1981 California Golden Bears football team
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| 1981 California Golden Bears football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–6 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mouse Davis (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 and 2–6 in conference.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Texas A&M* | L 28–29 | 33,751 | [3] | |
| September 12 | at No. 6 Georgia* | L 13–27 | 79,400 | [4] | |
| September 19 | at Arizona | W 14–13 | 40,096 | [5] | |
| September 26 | San Jose State* |
| L 24–27 | 34,000 | [6] |
| October 10 | Washington |
| L 26–27 | 33,600 | [7] |
| October 17 | at No. 17 Arizona State | L 17–45 | 63,110 | [8] | |
| October 24 | at UCLA | L 6–34 | 41,637 | [9] | |
| October 31 | Oregon State |
| W 45–3 | 25,000 | [10] |
| November 7 | No. 3 USC |
| L 3–21 | 74,000 | [11] |
| November 14 | at No. 17 Washington State | L 0–19 | 31,000 | [12] | |
| November 21 | at Stanford | L 21–42 | 84,536 | [13] | |
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References
- ↑ "1981 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.
- ↑ "Mouse offense roars through half, but Aggies snare Cal Bears 29–28". The Sunday Oregonian. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bears' mistakes help Georgia prevail 27–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Small caliber California outguns Arizona 14–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Spartans shock Bears, 27–24". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Huskies 'let it hang out,' hang Bears in late flurry". The Bellingham Herald. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arizona State clobbers Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UCLA swamps Cal 34–6". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cal buries an offense, OSU". Oakland Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "USC's Trojans wear down Cal". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cougs can smell Roses". The Spokesman-Review. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Nelson, Stanford have a really big game". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
