1966 California Golden Bears football team

1966 California Golden Bears football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record3–7 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
USC $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 5 UCLA 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Oregon 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Stanford 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 in AAWU, fifth), and were outscored 197 to 131.[1][2] Home games were played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Barry Bronk with 965 passing yards, Rick Bennett with 319 rushing yards, and Jerry Bradley with 473 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Washington State
W 21–623,300[4][5][6]
September 24No. 9 Michigan*
L 7–1741,302
October 1Pittsburgh*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 30–1542,701
October 8San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–2434,525
October 15at Washington
W 24–2054,300
October 22No. 3 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 15–2855,241
October 29at Penn State*
L 15–3333,332–37,000
November 5at No. 9 USC
L 9–3547,199
November 12Army*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–631,273–31,274[7]
November 19Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 7–1358,000 (70,000 paid)
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "1966 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "1966 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "WSU team favored to beat California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 16, 1966. p. 17.
  5. ^ Missildine, Harry (September 18, 1966). "Cal whips WSU; Guest scats 108". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ Spoerhase, Jim (September 19, 1966). "Clark faces big chore". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  7. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Visiting Team (Army vs. California)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "1966-67 California Golden Bears; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.