1975 California Golden Bears football team

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1975 California Golden Bears football
Pac-8 co-champion
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record8–3 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger Theder
Captains
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA ^ + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 14 California + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 17 USC 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

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 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie with UCLA for the Pac-8 championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 330 to 233. At the end of the season 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.[1] The team did not participate in that season's Rose Bowl because during the season it lost to co-champion UCLA.[2][3]

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.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Colorado*
L 27–3446,211
September 20No. 20 West Virginia*
L 10–2823,375[4]
September 27at Washington State
W 33–2124,500[5]
October 4San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–2432,788
October 11at Oregon
W 34–718,500[6]
October 18Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 51–2431,758[7]
October 25at No. 19 UCLA
L 14–2836,100[8]
November 1No. 4 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 28–1458,871[9]
November 8WashingtonNo. 18
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–2443,270[10]
November 15at Air Force*No. 15
W 31–1435,770
November 22at StanfordNo. 13
W 48–1588,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

1975 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT Ted Albrecht Jr
QB Fred Besana Jr
RB 42 Chuck Muncie Sr
WR 7 Steve Rivera Sr
WR Wesley Walker Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Jim Breech So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

Stanford[edit]

Period 1 2 34Total
California 14 13 02148
Stanford 6 0 0915

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 88,000

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."

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Draft picks[edit]

The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chuck Muncie Running back 1 3 New Orleans Saints
Steve Rivera Wide receiver 4 100 San Francisco 49ers

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Jares, Joe (September 6, 1976). "SCOUTING REPORTS". SI.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "1975 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. p. 148. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "W. Va. shocks overconfident Cal, 28–10". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  6. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 134.
  7. ^ "Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football. Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
  8. ^ Florence, Mal (October 26, 1975). "UCLA Beats Cal, 28-14; Vermeil Cries Foul: UCLA Beats California, 28-14". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157797276.
  9. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  10. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 197.
  11. ^ 2009 California football information guide
  12. ^ "Muncie bowls over Cards, and wait begins." Eugene Register-Guard. 23 Nov 1975
  13. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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