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American college football season
The 1980 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 and 3–5 in conference.[1][2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | vs. Florida* | | L 13–41 | 41,388 | [3] |
September 20 | at Army* | | L 19–26 | 32,575 | [4] |
September 27 | Arizona | | L 24–31 | 41,000 | [5] |
October 4 | at Michigan* | | L 13–38 | 104,621 | [6] |
October 11 | Oregon | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 31–6 | 35,000 | [7] |
October 18 | Oregon State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 27–6 | 30,454 | [8] |
October 25 | No. 3 UCLA | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| L 9–32 | 53,000 | [9] |
November 1 | at No. 7 USC | | L 7–60 | 55,658 | [10] |
November 8 | at Arizona State | | L 6–34 | 62,228 | [11] |
November 15 | Washington State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 17–31 | 30,000 | [12] |
November 22 | Stanford | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| W 28–23 | 78,258 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- CAL – Tyrone Portee 24-yard pass from J Torchio (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 14–7. Drive:
- CAL – John Tuggle 2-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 21–7. Drive:
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- STAN – Vincent White 32-yard pass from John Elway (Ken Naber kick). Cal 21–14. Drive:
- STAN – Vincent White 4-yard run (Ken Naber kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
- CAL – J Torchio 3-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick). Cal 28–21. Drive:
- STAN – Safety, center snapped ball out of end zone. Cal 28–23.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- STAN – Vincent White – 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD
- CAL – Don Sprague – 2 receptions, 62 yards
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Cal made a goal-line stand with 1:07 remaining to preserve the victory.
1980 California Golden Bears football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Name |
Class
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DB
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Ahmed Anderson
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DB
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Gregg Beagle
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LB
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Steve Cacciara
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DL
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Reggie Camp
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DB
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Ron Coccimiglio
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LB
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Rich Dixon
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DL
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Pat Graham
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DL
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Kirk Karacozoff
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DB
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Mike Lozica
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LB
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Ulysses Madison
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DL
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Dupre Marshall
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DB
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Kevin Moen
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LB
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Paul Najarian
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DL
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Rich Stachowski
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DB
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John Sullivan
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DB
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Fred Williams
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "1980 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.
- ^ "Florida thrashes Bears in second half". The San Francisco Examiner. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army surprises California, 26–19". The Salisbury Post. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona's 'Cats too much for 'Bad News Bears'". The Modesto Bee. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Like ol' times...U-M crushes Cal". Lansing State Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears subdue Oregon 31–6". The Sacramento Bee. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal tops OSU, no hybernation?". The Sacramento Bee. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCLA keeps rolling with 32–9 victory". Wisconsin State Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC makes up for six low scores all at once". The Daily Breeze. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sun Devils grind up Bears". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars claw Cal, but bowl hopes die". The Sunday Oregonian. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal's Big Game ruins Stanford's". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Cal shuffles the Cards, 28-23." Eugene Register-Guard. Pg. 4B. 1980 Nov 23. Retrieved 2020-Nov-28.
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