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 29–3854,000 November 2 Arizona California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 56–55 4OT 35,000 [9] November 9 at No. 4 Arizona State L 7–3574,963 [5] November 16 at Oregon L 23–4037,833 [10] November 23 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) L 21–4270,500 vs. Navy * ABC L 38–4230,411 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — — — — — — — 21 19 — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — — — 22 21 25 — — — — — — — —
1996 California Golden Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense 79 Kursten Sheridan OT 6-6 290 JR 80 Brian Stumpf WR 6-3 180 FR 82 Ryan Horning TE 6-4 195 FR 84 Joel Young WR 6-2 175 FR 85 Eric Brandon TE 6-5 235 SO 87 Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR 88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FR Defense 47 Josh Trowbridge LB 6-4 225 SO 48 Brandon Whiting DT 6-3 280 JR 50 Fa'avae Fa'avae LB 5-9 205 FR 51 Rasheed Hibler LB 6-3 235 JR 52 Evan Collins DT-DE 6-5 280 SR 54 Sean Paga LB 6-1 215 FR 55 Justin Oakes LB 6-1 225 FR 90 Rashawn Davis DL 6-4 290 FR 92 Brent Jones DT 6-3 275 SR 96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR 97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR 99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FR Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
References [ edit ] ^ "1996 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 . ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF) . CalBears.com . Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016 . ^ "1996 California Golden Bears Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 . ^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF) . San Diego State Athletics. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018 . ^ a b "1996 California Golden Bears" . Totalfootballstats.com . Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018 . ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF) . Oregon State Athletics. p. 172. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF) . University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF) . Washington State University Athletics. p. 81. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF) . University of Arizona. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018 . ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF) . University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF) . Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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