American college football season
1973 California Golden Bears football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (2–5 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Roger Theder |
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Captains | - Kevin O'Dorisio
- Fred Weber
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 8 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
No. 12 UCLA | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Washington | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1973 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 380 to 245.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Vince Ferragamo with 1,014 passing yards (Steve Bartkowski added 910 passing yards), Chuck Muncie with 801 rushing yards, and Wesley Walker with 361 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at No. 6 Alabama* | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| L 0–66 | 71,119 | [4][5][6] |
September 22 | Illinois* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 7–27 | 22,000 | [7] |
September 29 | at Army* | | W 51–6 | 40,982 | [8] |
October 6 | Washington | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 54–49 | 28,000 | [9] |
October 13 | at Oregon | | L 10–41 | 28,700 | [10] |
October 20 | Oregon State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 24–14 | 24,123 | [11] |
October 27 | at No. 13 UCLA | | L 21–61 | 35,492 | [12] |
November 3 | No. 9 USC | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 14–50 | 48,000 | [13] |
November 10 | San Jose State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 19–9 | 12,000 | [14] |
November 17 | at Washington State | | L 28–31 | 13,082 | [15] |
November 24 | at Stanford | | L 17–26 | 67,000 | [16] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 49 | • California | 14 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 54 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | CAL | Muncie 7-yard run (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 7-0 | | 1 | | WASH | Waters 9-yard run (King kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 1 | | CAL | Muncie 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 14-7 | | 2 | | CAL | Strickland 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 21-7 | | 2 | | CAL | Shaughnessy 75-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 28-7 | | 2 | | CAL | Safety | CAL 30-7 | | 2 | | CAL | Strickland 52-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 37-7 | | 2 | | WASH | Brown 5-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) | CAL 37-14 | | 3 | | CAL | Muncie 5-yard run (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 44-14 | | 3 | | WASH | Fitzpatrick 1-yard run (King kick) | CAL 44-21 | | 4 | | WASH | Brown 3-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) | CAL 44-28 | | 4 | | WASH | Conley 17-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) | CAL 44-35 | | 4 | | CAL | Bailey 48-yard run (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 51-35 | | 4 | | CAL | VanderMeer 27-yard field goal | CAL 54-35 | | 4 | | WASH | Waters 28-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) | CAL 54-42 | | 4 | | WASH | McDonald 9-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) | CAL 54-49 | |
Cal gained 625 yards of total offense, the second best in school history. Steve Bartkowski came off the bench when Vince Ferragamo was shaken up with the Golden Bears ahead 21–7.[18]
Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Oregon St | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • California | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 4:36 | CAL | Muncie 1-yard run (kick failed) | California 6–0 | | 1 | 1:14 | CAL | VanderMeer 27-yard field goal | California 9–0 | | 2 | 5:33 | ORST | Maurer 1-yard run (Kuloos kick) | California 9–7 | | 2 | 1:44 | CAL | Leathers 27-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick) | California 16–7 | | 3 | 8:38 | ORST | Maurer 2-yard run (Kuloos kick) | California 16–14 | | 4 | 13:21 | CAL | Strickland 1-yard run (two-point conversion good) | California 24–14 | |
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Roster
1973 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | PK | | Ron VanderMeer | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1973 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. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "1973 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ Reed, Delbert (September 16, 1973). "Tide explosion rips California 66–0". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Smothers, Jimmy (September 16, 1973). "Alabama murders California 66–0". The Gadsden Times. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Alabama vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Illinois Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Army vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Oregon State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "UCLA vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Washington State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "California 59, Washington 49." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 7.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. October 21, 1973.
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