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1975 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1975
teamCalifornia Golden Bears
sportfootball
conferencePacific-8 Conference
short_confPac-8
CoachRank15
APRank14
record8–3
conf_record6–1
head_coachMike White
hc_year4th
off_coachRoger Theder
captainChuck Muncie
captain2Paul Von der Mehden
stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
championPac-8 co-champion

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 in Pac-8), finished in a tie with UCLA for the Pac-8 championship, and outscored their opponents 330 to 233. The Golden Bears gained 2,522 passing yards and 2,522 rushing yards. The average was 229 total yards per game and the team was ranked number one in total offense.

The team did not participate in the Rose Bowl because during the season it lost to co-champion UCLA. In the first year that the Pac-8 allowed additional bowl games, only fifth-place USC was invited, to the Liberty Bowl.

The team's statistical leaders included Joe Roth with 1,880 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 1,460 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 790 receiving yards. Roth, a junior college transfer, became the starting quarterback in the season's fourth game, taking over from junior Fred Besana.

Schedule

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Roster

Game summaries

Stanford

Cal needed a win and UCLA tie or loss to earn a berth in the Rose Bowl.

Chuck Muncie finished with over 3,000 yards rushing in his career along with 37 touchdowns, 230 points and 4,188 all-purpose yards. By scoring four times, Muncie also tied a single game school record and finished the year with 15 TDs for another Cal mark.

After the game, coach Mike White said "If Chuck Muncie isn't the Heisman Trophy winner, I don't know who is."

NFL draft

Two Golden Bears were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.

Steve RiveraWide receiver4100[San Francisco 49ers](1976-san-francisco-49ers-season)

References

References

  1. Jares, Joe. (September 6, 1976). "SCOUTING REPORTS". SI.com.
  2. "1975 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. "California 2015 Football Information Guide". Cal Golden Bears Athletics.
  4. (October 5, 1975). "Roth finds Walker, Cal trips San Jose". Eugene Register-Guard.
  5. (September 14, 1975). "Colorado wears Cal down, 34-27". Eugene Register-Guard.
  6. (September 21, 1975). "W. Va. shocks overconfident Cal, 28–10". The San Francisco Examiner.
  7. (September 28, 1975). "Muncie, Roth set off California". The Spokesman-Review.
  8. Withers, Bud. (October 12, 1975). "Ducks make 'one big mess,' 34-7". Eugene Register-Guard.
  9. "Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide". University of Oregon Athletics.
  10. Kennedy, Steve. (October 19, 1975). "Oregon State goes from bad to worse". Eugene Register-Guard.
  11. "2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football". Oregon State Athletics.
  12. (October 26, 1975). "Bruins really wanted this victory". The Daily Breeze.
  13. Florence, Mal. (26 October 1975). "UCLA Beats Cal, 28-14; Vermeil Cries Foul: UCLA Beats California, 28-14". Los Angeles Times.
  14. (November 2, 1975). "Cal smells Roses after big upset". Oakland Tribune.
  15. (November 9, 1975). "Washington gambles and loses to Cal, 27–24". The Columbian.
  16. (November 16, 1975). "Cal cruises to easy win over AFA". Eugene Register-Guard.
  17. (November 23, 1975). "Muncie bowls over Cards, and wait begins". Eugene Register-Guard.
  18. 2009 California football information guide
  19. (September 27, 1975). "Bears vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review.
  20. (October 11, 1975). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
  21. "Muncie bowls over Cards, and wait begins." Eugene Register-Guard. 23 Nov 1975
  22. "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
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